(Extra)ordinary? : the concept of authenticity in celebrity and fan studies / edited by Jade Alexander, Katarzyna Bronk.

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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]
  • ©2018
Description
viii, 136 pages ; 24 cm.

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"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."--Page 4 of cover.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
  • 9789004366589 ((paperback : alkaline paper))
  • 900436658X ((paperback : alkaline paper))
LCCN
2018016197
OCLC
1031437136
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