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- A bold new account of how celebrity works Why do we care so much about celebrities?
- About the Author: Sharon Marcus is the Orlando Harriman Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University.
- 328 Pages
- Social Science, Media Studies
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Book Synopsis
A bold new account of how celebrity works
Why do we care so much about celebrities? Who decides who gets to be a star? Do celebrities deserve the outsized attention they receive? Sharon Marcus challenges everything you thought you knew about our obsession with fame. Drawing on scrapbooks, diaries, and vintage fan mail, she traces celebrity culture back to its nineteenth-century roots, when people the world over found themselves captivated by celebrity chefs, bad-boy poets, and actors such as the "divine" Sarah Bernhardt, as famous in her day as the Beatles in theirs. The Drama of Celebrity reveals how journalists, the public, and celebrities themselves all compete to shape the stories we tell about celebrities and fans, resulting in a high-stakes drama as endless as it is unpredictable.About the Author
Sharon Marcus is the Orlando Harriman Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. She is a founding editor of Public Books and the author of the award-winning Between Women: Friendship, Desire, and Marriage in Victorian England (Princeton). Twitter @MarcusSharonDimensions (Overall): 7.9 Inches (H) x 5.2 Inches (W) x 1.2 Inches (D)
Weight: .65 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 328
Genre: Social Science
Sub-Genre: Media Studies
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Sharon Marcus
Language: English
Street Date: August 11, 2020
TCIN: 83029872
UPC: 9780691210186
Item Number (DPCI): 247-28-9679
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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