Celebrity Media Effects (eBook)

The Persuasive Power of the Stars

Carol M. Madere (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
224 Seiten
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-7781-6 (ISBN)

Infos

This book explores the effect of celebrity on Americans' public and private lives. It examines how celebrities bring about change, intentionally and unintentionally, and how those changes affect the public that loves and follows them. It explores health, philanthropy, activism, and celebrity attitudes toward feminism and police brutality.

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America is fascinated with celebritiesfrom 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 brutalityall issues that fall under the cultural magnifying glass today. Recommended for scholars of media studies, popular culture, and sociology.

Autor

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

Inhalt

IntroductionCarol Madere1All Stars Burn the Same: Media Customs and the Flattening of CelebrityJoshua N. Morrison2Pseudo Celebrity: A Canary in the Coal Mine of Consumer CultureKevin Marinelli3Producer As Star: The Influence of Dick Wolf in NBC's Popular Crime Drama Chicago PDMichael Moeder and Chrys Egan4A Feminist Health Communication Analysis of Media Framing of Olivia Benson/Mariska Hargitay's Anti-Sexual Assault Advocacy EffortsLeandra H. Hernandez5Effect of Angelina Jolie's Medical Announcements on American Health Awareness and Risk Management CultureDinah Tetteh and Shrinkhala Upadhyaya6Bump Watch: The Effect of Celebrity Culture on the Dynamics of Visibility and Performance During PregnancyElizabeth R. Hornsby7Good, Bad, and Mad Mothers: Postpartum Depression in the MediaLaKesha Anderson8Waking Up to Feminism: How Celebrities Effect Change and Define A MovementKristin Comeforo9Mixed Messages of Environmental Protest: Celebrity Influence at the Dakota Pipeline ProtestKay M. Beckermann10Love Me, Follow Me, Do as I Do: Celebrity Impact in the Rising Waters of #HurricaneHarvey and #HurricaneIrmaNancy Van Leuven, Thomasena Shaw, and Faith Sidlow11Charles Manson and the Celebrity of MusicJoseph E. Burns12The Parody, the Reality and the Conspiracy: Fake News Defined and Redefined by CelebrityAmber NarroAppendix AAbout the EditorAbout the Contributors

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.11.2018
• Zusatzinfo: 1 Illustrations including: - 1 Black & White Illustrations.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Kommunikationswissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: activism • Angelina Jolie • Celebrity • Charles Manson • Culture • Dick Wolf • Environment • Mariska Hargitay • media • Media Studies • philanthropy • popular culture • Social Movements
• ISBN-10: 1-4985-7781-4 / 1498577814
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4985-7781-6 / 9781498577816