Description
The Celebrity Persona Pandemic explores how the construction of a public persona is fetishized in contemporary culture. As social media has progressively led to a greater focus on the production of the self, so this book looks at the most visible versions of persona through figures such as Stephen Colbert, Cate Blachett, and Justin Bieber, as well as fictional characters like Spock and Harry Potter. Ultimately, P. David Marshall closely studies how persona culture shapes our notions of value and significance, and dramatically shifts cultural politics.
Forerunners is a thought-in-process series of breakthrough digital works. Written between fresh ideas and finished books, Forerunners draws on scholarly work initiated in notable blogs, social media, conference plenaries, journal articles, and the synergy of academic exchange. This is gray literature publishing: where intense thinking, change, and speculation take place in scholarship.
About the Author
P. David Marshall holds a personal chair in new media, communication, and cultural studies at Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia. He is author or editor of several books, including Celebrity and Power (Minnesota, 2014).
Book Information
ISBN 9781517901059
Author P. David Marshall
Format Paperback
Page Count 104
Imprint University of Minnesota Press
Publisher University of Minnesota Press
Dimensions(mm) 178mm * 127mm * 25mm