Díaz, Vanessa
Manufacturing Celebrity
- ISBN 13:
- 9781478009436
- author:
- Díaz, Vanessa
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Duke University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 328
- Dimensions:
- 229mm / 152mm
- Genre:
- Social Sciences Textbook
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Manufacturing Celebrity explores the complex power dynamics at play in contemporary Hollywood and American celebrity culture. Through ethnographic fieldwork, personal experience, and extensive interviews with industry professionals, Vanessa Díaz sheds light on the racialized and gendered labor involved in creating relatable celebrity personas.
The book highlights the precarious nature of those who generate the bulk of celebrity media, including photographers, journalists, publicists, and magazine editors. Díaz reveals how these individuals often face exploitation, vilification, and life-threatening situations, while also uncovering the inequities of the systems that provide consumers with 24/7 coverage of their favorite stars.
By examining the experiences of celebrity reporters and paparazzi, Díaz provides a nuanced understanding of the ways in which power is exercised and maintained in the celebrity industry. This thought-provoking analysis offers a fresh perspective on the cultural significance of celebrity and its impact on our society.
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