Celebrity Capital

Author : Barrie Gunter
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781628923322

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Celebrity Capital by Barrie Gunter Pdf

Celebrities attract the attention of commercial interests and other public figures. They receive payments from sponsors to endorse brands. They are sought out to appear with politicians during election campaigns. They are used to promote health messages. In other words, celebrities are often perceived to possess qualities that give them special value or what we will refer to here as 'celebrity capital'. This means that celebrities are regarded as being able to add premium value to specific objects, events, and issues and hence render these items more valuable or effective. Employing an interesting and new approach to the growing scholarly interest in celebrity culture, Barrie Gunter uses the idea of value as expressed through the term 'capital'. Capital usually refers to the monetary worth of something. Celebrity capital however can be measured in economic terms but also in social, political and psychological terms. Research from around the world has been collated to provide an evidence-based analysis of the value of celebrity in the 21st century and how it can be systematically assessed. Including further reading for students, key points and end of chapter discussion questions, Gunter creates the first methodology to assess the value of fame.

Author : Barrie Gunter
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781628927375

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Celebrity Capital by Barrie Gunter Pdf

Celebrities attract the attention of commercial interests and other public figures. They receive payments from sponsors to endorse brands. They are sought out to appear with politicians during election campaigns. They are used to promote health messages. In other words, celebrities are often perceived to possess qualities that give them special value or what we will refer to here as 'celebrity capital'. This means that celebrities are regarded as being able to add premium value to specific objects, events, and issues and hence render these items more valuable or effective. Employing an interesting and new approach to the growing scholarly interest in celebrity culture, Barrie Gunter uses the idea of value as expressed through the term 'capital'. Capital usually refers to the monetary worth of something. Celebrity capital however can be measured in economic terms but also in social, political and psychological terms. Research from around the world has been collated to provide an evidence-based analysis of the value of celebrity in the 21st century and how it can be systematically assessed. Including further reading for students, key points and end of chapter discussion questions, Gunter creates the first methodology to assess the value of fame.

Author : Robert van Krieken
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351587228

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Celebrity Society by Robert van Krieken Pdf

On television and in films, in magazines and books, on the Internet and in the realm of politics, celebrities of all sorts seem to dominate our attention. Celebrity Society: The Struggle for Attention brings new perspectives to our understanding of how the figure of ‘the celebrity’ is bound up with the structure and dynamics of society, economics, and politics. It outlines how the ‘celebrification of society’ is not just the twentieth-century product of Hollywood and television, but a long-term historical process, beginning with Christian saints, the printing press, theatre, and art. Drawing on the ideas of Norbert Elias, the book explains how contemporary celebrity society is the heir (or heiress) of ‘court society’, taking on but also transforming many of the functions of the aristocracy. As well as examining celebrity in all the familiar arenas – film, television, music, fashion, and sport – Celebrity Society also includes the analysis of celebrity in business and management, politics, humanitarianism, and philanthropy. A key feature of the book is its development of the idea that celebrity is driven by the ‘economy of attention’, since attention has become a form of capital – attention capital – in the Information and Internet age. In this second edition the author has updated and significantly revised this path-breaking book to include a more detailed discussion of attention capital, the question of gender and celebrity, populism, fans, fandom, and self-formation, micro-celebrity, and personal or self-branding, the ‘worker celebrity’, and the impact of social media such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Celebrity is an exciting and rapidly expanding field of social science, making this engaging book a valuable resource for students and scholars in sociology, politics, history, celebrity studies, cultural studies, the sociology of media, and cultural theory.

Author : Nathan Farrell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317198482

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The Political Economy of Celebrity Activism by Nathan Farrell Pdf

This edited collection brings together scholarly works of both a theoretical and empirical nature to critically analyse the forms and functions of the contemporary celebrity activist and to examine how these intersect with the political economic structures in which celebrity activists operate. Collectively, the volume illuminates some of the inherent tensions between the ethos of solidarity and compassion that the celebrity activist works to generate on the one hand and the processes of corporate sponsorship and discourses of individualism upon which the celebrity often depends, on the other. By offering empirical case studies that situate instances of celebrity activism within specific political contexts, the collection highlights how celebrity activism intersects with some of the underlying structures of gender politics and political discourses such as neoliberalism. In addition, the volume discusses how the tensions between, for example, individualism and solidarity can raise important questions about the authenticity of individual celebrity activists and how individual celebrity activists work, with varying degrees of success, to obfuscate such tensions and obscure the potential contradictions of their work. This book will be of great interest to students and academics within the fields of politics, international development, political communication, social movements, activism studies, and celebrity culture.

Author : Ruth Penfold-Mounce
Publisher : Palgrave MacMillan
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : PSU:000067833344

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Celebrity Culture and Crime by Ruth Penfold-Mounce Pdf

In the 21st century celebrities and celebrity culture thrives. This book tackles the much noted but little analyzed realtionship between celebrity and crime. Criminals who become celebrities and celebrities who become criminals are examined in relation to Adorno and Horkheimer's culture industry.

Author : Robert van Krieken
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012-06-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136298554

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Celebrity Society by Robert van Krieken Pdf

On television, in magazines and books, on the internet and in films, celebrities of all sorts seem to monopolize our attention. Celebrity Society brings new dimensions to our understanding of celebrity, capturing the way in which the figure of ‘the celebrity’ is bound up with the emergence of modernity. It outlines how the ‘celebrification of society’ is not just the twentieth-century product of Hollywood and television, but a long-term historical process, beginning with the printing press, theatre and art. By looking beyond the accounts of celebrity ‘culture’, Robert van Krieken develops an analysis of ‘celebrity society’, with its own constantly changing social practices and structures, moral grammar, construction of self and identity, legal order and political economy organized around the distribution of visibility, attention and recognition. Drawing on the work of Norbert Elias, the book explains how contemporary celebrity society is the heir (or heiress) of court society, taking on but also democratizing many of the functions of the aristocracy. The book also develops the idea of celebrity as driven by the ‘economics of attention’, because attention has become a vital and increasingly valuable resource in the information age. This engaging new book will be a valuable resource for students and scholars in sociology, politics, history, celebrity studies, cultural studies, the sociology of media and cultural theory.

Author : Jane Arthurs,Ben Little
Publisher : Springer
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2016-12-05
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781137596284

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Russell Brand: Comedy, Celebrity, Politics by Jane Arthurs,Ben Little Pdf

Russell Brand is one of the most high profile and controversial celebrities of our time. A divisive figure, his ability to bounce back from adversity is remarkable. This book traces his various career stages through which he has done this, moving from comedy, to TV presenting; from radio to Hollywood films. It identifies how this eclectic career in entertainment both helped and hindered his high-profile move into political activism. Underpinning the book are interviews with leading activists and politicians, and sophisticated readings of Brand's performances, writing and on-screen work. There are sections on the Sachsgate scandal, his Newsnight interview with Jeremy Paxman, and his 2015 election intervention for aspiring Prime Minister Ed Miliband. It builds on scholarly work in the area of celebrity politics to develop an original analytic approach that blends the field theory of Pierre Bourdieu with the assemblage theory of Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari.

Author : Crystal Abidin
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781787560765

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Internet Celebrity by Crystal Abidin Pdf

This book presents a framework for thinking about different forms of internet celebrity that have emerged in the last decade. Through cross-cultural case studies, the book offers a brief history of internet celebrity; analysis on recent developments in the industry; and commentary on emergent trends.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 800 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Electronic journals
ISBN : PSU:000063803280

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Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research by Anonim Pdf

Author : Robert Garland
Publisher : Bristol Classical Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2006-09-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015066742563

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Celebrity in Antiquity by Robert Garland Pdf

Focuses on the careers of some successful self-promoters, including Alcibiades, Socrates, Alexander the Great, and others. This book investigates the secrets of their success and looks at ways in which other talented individuals turned themselves into celebrities, including sports personalities, entertainers, philosophers, and others.

Author : Milly Williamson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781509511433

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Celebrity by Milly Williamson Pdf

It is a truism to suggest that celebrity pervades all areas of life today. The growth and expansion of celebrity culture in recent years has been accompanied by an explosion of studies of the social function of celebrity and investigations into the fascination of specific celebrities. And yet fundamental questions about what the system of celebrity means for our society have yet to be resolved: Is celebrity a democratization of fame or a powerful hierarchy built on exclusion? Is celebrity created through public demand or is it manufactured? Is the growth of celebrity a harmful dumbing down of culture or an expansion of the public sphere? Why has celebrity come to have such prominence in today’s expanding media? Milly Williamson unpacks these questions for students and researchers alike, re-examining some of the accepted explanations for celebrity culture. The book questions assumptions about the inevitability of the growth of celebrity culture, instead explaining how environments were created in which celebrity output flourished. It provides a compelling new history of the development of celebrity (both long-term and recent) which highlights the relationship between the economic function of celebrity in various media and entertainment industries and its changing social meanings and patterns of consumption.

Author : Patricia Loughlan,Barbara McDonald,Robert Van Krieken
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Celebrities
ISBN : STANFORD:36105134515902

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Celebrity and the Law by Patricia Loughlan,Barbara McDonald,Robert Van Krieken Pdf

Celebrity and the Law provides an historical and conceptual context for understanding the phenomenon of the celebrity in contemporary society and analyses three areas of law in which celebrity status has a significant impact:the law of passing off, which controls commercial use of the celebrity identity the law of defamation, which protects the celebrity's reputation in the community, and the law of privacy and confidence, which regulates intrusions into and disclosures of information about a celebrity's private life Since celebrity interactions with legal systems are global phenomena, comparisons are made throughout the book between Australian celebrity law and that of other jurisdictions, such as the United States and the United Kingdom in its new European context. The book seeks to explain and analyse how the law has responded and ought further to respond to the phenomenon of celebrity and to the ever-expanding demands of celebrities for extensive legal protection and stringent controls over the unauthorized use of their identities.The analysis in the book acknowledges the sensational and enchanting nature of celebrity and recognises that the celebrity persona is often a valuable cultural and expressive resource which is and ought to be, within reasonable limits, available for public use and public comment. The book never loses sight of the strong public interest in free competition and free speech, and the need to balance celebrity demands with a public sphere of robust and open dialogue, ideas, creativity and debate.

Author : Jonathan Kellerman,Faye Kellerman
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2006-11-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780345495327

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Capital Crimes by Jonathan Kellerman,Faye Kellerman Pdf

Internationally bestselling husband and wife Jonathan and Faye Kellerman team up for a powerful one-two punch with Capital Crimes, a gripping pair of original crime thrillers. MY SISTER’S KEEPER: BERKELEY Some of progressive state representative Davida Grayson’s views have made her unpopular. Although her foes are numerous no one suspects that any buttons Davida might push could evoke deadly force. But now Davida lies brutally murdered in her office, and Berkeley homicide detectives Will Barnes and Amanda Isis must unravel Davida’s complex, before the killer pulls off a repeat performance. MUSIC CITY BREAKDOWN: NASHVILLE Baker Southerby was a child prodigy performer. But something leads him to become a Nashville cop. His partner, Lamar Van Gundy, is a would-be studio bassist who earned himself a detective’s badge. As part of Nashville PD's elite Murder Squad, they catch a homicide that’s high-profile even for a city where musical celebrity is routine. Capital Crimes is page-turning, psychologically resonant suspense–just what we’ve come to expect from two of the world’s most successful crime writers.

Author : Robert Van Krieken
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780415581493

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Celebrity Society by Robert Van Krieken Pdf

The fascination with celebrities may be a guilty pleasure, but it is also an increasingly important dimension of the way we organise social and political relationships. 'Celebrity Society' outlines the sociology of celebrity as a central characteristic of modernity, linking us together in unique and ever-changing ways.

Author : Leslie Gaines-Ross
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : IND:30000086224825

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CEO Capital by Leslie Gaines-Ross Pdf

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