Framing Celebrity New Directions in Celebrity Culture

In a world saturated with celebrities in the media, this timely and much-needed collection analyzes the phenomenen, bringing together all new essays which explore celebrity across a range of media, cultural and poltical contexts.Arranged into four themed sections Framing Celebrityexamines fame; from the contemporary contours of fame and the body of the star as a centre of the fame, to the artificiality of fame and the auto destructive tendencies that often go hand in hand with such celebrity.The authors explore and interrogate topics including:- American "quality" television - Sarah Jessica Parker- celebrity reality TV - I'm a Celebrity '¬¦ Get Me Out of Here!- the circulation of the porn star- the gallery film - David/David Beckham- the concept of cartoon celebrity - The Simpsons- fandom and celebrity '¬" k. d. lang, *NSYNC- celebrity magazines '¬" heat, Celebrity SkinsExamining the intimacy of fame, political celebrity, the fame of the serial killer and celebrity in the tabloid press to boot, Framing Celebrity is a great resource for anyone studying, or interested in, the fame and celebrity status that so many desperately seek.Holmes, Su is the author of 'Framing Celebrity New Directions in Celebrity Culture', published 2006 under ISBN 9780415377096 and ISBN 0415377099.