The Resource The star as icon : celebrity in the age of mass consumption, Daniel Herwitz
The star as icon : celebrity in the age of mass consumption, Daniel Herwitz
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The item The star as icon : celebrity in the age of mass consumption, Daniel Herwitz represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of San Diego Libraries.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- Princess Diana, Jackie O, Grace Kelly & mdash;the star icon is the most talked about yet least understood persona. The object of adoration, fantasy, and cult obsession, the star icon is a celebrity, yet she is also something more: a dazzling figure at the center of a media pantomime that is at once voyeuristic and zealously guarded. With skill and humor, Daniel Herwitz pokes at the gears of the celebrity-making machine, recruiting a philosopher's interest in the media, an eye for society, and a love of popular culture to divine our yearning for these iconic figures and the role they pla
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xi, 157 pages)
- Contents
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- Preface and Acknowledgments; 1. The Candle in the Wind; 2. There Is Only One Star Icon (Except in a Warhol Picture); 3. Therefore Not All Idols Are American; 4. A Star Is Born; 5. The Film Aura: An Intermediate Case; 6. Stargazing and Spying; 7. Teleaesthetics; 8. Diana Haunted and Hunted on TV; 9. Star Aura in Consumer Society (and Other Fatalities); Notes; Index
- Isbn
- 9780231518581
- Label
- The star as icon : celebrity in the age of mass consumption
- Title
- The star as icon
- Title remainder
- celebrity in the age of mass consumption
- Statement of responsibility
- Daniel Herwitz
- Subject
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- Celebrities
- Celebrities
- Celebrities in mass media
- Celebrities in mass media
- Electronic book
- Electronic books
- Fame
- Aesthetics
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy | Cultural Policy
- Popular culture
- Popular culture
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology | Cultural
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture
- Fame
- Aesthetics
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Princess Diana, Jackie O, Grace Kelly & mdash;the star icon is the most talked about yet least understood persona. The object of adoration, fantasy, and cult obsession, the star icon is a celebrity, yet she is also something more: a dazzling figure at the center of a media pantomime that is at once voyeuristic and zealously guarded. With skill and humor, Daniel Herwitz pokes at the gears of the celebrity-making machine, recruiting a philosopher's interest in the media, an eye for society, and a love of popular culture to divine our yearning for these iconic figures and the role they pla
- Cataloging source
- E7B
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1955-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Herwitz, Daniel Alan
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Language note
- In English
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Fame
- Celebrities
- Celebrities in mass media
- Aesthetics
- Popular culture
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- Aesthetics
- Celebrities
- Celebrities in mass media
- Fame
- Popular culture
- Label
- The star as icon : celebrity in the age of mass consumption, Daniel Herwitz
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-149) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Preface and Acknowledgments; 1. The Candle in the Wind; 2. There Is Only One Star Icon (Except in a Warhol Picture); 3. Therefore Not All Idols Are American; 4. A Star Is Born; 5. The Film Aura: An Intermediate Case; 6. Stargazing and Spying; 7. Teleaesthetics; 8. Diana Haunted and Hunted on TV; 9. Star Aura in Consumer Society (and Other Fatalities); Notes; Index
- Control code
- ocn808344559
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xi, 157 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780231518581
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other control number
- 10.7312/herw14540
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
-
- 22573/ctt271fvk
- f0ca6b4a-8fe8-4d9d-8f45-d401800850d7
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)808344559
- Label
- The star as icon : celebrity in the age of mass consumption, Daniel Herwitz
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-149) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Preface and Acknowledgments; 1. The Candle in the Wind; 2. There Is Only One Star Icon (Except in a Warhol Picture); 3. Therefore Not All Idols Are American; 4. A Star Is Born; 5. The Film Aura: An Intermediate Case; 6. Stargazing and Spying; 7. Teleaesthetics; 8. Diana Haunted and Hunted on TV; 9. Star Aura in Consumer Society (and Other Fatalities); Notes; Index
- Control code
- ocn808344559
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xi, 157 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780231518581
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other control number
- 10.7312/herw14540
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
-
- 22573/ctt271fvk
- f0ca6b4a-8fe8-4d9d-8f45-d401800850d7
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)808344559
Subject
- Celebrities
- Celebrities
- Celebrities in mass media
- Celebrities in mass media
- Electronic book
- Electronic books
- Fame
- Aesthetics
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy | Cultural Policy
- Popular culture
- Popular culture
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology | Cultural
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture
- Fame
- Aesthetics
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