The star as icon celebrity in the age of mass consumption /

Herwitz, Daniel Alan (1955-....)

The star as icon celebrity in the age of mass consumption / [Texte imprimé] : Daniel Herwitz - New York : Columbia University Press, 2008 - 1 vol. (XI-157 p.) : ill. ; 22 cm

Bibliogr. p. 145-149

The candle in the wind -- There is only one star icon (except in a Warhol picture) -- Therefore not all idols are American -- A star is born -- The film aura : an intermediate case -- Stargazing and spying -- Teleaesthetics -- Diana haunted and hunted on TV -- Star aura in consumer society (and other fatalities).

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Fame Celebrities Celebrities in mass media Aesthetics Popular culture

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