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245 00 a| In the limelight and under the microscope :b| forms and functions of female celebrity /c| edited by Su Holmes and Diane Negra.;

300 a| xi, 339 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 23 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

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338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction : in the limelight and under the microscope : forms and functions of female celebrity? / Su Holmes and Diane Negra -- Mrs. Langtry seems to be on the way to a fortune : the Jersey lily and models of nineteenth-century fame / Catherine Hindson -- Helen Keller, Hollywood and political celebrity / Abigail Salerno -- Bloody blondes and bobbed-haired bandits : executing justice and constructing celebrity criminals in the 1920s popular press / April Miller -- "Rocket scientist" : the posthumous celebrity of Hedy Lamarr / Ruth Barton -- Grotesquerie as marker of success in aging female stars / Anne Morey -- Mia Farrow in the 1960s : categorically intangible? / Leslie Abramson -- The "right" kind of fame : celebrity culture and the structuring of young women's fantasies of success / Kim Allen -- Don't let Sofia's littleness and quietness confuse you : Sofia Coppola as persona, brand and text / Caitlin Lewis -- The insanity plea : female celebrities, reality media and the pyschopathology of British pop-feminism / Emma Bell -- The horror of something to see : celebrity "Vaginas" as prostheses / Margaret Schwartz -- Strengthening as they undermine : Rachel Maddow and Suze Orman's homonormative lesbian identities / Joselyn Leimbach -- Living the hills life : Lauren Conrad as reality Star, soap opera heroine, and brand / Alice Leppert and Julie Wilson -- Discourses of censorship, immigration and terrorism : exploring the politics of crossing over through the transnational stardom of M.I.A. / Candice Haddad -- We love this trainwreck! : sacrificing Britney to save America / Anna Fisher.;

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In the limelight and under the microscope : forms and functions of female celebrity / edited by Su Holmes and Diane Negra.

Other author	Holmes, Su.
Other author	Negra, Diane, 1966-
Format	Book
Publication Info	New York : Continuum, ©2011.
Description	xi, 339 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects	Fame--Social aspects. Celebrities in mass media. Women in mass media. Celebrities--Political activity. Women in popular culture.

Contents	Introduction : in the limelight and under the microscope : forms and functions of female celebrity? / Su Holmes and Diane Negra -- Mrs. Langtry seems to be on the way to a fortune : the Jersey lily and models of nineteenth-century fame / Catherine Hindson -- Helen Keller, Hollywood and political celebrity / Abigail Salerno -- Bloody blondes and bobbed-haired bandits : executing justice and constructing celebrity criminals in the 1920s popular press / April Miller -- "Rocket scientist" : the posthumous celebrity of Hedy Lamarr / Ruth Barton -- Grotesquerie as marker of success in aging female stars / Anne Morey -- Mia Farrow in the 1960s : categorically intangible? / Leslie Abramson -- The "right" kind of fame : celebrity culture and the structuring of young women's fantasies of success / Kim Allen -- Don't let Sofia's littleness and quietness confuse you : Sofia Coppola as persona, brand and text / Caitlin Lewis -- The insanity plea : female celebrities, reality media and the pyschopathology of British pop-feminism / Emma Bell -- The horror of something to see : celebrity "Vaginas" as prostheses / Margaret Schwartz -- Strengthening as they undermine : Rachel Maddow and Suze Orman's homonormative lesbian identities / Joselyn Leimbach -- Living the hills life : Lauren Conrad as reality Star, soap opera heroine, and brand / Alice Leppert and Julie Wilson -- Discourses of censorship, immigration and terrorism : exploring the politics of crossing over through the transnational stardom of M.I.A. / Candice Haddad -- We love this trainwreck! : sacrificing Britney to save America / Anna Fisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2010033019
ISBN	9781441154958 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	1441154957 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780826438553 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	0826438555 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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