Celebrity Mad
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Celebrity Mad
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Author : Brett Kahr
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-08-28
Celebrity Mad written by Brett Kahr and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-28 with Psychology categories.
This short book by Professor Brett Kahr provides a psychoanalytic understanding of fame and celebrity in the early twenty-first century, building upon the bedrock foundations of the Freudian corpus. The book is divided into six chapters. Chapter One explores the psychology of the celebrity, questioning narcissistic and exhibitionist psychopathology, while Chapter Two examines the psychological state of those of who revel in the fame of others and in celebrity culture more broadly, and offers a discussion of the "Celebrity Worship Syndrome". Chapter Three provides a very brief history of the concept of celebrity itself, arguing that, contrary to popular opinion, the culture of celebrification cannot be blamed on twenty-first-century media moguls, but, rather, that such a preoccupation with famous personalities can be traced back to ancient times and demonstrates the need to broaden our analysis to include the role of deep, unconscious psychological forces. In Chapter Four, Kahr reviews some important theoretical concepts advanced by Freud and Winnicott, which provide an important foundation for the psychoanalytic study of fame, while Chapter Five provides a more comprehensive theory of the unconscious psychological roots of the need to worship fame and to seek it, drawing upon a multitude of sources, ranging from psychoanalytic theory and developmental psychological research, to film, archaeology, and, perhaps surprisingly, the history of infanticide. The book concludes, in Chapter Six, by studying the psychodynamics of celebrity and fame, arguing that being recognised by one’s family and friends in the intimate context of home life may well be the very best way to become a celebrity. Celebrity Mad outlines a psychoanalytic theory of the roots of our obsession with fame. It will be of great interest to psychoanalytic practitioners and researchers, as well as to readers interested in the psychology of fame.
Movie Crazy
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Author : S. Barbas
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-04-30
Movie Crazy written by S. Barbas and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-30 with History categories.
While the impact that legendary actors and actresses have had on the development of the Hollywood film industry is well known, few have recognised the power of movie fans on shaping the industry. This books redresses that balance, and is the first study of Hollywood's golden era to examine the period from the viewpoint of the fans. Using fan club journals, fan letters, studio production records, and other previously unpublished archival sources, Samantha Barbas reveals how the passion, enthusiasm, and ongoing activism of film fans in Hollywood's golden era transformed early cinema, the modern mass media and American popular culture.
Searching For Michael Jackson S Nose
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Author : Scott Feschuk
language : en
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
Release Date : 2013-12-17
Searching For Michael Jackson S Nose written by Scott Feschuk and has been published by McClelland & Stewart this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-17 with Social Science categories.
In his first book, National Post columnist Scott Feschuk offers a hilarious, satirical take on trends in television and our peculiar obsession with the famous, the infamous, and the nature of Tom Cruise’s sexuality. Searching for Michael Jackson’s Nose romps through the birth and the future of reality television, takes readers to the all-star parties thrown each summer by the major American television networks, and makes the case that what the world needs now is more – yes, more! – showbiz award shows. It pokes fun at Hollywood’s rich and renowned, and also at Steve Guttenberg. It both applauds and skewers our intensifying fascination with the profoundly inconsequential: tribal councils, celebrity interviews, the crude romantic exploits of bachelors and bogus millionaires. And it takes us on a tour through the prevailing popular culture of the twenty-first century, with stops at the Starship Enterprise, Britney Spears, Sesame Street, the Oscars, Pamela Anderson, a naked Billy Baldwin, and the everchanging facial topography of the King of Pop.
Star Morphs
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Author : T. S. Burroughs
language : en
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary
Release Date : 1994
Star Morphs written by T. S. Burroughs and has been published by McGraw-Hill/Contemporary this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Humor categories.
Movie Crazy
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Author : S. Barbas
language : en
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Release Date : 2002-11-26
Movie Crazy written by S. Barbas and has been published by Palgrave Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-11-26 with History categories.
While the impact that legendary actors and actresses have had on the development of the Hollywood film industry is well known, few have recognised the power of movie fans on shaping the industry. This books redresses that balance, and is the first study of Hollywood's golden era to examine the period from the viewpoint of the fans. Using fan club journals, fan letters, studio production records, and other previously unpublished archival sources, Samantha Barbas reveals how the passion, enthusiasm, and ongoing activism of film fans in Hollywood's golden era transformed early cinema, the modern mass media and American popular culture.
Celebrity Anecdotes
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Author : J. Julian Payne
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Celebrity Anecdotes written by J. Julian Payne and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Actors categories.
Who lost her top after diving into the high school pool? Who got expelled for mooning his teacher? Who got caught wearing his girlfriend's panties at the gym? Whose "fart in a jar" was sold on eBay? Thanks to anecdotage.com editor J. Julian Payne, the answers to these and many other burning questions can now be found in one indispensable volume: Celebrity Anecdotes: Funny Stories About the Stars is a quirky collection of (apparently true) stories about 48 top celebrities, from Jennifer Aniston, George Clooney and Johnny Depp to Ozzy Osbourne, J. K. Rowling and Tiger Woods. Each of the books 48 chapters contains biographical information (including nicknames, rumored romances, family history, and key credits) as well as dozens of amusing quotations and anecdotes. The text is also interspersed with humorously-captioned photos, amusing anagrams (who knew that Periodic anal odor could be rearranged to spell the name of a certain titanic movie star?), and interesting trivia: The secret behind Jennifer Anistons famously lustrous hair? Mane N Tail shampoo for horses!Celebrity Anecdotes, however, is not of interest only to celebrity-mad trivia buffs. While some chapters make for light reading (most of the stories about supermodel Tyra Banks detail her wacky encounters with ardent fans) others contain more substantial fare. The books pages on Arnold Schwarzenegger, Donald Trump, Michael Jackson, and Fahrenheit 9/11 director Michael Moore, for example, chronicle each stars formative years and yield more insight into his character than many full-length biographies. Indeed, so diverse are this volumes sources that even ardent fans will learn something new about their idols. And, with entries ranging from Absentmindedness and Accidents to Yachts and Yoga, the books index also makes it a useful reference.
Insanely Famous
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Author : Rebecca Scott
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2015-10-11
Insanely Famous written by Rebecca Scott and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-11 with categories.
For many of the rich and famous, success brings with it the curse of insanity. Each week it seems like a different celebrity's personal demons, which are magnified by the stresses of fame, send them straight into the waiting arms therapists, their local drug dealer, rehab, jail or death. Meanwhile there are others who although they may have, for the most part avoided public embarrassment, have nonetheless been labeled crazy because they're just plain weird or simply eccentric. This book documents famous folk, who albeit may not always play with a full deck; some do stay in the game and occasionally come up with a winning hand.
The Politics Of Fame
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Author : Eric Burns
language : en
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Release Date : 2018-12-21
The Politics Of Fame written by Eric Burns and has been published by Rutgers University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-21 with Social Science categories.
Celebrities can come from many different realms: film, music, politics, sports. But what do all these major celebrities have in common? What elevates them to the status of household names while their equally talented peers remain in relative obscurity? Is it just a question of charisma, or does fame depend more on the collective fantasies of fans than the actual accomplishments of celebrities? In search of answers, cultural historian Eric Burns delves deep into the biographies of some of the most famous figures in American history, from Benjamin Franklin to Fanny Kemble, Elvis Presley to Gene Tierney, and Michael Jordan to Oprah Winfrey. Through these case studies, he considers the evolution of celebrity throughout the ages. More controversially, he questions the very status of fame in the twenty-first century, an era in which thousands of minor celebrities have seen their fifteen minutes in the spotlight. The Politics of Fame is a provocative and entertaining look at the lives and afterlives of America’s most beloved celebrities as well as the mad devotion they inspired. It raises important questions about what celebrity worship reveals about the worshippers—and about the state of the nation itself
The Performance Of Celebrity Creating Maintaining And Controlling Fame
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Author : Amber Anna Colvin
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2019-01-04
The Performance Of Celebrity Creating Maintaining And Controlling Fame written by Amber Anna Colvin and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-04 with Social Science categories.
This volume addresses the study of celebrity across a variety of academic disciplines and time periods, with an emphasis on the ways fame is understood and controlled in the celebrity-audience relationship.
Star Craving Mad
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Author : Elise Miller
language : en
Publisher: SparkPress
Release Date : 2015-08-04
Star Craving Mad written by Elise Miller and has been published by SparkPress this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-04 with Fiction categories.
Maddy Braverman, thirty and single, has taught first grade at an uber-elite private school in Greenwich Village for the past six years, a hip downtown school lauded as much for its progressive pedagogy as its privileged progeny—and its multitude of sex-crazed staff—including the headmaster, aka the Head Molester. Angry at herself for not moving on, Maddy gets distracted from her pity party with a new student, Lola Magdalena—daughter of A-list celebrities Nic and Shelby Seabolt—a last-minute addition to her class roster. When tragedy strikes Lola, Maddy has the chance to meet with Nic in his TriBeCa apartment. Maddy’s sexy celebrity fantasies turn to reality, leaving her breathless and spellbound. But from her front-row vantage point, Maddy learns the hard way that celebrity is not all it seems, and gets dealt a devastating blow that could leave her jobless, loveless, and alone. If she could just see things clearly, she could save herself from going Star Craving Mad.