| Title:
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CONTEMPORARY HOLLYWOOD STARDOM
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| By: |
Martin Barker (Editor), Thomas Austin (Editor) |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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| ISBN 10: |
034080937X |
| ISBN 13: |
9780340809372 |
| Publisher: |
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC |
| Pub. date: |
30 May, 2003 |
| Pages: |
288 |
| Description: |
Offers a reappraisal of star studies in light of the arrival of the internet and the explosion in materials such as glossy magazines and merchandise. This book explores the political economy of stardom, questions of performance, the effect on stardom of convergence between the film industry and other leisure industries, and the role of audiences. |
| Synopsis: |
This book offers a reappraisal of star studies in light of the arrival of the internet and the explosion in materials such as glossy magazines and merchandise meaning that stars are visible as never before. It explores the political economy of stardom, questions of performance, the effect on stardom of convergence between the film industry and other leisure industries, and the role of audiences. |
| Illustrations: |
10 b&w halftones |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Hodder Arnold |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |