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Intimate Strangers: The Culture of Celebrity

November 12, 2009

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From Publishers Weekly Film critic and author Schickel examines the “celebrity system” that pervades popular culture and judges that it has, among other things, confused the realms of public and private life, encouraged fantasizing at the expense of reason, and trivialized and simplified complex issues. “Provocative, disturbing and [...]

Celebrity And Power: Fame and Contemporary Culture

November 3, 2009

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The Celebrity Culture Reader

October 28, 2009

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What defines celebrity? Why is the ubiquitous cult of celebrity so important in contemporary Western culture? Through its combination of classic pieces and more contemporary writings, The Celebrity Culture Reader examines the proliferation of the study of celebrity over the last two decades, and the significance and importance of celebrity in contemporary culture.The [...]