Celebrity culture in the United States / edited by Terence J. Fitzgerald ; editorial advisor Paul McCaffrey.
| Uniform Title: | Reference shelf ;
v. 80, no. 1. |
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
H.W. Wilson Co.,
2008.
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| Series: | Reference shelf ;
v. 80, no. 1. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 183 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Format: | Book |
Contents:
- The cult of celebrity. From Barnum to "bling" : the changing face of celebrity culture / Amy Henderson ; Celebrity culture / Joseph Epstein ; Before Lindsay or Paris, there was Mrs. L_fle / Jessica Grose ; Our celebrity madness : a reflection of consumerism / Tirdad Derakhshani ; Seeing by starlight / Carlin Flora ; Not exactly the stuff of legends / John Intini
- Celebrity activism and American politics. American politics in the age of celebrity / Darrell M. West ; Jesse Ventura and the brave new world of politainer politics / Ann Conley and David Schultz ; Victory for Arnold / Roger Simon ; Can Oprah boost her 'favorite guy'? / Eugene Robinson ; Stage left / Ed Leibowitz ; Celebrity and politics / Andrew Kamons ; Foreign policy goes glami / Daniel W. Drezner
- The price of fame. Falling stars / Simon Dumenco ; Why did we watch? : the answer isn't pretty / Caryn James ; The other side of fame / Mary Loftus ; Falling stars : will Lohan be the next celebrity flame-out? / Katherine Monk ; Right time, wrong publicity / Caryn James ; Being bad : the career move / Guy Trebay ; What price, fame? / Greg Sivik ; Screen idols : the tragedy of falling stars / Reni Celeste
- The democratization of celebrity. Open-source celebrity : the wisdom of the audience / Jonathon Keats ; Mirror, mirror on the web / Lakshmi Chaudhry ; She's famous (and so can you) / Guy Trebay.