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Stardom and Celebrity
A Reader
Edited by:
- Su Holmes - University of East Anglia, UK
- Sean Redmond - Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
October 2007 | 400 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
"This welcome addition to the literature on fame goes beyond goes beyond stardom--though Redmond and Holmes cover that topic well--to discuss stardom and celebrity in general."
—A.L. Knight, CHOICE
This book brings together some of the seminal interventions which have structured the development of star/celebrity studies, while crucially combining and situating these within the context of new essays which address the contemporary, cross-media and international landscape of today's fame culture. At the core of the collection is a desire to map out a unique historical trajectory - both in terms of the development of fame, as well as the historical development of star/celebrity studies.
—A.L. Knight, CHOICE
This book brings together some of the seminal interventions which have structured the development of star/celebrity studies, while crucially combining and situating these within the context of new essays which address the contemporary, cross-media and international landscape of today's fame culture. At the core of the collection is a desire to map out a unique historical trajectory - both in terms of the development of fame, as well as the historical development of star/celebrity studies.
PART ONE: STAR AND CELEBRITY CULTURE: THEORETICAL ANTECEDENTS
Max Weber
The Nature of Charismatic Domination
Walter Benjamin
The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
Theodor W. Adorno and Max Horkheimer
The Culture Industry: Enlightenment as Mass Deception
Roland Barthes
Myth Today
Roland Barthes
"THAT-HAS-BEEN"; The Pose; The Luminous Rays,Colour; Amazement; Authentification
Jean Baudrillard
The Ecstasy of Communication
PART TWO THE ANALYSIS OF FAME: UNDERSTANDING STARDOM
Franceso Alberoni
The Powerless Elite
Richard Dyer
Stars
Richard Dyer
Heavenly Bodies
John Ellis
Stars as a Cinematic Phenomenon
Christine Geraghty
Re-examining Stardom
Rebecca Williams
From Beyond Control to In Control
PART THREE: FAME - REMEMBER MY NAME?: HISTORIES OF STARDOM AND CELEBRITY
Richard deCordova
The Emergence of the Star System in America
Joshua Gamson
The Assembly Line of Greatness
Su Holmes
'Torture, Treacle, Tears and Trickery'
Chris Rojek
Celebrity and Religion
Leo Braudy
The Dream of Acceptability
PART FOUR: PRODUCING FAME: 'BECAUSE I'M WORTH IT'
Graeme Turner
The Economy of Celebrity
Rebecca L. Epstein
Sharon Stone in a Gap Turtleneck
Philip Drake
Who Owns Celebrity? Privacy, Publicity and the Legal Regulation of Celebrity Images
Jo Littler
Celebrity CEOS and the cultural economy of tabloid intimacy
Wenche Ommundsen
From the Alter to the Market-Place and Back Again
PART FIVE: MADE IN CULTURE: STAR AND CELEBRITY REPRESENTATIONS
Roland Barthes
The Face of Garbo
Sean Redmond
The Whiteness of Stars
Mary C. Beltran
The Hollywood Latina Body as a Site of Social Struggle
Lisa Holderman
'Ozzy Worked for those Bleeping Doors with the Crosses on them'
Mary Flanagan
Mobile Identities, Digital Stars, and Post-Cinematic Selves
PART SIX: CONSUMING FAME/BECOMING FAMOUS: CELEBRITY AND ITS AUDIENCE
Jackie Stacey
With Stars in their Eyes
Yiman Wang
A Star is Dead: A Legend is Born
Catherine Lumby
Doing it For Themselves? Teenage Girls, Sexuality and Fame
Nick Couldry
Media Power
Absolutely wonderful. The inclusion of seminal works and more recent works makes this a very valuable read. I will make this essential reading for my MA students. A highly relevant book especially in light of the recent focus on celebrities and stardom.
Department of Communicatin Science, University of South Africa
March 29, 2014
Using for new course on Acting & Stardom on Film & TV - key resource
School of Arts & Social Sciences, Northumbria University
September 8, 2011
Great range and breadth of coverage - engaging and accessible.
Faculty of Media, Arts and Society, Southampton Solent University
July 28, 2010
This acts as a concise introduction to the study of both contemporary and historical stardom and celebrity. Collecting together in one source companion an easily accessible range of readings surrounding stardom and celebrity culture, this book is a worthwhile addition to any library.
Dept of Performance, Media and English, Birmingham City University
July 26, 2010
Braod ranging and appropriate for Level 2 on this module
Mass Communications , Brunel University
April 29, 2010
