Celebrity mad : why otherwise intelligent people worship fame / Brett Kahr.
| Author/creator | Kahr, Brett author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2020. |
| Description | viii, 128 pages ; 20 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: "Oh, they have all outstripped me in fame": Sigmund Freud's struggle with celebrity -- "Envied and adored, and most wretchedly unhappy": are all celebrities mad? -- "A mass masturbation orgy": the celebrity worship syndrome -- "I woke up the next morning and found myself famous": towards a history of notoriety -- "Mama getting out of the bathtub in the nude": the roots of delebrification -- "Drag the sublime into the mud": towards a morecomprehensive theory of celebrity -- "I'm a celebrity and I don't even know it": on becoming famous in one's own household. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 95-115) and index. |
| Issued in other form | Ebook version : 9780429798481 |
| ISBN | 9781782206675 paperback |
| ISBN | 1782206671 paperback |
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| ISBN | (Mobipocket ebook) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | BJ1470.5 .K34 2020 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |