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This wonderful book is fascinating, original, and comprehensive. Andersen expertly maps the shifting role of the cameo in both promoting and undermining the aura of the media celebrity. Her deep insight into every phase of film and television history, from the earliest silent cinema to our era of internet fan sites, makes this a major contribution to media scholarship.-- (05/29/2020) As small roles with big impacts, cameos destabilize and reveal. So does Stars and Silhouettes, a comprehensive overview of the role, function, and deceitful pleasures of cameo appearances. This book is meticulously researched, innovative, informative, and fun to read. Andersen checks names, unveils performances, and presents a treasure troveof the transformative movie-experience offered by the cameo.-- (05/29/2020)

This wonderful book is fascinating, original, and comprehensive. Andersen expertly maps the shifting role of the cameo in both promoting and undermining the aura of the media celebrity. Her deep insight into every phase of film and television history, from the earliest silent cinema to our era of internet fan sites, makes this a major contribution to media scholarship.--Will Straw author of Cyanide and Sin: Visualizing Crime in 50s America (5/29/2020 12:00:00 AM) As small roles with big impacts, cameos destabilize and reveal. So does Stars and Silhouettes, a comprehensive overview of the role, function, and deceitful pleasures of cameo appearances. This book is meticulously researched, innovative, informative, and fun to read. Andersen checks names, unveils performances, and presents a treasure troveof the transformative movie-experience offered by the cameo.--Ernest Mathijs author of Cult Cinema and 100 Cult Films and professor at University of British Columbia, Vancouver (5/29/2020 12:00:00 AM)

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Joceline Andersen is an Assistant Teaching Professor in Communication and English at Thompson Rivers University. Her research focuses on audience reception, community building through moving images, and popular cinema.

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