| Description |
1 online resource (125 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Note |
Description based on print version of record. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographic references. |
| Contents |
Intro -- Stardom: Discussions on Fame and Celebrity Culture -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Part 1: Narrating Celebrities -- Clara Wieck-Schumann in Vienna: The Making of a Star, Retold in Biofiction -- Anaïs Nin, Feminism and Celebrity Authorship: Negotiating Image and Identity in the Interviews -- Part 2: Fame and Women: Bodies in the 'Limelight' -- No Press is Bad Press -- Being an Actress in English Restoration -- Media Content of Celebrity Women's Motherhood for Them to Be Re-Idolised in the Patriarchal Society -- Part 3: Branding the Stars -- Comparing Henry VIII and James II through Art Analysis: Questions of Power, Legitimacy, and Celebrity -- Representing Celebrity in Photographs Since 1875: Brands, Idols, and Icons -- Celebrity Stars and the Fashion Massage of 2011 -- Part 4: Becoming Famous and the Cult of Personality -- Current Celebrity Status in Serbia -- The Current Situation and Development Perspectives -- Reality TV Shows and the Making of the New Celebrity: Critical Reflections in Contemporary Fiction -- Changing the Face of News: The Reporter as a Celebrity. |
| Summary |
This interdisciplinary volume is devoted to diverse topics, ranging from sex/gender and fame to celebrities as embodiments of Zeitgeist; from identity formation, star-making and 'star-consuming' to the humanising of 'icons.' |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Celebrities.
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Celebrities. |
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Fame -- Social aspects.
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Fame -- Social aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Bronk, Katarzyna Stardom: Discussions on Fame and Celebrity Culture Boston : BRILL,c2020 9789004403109 |
| ISBN |
1848881371 |
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9781848881372 (electronic book) |
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