American Idolatry: Celebrity, Commodity and Reality Television
by Christopher E Bell
2021-01-02 23:16:12
American Idolatry: Celebrity, Commodity and Reality Television
by Christopher E Bell
2021-01-02 23:16:12
The popular definition characterizes celebrity as a product of manufacture rather than merit. If fame is taken to represent the recognition of achievement, then modern celebrity, in contrast, must be based on something other than achievement, for cel...
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The popular definition characterizes celebrity as a product of manufacture rather than merit. If fame is taken to represent the recognition of achievement, then modern celebrity, in contrast, must be based on something other than achievement, for celebrity and fame are not the same thing. This book explores the process by which celebrity is created, using the first seven seasons of Fox Television's American Idol as a framework for analysis of how celebrity is defined, generated, nurtured, and intensified.
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