Understanding Media: Inside Celebrity
Author | : Jessica Evans |
Publisher | : Open University Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2005-09-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0335218806 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780335218806 |
Rating | : 4/5 (06 Downloads) |
Download or read book Understanding Media: Inside Celebrity written by Jessica Evans and published by Open University Press. This book was released on 2005-09-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding Media cites current scholarship to shed light on how celebrities are manufactured by media and why audiences respond as they do. With case studies ranging from King Louis XIV to pop star Kylie Minogue, it examines the construction of celebrity in four concepts: history, text, production, and audience. Areas of discussion include: