On behalf of the Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS), I am pleased to announce the release of the book Building Bridges in Celebrity Studies (WaterHill Publishing, 2016). To order copies for libraries, courses, and research, please visit the publisher’s website http://www.waterhillpublishing.com/books.html.

Building Bridges in Celebrity Studies (WaterHill Publishing, 2016)
Editors: Jackie Raphael, Basuli Deb and Nidhi Shrivastava

This edited book addresses the complex interplay between celebrities and media. Various themes are investigated including trend setting, consumer consumption, impact of social media, sensationalism in reporting, celebrities as a commodity, media scandal creating fame, and feminism. Building Bridges in Celebrity Studies invites scholars and media professionals to critically consider ethical and social justice directions where media and celebrities combine for a commitment to social transformation. Both media and celebrity culture are crucial parts of our daily lives, thus a greater understanding of how the two co-exist is essential. This book provides some key perspectives towards such understanding.

Contents

Introduction: Bridging the Gaps Between Celebrity and Media Jackie Raphael, Basuli Deb and Nidhi Shrivastava

PART I - Bridging Celebrity Trends and Consumer Perception

Celebrity Influence on Audiences’ Consumption Practices as Parents

Elizabeth Fish Hatfield

Front Row Aspirations in the Online Era: Bodies, Accessories and Fashioning Celebrity .

Rebecca Halliday

PART II - Bridging Sensationalised Media and Commodified Celebrities

Selling the Bromance: Sensationalism of the McAvoy/Fassbender Relationship

Celia Lam and Jackie Raphael

Commodifying Celebrity: Social media, sensationalism, and how the media

plays a role in creating celebrities .

Judith Roberts

Quantifying Celebrity: Influence Measurement in the Digital Age

Andrew Zolides

PART III - Bridging Media Controversy and Celebrity Status

A Persona of Global Controversy: Assange, Snowden, and the Makings of the

Digital Information Activist

Andrew Munro

Corporate Colonization and the Myth of Authentic Journalism William Huddy

Celebrity Culture and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: Jian Ghomeshi, Global Others, and Sexual Violence

Kiera Obbard

PART IV - Bridging Women’s Issues and Media Representation

The Power of Celebrity Culture and its Response to Rape and Sexual

Violence against Women in Post-2012 India

Nidhi Shrivastava

Media Representations and Angelina Jolie’s Elective Mastectomy and

Transnational Adoption

Basuli Deb

Cross-posted: eepurl.com/b5JY6v


Dr Louis Massey
Assistant Professor, Royal Military College (RMC)
Board Member, Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS)
URL: www.cmc-centre.com | Twitter www.twitter.com/celeb_studies

 

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