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Contents Acknowledgements x Permissions xi Editor¿s introduction 1 PART ONE Celebrity and Modernity: The Historical Pattern of Celebrity 17 Introduction to Part One 19 1 Richard Sennett M A N A S A C TO R 21 2 Leo Braudy T H E L O N G I N G O F A L E X A N D ER 35 3 Max Weber T H E S O C I O L O GY O F C H A R I S M AT I C AU T H O R I T Y; A N D T H E N AT UR E O F C H A R I S M AT I C AU T H O R I T Y A N D I T S R O U T I N I Z AT I O N 55 4 Daniel Boorstin F R O M H ER O TO C E L E B R I T Y: T H E H UM A N P S E U D O - E V E NT 72 5 Richard de Cordova T H E D I S C O UR S E O N A C T I N G 91 6 Francesco Alberoni T H E P O WER L E S S ¿ E L I T E ¿ : T H E O RY A N D S O C I O L O G I C A L R E S E A R C H O N T H E P H E N O M E N O N O F T H E STA R S 108 7 Leo Lowenthal T H E T R I UMP H O F M A S S I D O L S 124 8 Richard Dyer STA R S A S I M A GE S 153 PART TWO The Textual and the Extra-Textual Dimensions of the Public Persona 177 Introduction to Part Two 179 9 John Langer T E L E V I S I O N ¿S P ER S O N A L I T Y S YSTEM 181 10 P. David Marshall T H E M E A N I N G S O F T H E P O P U L A R M US I C C E L E B R I T Y: T H E C O N ST RU C T I O N O F D I ST I N C T I V E AUTHENT I C I T Y 196 11 Momin Rahman I S ST R A I G H T T H E NE W Q UE ER ? D AV I D B E C K H A M A N D T H E D I A L E C T I C S O F C E L E B R I T Y 223 12 Barry King A RT I C U L AT I N G STARDOM 228 13 Jackie Stacey F E M I N I NE FA S C I N AT I O N S : A Q UE ST I O N O F I D E NT I F I C AT I O N ? 252 14 Charles Fairchild A U S T R A L I A N I D O L A N D T H E AT T E NT I O N E C O N O M Y 286 15 Joke Hermes R E A D I N G G O S S I P M A G A Z I NE S : T H E I M A G I NE D C O M M UN I T I E S OF ¿ G O S S I P ¿ A N D ¿CAMP ¿ 291 vi contents PART THREE Ascribed Celebrity: The Transformed Public Sphere 311 Introduction to Part Three 313 16 P. David Marshall I NT I M AT E LY I NT ERT W I NE D I N T H E M O ST P UB L I C WAY: C E L E B R I T Y A N D J O UR N A L I S M 315 17 Joe Moran T H E R E I G N O F H Y P E : T H E C O NTEMP O R A RY ( L I T ER A RY ) STA R S YSTEM 324 18 C.L. Cole and David L. Andrews AMER I C A ¿S NE W S O N : T I GER W O O D S A N D A M ER I C A ¿S MULT I C U LT UR A L I S M 345 19 John Street T H E C E L E B R I T Y P O L I T I C I A N : P O L I T I C A L ST Y L E A N D P O P U L A R C U LT UR E 359 20 Jeffrey Williams A C A D E M O STA R S : N A M E R E C O G N I T I O N 371 21 Chris Rojek C E L E B R I T Y A N D R E L I G I O N 389 22 Ernest Sternberg PHANTA S M A G O R I C L A B O R : T H E NE W E C O N O M I C S O F S E L F - PR E S E NTAT I O N 418 PART FOUR Transgression: Scandal, Notoriety and Infamy 439 Introduction to the Part Four 441 23 Richard Tithecott I N V E ST I G AT I N G T H E S ER I A L K I LL ER : T H E S E E K I N G O F O R I G I N S 443 24 Stephen Hinerman [ D O N ¿T ] L E AV E M E A L O NE : TA B L O I D N A R R AT I V E A N D T H E M I C H A E L J A C K S O N C H I L D - A B US E S C A N D A L 454 contents vii 25 David Giles T H E Q UE ST F O R FAME 470 26 Graeme Turner C E L E B R I T Y, T H E TA B L O I D A N D T H E D E M O C R AT I C PUB L I C S P H ER E 487 27 P. David Marshall T H E C E L E B R I T Y L E G A C Y O F T H E B E AT L E S 501 28 Richard Johnson EXEMP L A RY D I F F ER E N C E S : M O UR N I N G ( A N D N OT M O UR N I N G ) A PR I N C E S S 510 29 Catharine Lumby VA N I S H I N G P O I NT 530 PART FIVE Narcissism, Fandom and the Will to Celebrity 547 Introduction to Part Five 549 30 Elizabeth Arveda Kissling I D O N ¿T H AV E A G R E AT B O DY, B U T I P L AY O NE O N T V : T H E C E L E B R I T Y G U I D E TO F I T NE S S A N D WE I G H T L O S S I N T H E UN I T E D STAT E S 551 31 Kathy Davis B E AU T Y A N D T H E F E M A L E B O DY 557 32 Lawrence Grossberg I S T H ER E A FA N I N T H E H O US E ? A F F E C T I V E S E N S I B I L I T Y O F FANDOM 581 33 Stephen Hinerman ¿ I ¿LL B E T H ER E W I T H YOU¿ : FA N S , FANTA S Y A N D T H E F I G UR E O F E LV I S 591 34 Chris Rojek T H E P S Y C H O L O GY O F A C H I E V E D C E L E B R I T Y 609 viii contents 35 Alison Hearn ¿ J O H N , A 2 0 - Y E A R - O L D B O STO N N AT I V E W I T H A G R E AT S E N S E O F H UMOR¿ : O N T H E S P E C TA C U L A R I Z AT I O N O F T H E ¿ S E L F ¿ A N D T H E I N C O R P O R A T I O N O F I D E N T I T Y I N T H E A G E O F R E A L I T Y T E L E V I S I O N 618 36 P. David Marshall NE W M E D I A ¿ NE W S E L F : T H E C H A N G I N G P O WER O F T H E C E L E B R I T Y 634 PART SIX The Celebrity Industry: the Management of Fame 645 Introduction to Part Six 647 37 Kembrew Mcleod T H E PR I VAT E O W NER S H I P O F P E O P L E 649 38 Neal Gabler WA LT ER W I N C H E LL : STARDOM 666 39 Joshua Gamson T H E NE G OT I AT E D C E L E B R AT I O N 698 40 Rosemary Coombe AU T H O R I Z I N G T H E C E L E B R I T Y: E N GE N D ER I N G A LT ER N AT I V E I D E NT I T I E S 721 41 Graeme Turner, Frances Bonner and P. David Marshall PR O D U C I N G C E L E B R I T Y 770 Conclusion 799 References 802 Index 000 contents ix
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Civilization, Modern.
Popular culture.
Celebrities.
United States -- Civilization.
Popular culture -- United States.
Celebrities -- United States.
Fame -- Social aspects -- United States.