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Disassembling the Celebrity Figure
Credibility and the Incredible
Series: - At the Interface / Probing the Boundaries, Volume: 99
Disassembling the Celebrity Figure: Credibility and the Incredible questions the credibility of celebrity brands, exploring how fandoms depend on perceptions and representations of authenticity. It asks how authenticity is projected by global celebrities, and how fans consume these carefully curated personas, and explores how the media breaks down barriers between celebrities and fans. It presents a discussion of celebrities as brands, exploring how their images are maintained after they pass away. It also offers analysis of the ways in which historical figures are later reconstructed as celebrities, and explores how their images are circulated and consumed across contemporary media. Ultimately, the book examines authenticity in celebrity culture by looking at fandom, media representation, branding and celebrity deaths.
Contributors are Marie Josephine Bennett, Lise Dilling-Nielsen, Kylo-Patrick R. Hart, Mingyi Hou, Renata Iwicka, Ephraim Das Janssen, Magdalen Wing-Chi Ki, Celia Lam, Mirella Longo, Aliah Mansor, Jackie Raphael and Millicent Weber.
Contributors are Marie Josephine Bennett, Lise Dilling-Nielsen, Kylo-Patrick R. Hart, Mingyi Hou, Renata Iwicka, Ephraim Das Janssen, Magdalen Wing-Chi Ki, Celia Lam, Mirella Longo, Aliah Mansor, Jackie Raphael and Millicent Weber.
Celia Lam, Ph.D. (2011), University of Sydney, is Assistant Professor of Media and Cultural Studies at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China. She has published on celebrity and fan studies, including Becoming Brands: Celebrity, Activism and Politics (WaterHill, 2017).
Jackie Raphael, Ph.D. (2013), Curtin University, is a sessional academic at that university. She has published various papers and books including Becoming Brands: Celebrity, Activism and Politics (2017) and Building Bridges in Celebrity Studies (2016).
Millicent Weber, Ph.D. (2016), Monash University, is a Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne. Her work on publishing and literary culture appears in Convergence and Continuum, and most recently in Publishing Means Business: Australian Perspectives (Monash University Publishing, 2017).
Jackie Raphael, Ph.D. (2013), Curtin University, is a sessional academic at that university. She has published various papers and books including Becoming Brands: Celebrity, Activism and Politics (2017) and Building Bridges in Celebrity Studies (2016).
Millicent Weber, Ph.D. (2016), Monash University, is a Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne. Her work on publishing and literary culture appears in Convergence and Continuum, and most recently in Publishing Means Business: Australian Perspectives (Monash University Publishing, 2017).
Assembling Celebrity Analysis
âCelia Lam, Jackie Raphael and Millicent Weber
ââJohnnyâs Idol Persona Constructions and Female Fandom Consumption
ââAliah Mansor
âââEveryone is so Cynicalâ: On Authenticity in the World of Gaga
ââLise Dilling-Nielsen
ââParticipatory Consumption of Celebrity Products: Gangnam Style and its Parodies
ââMingyi Hou
ââStars Are Like Us: a Discourse Analysis of Printed Celebrity Press
ââMirella Maines
ââBackstage Spaces: The Sherlock Incident
ââCelia Lam
ââEvery Breath You Take: Sasaeng Fans
ââRenata Iwicka
ââPaul Walker: The Facts and the Fiction
ââJackie Raphael
ââTrapped: James Douglas Morrison and His Enduring Celebrity Persona
ââKylo-Patrick R. Hart
ââDid it Really Happen? Celebrity and Authenticity
ââEphraim Das Janssen
ââThe Biopic Bias and Becoming Jane
ââMagdalen Wing-Chi Ki
ââShamadeus? Reconstructing Mozart: The Continuing Impact of Amadeus and Myths on Mozart Reception
ââMarie Josephine Bennett
âCelia Lam, Jackie Raphael and Millicent Weber
Part I Constructed Authenticity: Fan Consumption of Celebrity Persona
ââJohnnyâs Idol Persona Constructions and Female Fandom Consumption
ââAliah Mansor
âââEveryone is so Cynicalâ: On Authenticity in the World of Gaga
ââLise Dilling-Nielsen
ââParticipatory Consumption of Celebrity Products: Gangnam Style and its Parodies
ââMingyi Hou
Part II Deconstructing Authenticity: âGetting Backstageâ Behind Celebrity Personas
ââStars Are Like Us: a Discourse Analysis of Printed Celebrity Press
ââMirella Maines
ââBackstage Spaces: The Sherlock Incident
ââCelia Lam
ââEvery Breath You Take: Sasaeng Fans
ââRenata Iwicka
Part III Structured Authenticity: Eternal Celebrity Brands
ââPaul Walker: The Facts and the Fiction
ââJackie Raphael
ââTrapped: James Douglas Morrison and His Enduring Celebrity Persona
ââKylo-Patrick R. Hart
Part IV Reconstructed Authenticity: Contemporary Re-Imagining of Historical Figures
ââDid it Really Happen? Celebrity and Authenticity
ââEphraim Das Janssen
ââThe Biopic Bias and Becoming Jane
ââMagdalen Wing-Chi Ki
ââShamadeus? Reconstructing Mozart: The Continuing Impact of Amadeus and Myths on Mozart Reception
ââMarie Josephine Bennett
Academics and students in celebrity studies, cultural studies, persona studies, communications, advertising, marketing, Internet studies, media, journalism, and film and television.