Celebrity culture in the United States /
edited by Terence J. Fitzgerald ; editorial advisor Paul McCaffrey.
- New York : H.W. Wilson Co., 2008.
- viii, 183 p. ; 25 cm.
- The reference shelf ; v. 80, no. 1 .
- Reference shelf ; v. 80, no. 1. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-179) and index.
From Barnum to "bling" : the changing face of celebrity culture / Celebrity culture / Before Lindsay or Paris, there was Mrs. L_fle / Our celebrity madness : a reflection of consumerism / Seeing by starlight / Not exactly the stuff of legends / American politics in the age of celebrity / Jesse Ventura and the brave new world of politainer politics / Victory for Arnold / Can Oprah boost her 'favorite guy'? / Stage left / Celebrity and politics / Foreign policy goes glami / Falling stars / Why did we watch? : the answer isn't pretty / The other side of fame / Falling stars : will Lohan be the next celebrity flame-out? / Right time, wrong publicity / Being bad : the career move / What price, fame? / Screen idols : the tragedy of falling stars / Open-source celebrity : the wisdom of the audience / Mirror, mirror on the web / She's famous (and so can you) / Amy Henderson ; Joseph Epstein ; Jessica Grose ; Tirdad Derakhshani ; Carlin Flora ; John Intini -- Darrell M. West ; Ann Conley and David Schultz ; Roger Simon ; Eugene Robinson ; Ed Leibowitz ; Andrew Kamons ; Daniel W. Drezner -- Simon Dumenco ; Caryn James ; Mary Loftus ; Katherine Monk ; Caryn James ; Guy Trebay ; Greg Sivik ; Reni Celeste -- Jonathon Keats ; Lakshmi Chaudhry ; Guy Trebay. The cult of celebrity. Celebrity activism and American politics. The price of fame. The democratization of celebrity.