| (Extra)Ordinary?: The Concept of Authenticity in Celebrity and Fan Studies Contributor(s): Alexander, Jade (Editor), Bronk, Katarzyna (Editor) |
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ISBN: 900436658X ISBN-13: 9789004366589 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $59.85 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Social Science | Popular Culture |
| Series: At the Interface / Probing the Boundaries |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 5.9" W x 9.2" (0.25 lbs) 148 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Questioning what "makes" a celebrity and how celebrity is controlled, dispersed and received are aspects branching out of (Extra)Ordinary's debate over celebrities as ordinary/extraordinary. Jade Alexander and Katarzyna Bronk, together with the authors whose chapters make up this inter-disciplinary discussion, not only utilise the existing research on celebrity and fandom, but they also go beyond the often-quoted theorists to engage in multidirectional analyses of what it means to be a celebrity, and what influence they have on the consuming public. The present book provides an avenue for exploring not just what celebrity is as a discursive construction, but also how this involves a complex interplay between celebrities, the media and the audience. |