How Celebrity Lives Affect Our Own: Understanding the Impact on Americans' Public and Private Lives

Applequist, Janelle (Contributor)/ Azriel, Joshua (Contributor)/ Bowen, Deborah S. (Contributor)/ Calcamp, Kevin (Contributor)/ Colpean, Michelle (Contributor)

ISBN 10: 1498577830 / ISBN 13: 9781498577830

Published by Lexington Books, 2018

About this Item

202 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: How Celebrity Lives Affect Our Own: Understanding the Impact on Americans' Public and Private Lives
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1498577830
• ISBN 13: 9781498577830
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.47 kilograms

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Synopsis

Famous: How Celebrity Lives Affect Our Own explores the effects celebrities have on their impressionable audience's lives, from copycat suicides, to postfeminist hypersexuality, to taking questionable celebrity health advice, and more. Celebrity advocacy and philanthropy are analyzed as contributors discuss Brad Pitt's rebuilding effort after Hurricane Katrina, Angelina Jolie's recent casting controversy, and Colin Kaepernick's national anthem protest. Star brand building through social media and how that translates to the Broadway stage are also examined, as well as how the privacy laws demanded by celebrities can infringe on their own audience's First Amendment rights.

About the Author

Carol M. Madere is endowed professor in humanities at Southeastern Louisiana University.