and Celebrity
Anti-Heroes
Athletes
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Celebrities Famous For Being Famous
Comedy and Celebrity
Criminals
Criticism of Celebrity Culture
Cult-Movie Celebrities
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Fads
Globalization of Celebrity Culture
International Celebrity
Kitsch and Celebrity
Lawsuits and Court Cases
Paparazzi
Presidential Celebrity
Privacy
Pseudonyms
Rock and Pop Music Celebrity
Scandal
Sex
Temporary Celebrity
Tough-Guy Celebrity
Product details
- ISBN 9780313358128
- Weight: 907g
- Dimensions: 178 x 254mm
- Publication Date: 09 Dec 2009
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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This balanced examination looks at America's pervasive celebrity culture, concentrating on the period from 1950 to the present day.
Star Struck: An Encyclopedia of Celebrity Culture is neither a stern critic nor an apologist for celebrity infatuation, a phenomenon that sometimes supplants more weighty matters yet constitutes one of our nation's biggest exports. This encyclopedia covers American celebrity culture from 1950 to 2008, examining its various aspects—and its impact—through 86 entries by 30 expert contributors.
Demonstrating that all celebrities are famous, but not all famous people are celebrities, the book cuts across the various entertainment medias and their legions of individual "stars." It looks at sports celebrities and examines the role of celebrity in more serious pursuits and institutions such as the news media, corporations, politics, the arts, medicine, and the law. Also included are entries devoted to such topics as paranoia and celebrity, one-name celebrities, celebrity nicknames, family unit celebrity, sidekick celebrities, and even criminal celebrities.
Sam G. Riley has been professor of communication at Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, VA, since 1981.
