{"product_id":"9781849660716","title":"Fame Attack The Inflation of Celebrity and its Consequences","description":"\u003ch1\u003eFame Attack\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Inflation of Celebrity and its Consequences\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eChris Rojek\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Sociology \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis follow-up to Chris Rojek's hugely successful 2001 book \u003ci\u003eCelebrity\u003c\/i\u003e assesses what celebrity culture means now, especially in the age of reality TV. Rojek argues that the framework for looking at celebrity culture is still valid, but the genres of ascribed celebrity, achieved celebrity, and \u003ci\u003eceletoids\u003c\/i\u003e overlap. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe explorers the principles of celebrity engineering, including the technologies of fame creation in the context of reality TV. He also investigates whether performers and contestants are intentionally staged in particular ways to gain notoriety or acclaim. Rojek argues that we need to look at audiences in more detail, asking whether psychological issues of loneliness and personal uncertainty are really at the core of celebrity culture. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by an acclaimed and established author, this book is set to become the benchmark in the field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Rojek\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Sociology and Culture at Brunel University. His most recent publications include \u003ci\u003ePop Music, Pop Culture \u003c\/i\u003e(Polity, 2011), \u003ci\u003eThe Labour of Leisure \u003c\/i\u003e(Sage, 2010), \u003ci\u003eBrit-Myth \u003c\/i\u003e(Reaktion, 2007), and \u003ci\u003eFrank Sinatra \u003c\/i\u003e(Polity, 2004). He has also co-authored two books and edited and nine others, including a four volume collection \u003ci\u003eCelebrity \u003c\/i\u003e(Routledge, 2009).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 April 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781849660716\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e208\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10.72\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331751477388,"sku":"9781849660716","price":38.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_b884d987-a5a7-4760-8c56-038bc9fa3652.jpg?v=1783598790","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781849660716","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}