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OverviewCelebrities can come from many different realms: film, music, politics, sports. But what do all these major celebrities have in common? What elevates them to the status of household names while their equally talented peers remain in relative obscurity? Is it just a question of charisma, or does fame depend more on the collective fantasies of fans than the actual accomplishments of celebrities? In search of answers, cultural historian Eric Burns delves deep into the biographies of some of the most famous figures in American history, from Benjamin Franklin to Fanny Kemble, Elvis Presley to Gene Tierney, and Michael Jordan to Oprah Winfrey. Through these case studies, he considers the evolution of celebrity throughout the ages. More controversially, he questions the very status of fame in the twenty-first century, an era in which thousands of minor celebrities have seen their fifteen minutes in the spotlight. The Politics of Fame is a provocative and entertaining look at the lives and afterlives of America's most beloved celebrities as well as the mad devotion they inspired. It raises important questions about what celebrity worship reveals about the worshippers-and about the state of the nation itself Full Product DetailsAuthor: Eric BurnsPublisher: Rutgers University Press Imprint: Rutgers University Press Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.458kg ISBN: 9781978800618ISBN 10: 1978800614 Pages: 216 Publication Date: 21 December 2018 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsContents Epigraph A Note to Readers Prologue PART ONE Chapter One: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Fame Chapter Two: The Celebrity With A Cause Chapter Three: The Cultural Commodity Chapter Four: At Long Last, Class Chapter Five: Circulation Wars Chapter Six: The Press and the Immigrants The Chapter Seven: The Deviancy of Adulation Part TWO Chapter One: The Decreasing Literacy Rate Chapter Two: The Leveling Forces of Democracy Chapter Three: The Declining Importance of Faith Chapter Four: The Acceleration of Haste Chapter Five: The False Intimacy of the Media Epilogue Bibliography Notes IndexReviews"""Eric Burns's book provides a fascinating chronology of the politics of fame from the American founder fathers to the present day. The volume includes many interesting anecdotes upon this important topic.""--Mark Wheeler ""London Metropolitan University and author of Celebrity Politics""" Eric Burns's book provides a fascinating chronology of the politics of fame from the American founder fathers to the present day. The volume includes many interesting anecdotes upon this important topic. --Mark Wheeler London Metropolitan University and author of Celebrity Politics Author InformationERIC BURNS is an Emmy Award-winning journalist, playwright, and novelist. His many books include Infamous Scribblers: The Founding Fathers and the Rowdy Beginnings of American Journalism, The Smoke of the Gods: A Social History of Tobacco, and The Spirits of America: A Social History of Alcohol. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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