Television personalities : stardom and the small screen / James Bennett.
Author/creator |
Bennett, James, 1978- |
Format | Electronic and Book |
Publication Info | London ; New York : Routledge, |
Description | xii, 225 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
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Contents | Introduction -- The television personality system. TV must train its own stars : the invention of the television personality -- An "irreconcilable opposition" : music hall, radio and the emergence of televisual skill -- "Too much glamour"? : glamour, gender and "in-vision" announcers -- "Oooh, I'm an entertainer-- it's what I do" : political economy, performance and pleasure. "You don't know anyone ..."? : the political economy of television fame -- The art of "being yourself" : pleasure, meaning and achievement in performance -- The television personality system revisited : ideology, multiplatform and DIY fame. Just "an ordinary bloke" : national identity and ideology -- Get Internet famous! (even if you're nobody) : multiplatform fame and the television personality system in the digital era -- Conclusion. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references ([206]-215] and index. |
Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
Genre/form | Electronic books. |
LCCN | 2010012030 |
ISBN | 9780415481885 (hardback) |
ISBN | 9780415481892 (pbk.) |
ISBN | 9780203842683 (e-book) |
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Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |