Celebrity Media Effects (eBook, PDF)

The Persuasive Power of the Stars
Redaktion: Madere, Carol M.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

America is fascinated with celebrities-from chefs to athletes to television, movie, and rock stars, and even to people who are only famous for being famous. This book explores the effect of celebrity on Americans' public and private lives. The contributors examine how celebrities bring about change, whether intentionally or unintentionally, and whether those changes are good or bad for the public that loves and follows them. They also discuss the flattening of celebrity and what the rise of pseudo celebrity portends for a society that accords fame without substantial accomplishment. Topics explored include health, philanthropy, activism, and celebrity attitudes toward feminism and police brutality-all issues that fall under the cultural magnifying glass today. Recommended for scholars of media studies, popular culture, and sociology.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798216220725
• Artikelnr.: 74397775

Autorenporträt

Carol Madere is associate professor in the Department of Languages and Communication at Southeastern Louisiana University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Carol Madere
1All Stars Burn the Same: Media Customs and the Flattening of Celebrity
Joshua N. Morrison
2Pseudo Celebrity: A Canary in the Coal Mine of Consumer Culture
Kevin Marinelli
3Producer As Star: The Influence of Dick Wolf in NBC's Popular Crime Drama
Chicago PD
Michael Moeder and Chrys Egan
4A Feminist Health Communication Analysis of Media Framing of Olivia
Benson/Mariska Hargitay's Anti-Sexual Assault Advocacy Efforts
Leandra H. Hernandez
5Effect of Angelina Jolie's Medical Announcements on American Health
Awareness and Risk Management Culture
Dinah Tetteh and Shrinkhala Upadhyaya
6Bump Watch: The Effect of Celebrity Culture on the Dynamics of Visibility
and Performance During Pregnancy
Elizabeth R. Hornsby
7Good, Bad, and Mad Mothers: Postpartum Depression in the Media
LaKesha Anderson
8Waking Up to Feminism: How Celebrities Effect Change and Define A Movement
Kristin Comeforo
9Mixed Messages of Environmental Protest: Celebrity Influence at the Dakota
Pipeline Protest
Kay M. Beckermann
10Love Me, Follow Me, Do as I Do: Celebrity Impact in the Rising Waters of
#HurricaneHarvey and #HurricaneIrma
Nancy Van Leuven, Thomasena Shaw, and Faith Sidlow
11Charles Manson and the Celebrity of Music
Joseph E. Burns
12The Parody, the Reality and the Conspiracy: Fake News Defined and
Redefined by Celebrity
Amber Narro
Appendix A
About the Editor
About the Contributors