Stardom and Celebrity

<p><em>This welcome addition to the literature on fame goes beyond goes beyond stardom--though </em><strong><em>Redmond</em></strong><em> and </em><strong><em>Holmes </em></strong><em>cover that topic well--to discuss stardom and celebrity in general. --</em></p><p>A.L. Knight CHOICE</p><p><br></p><p>This book brings together some of the seminal interventions which have structured the development of star/celebrity studies while crucially combining and situating these within the context of new essays which address the contemporary cross-media and international landscape of today′s fame culture. At the core of the collection is a desire to map out a unique historical trajectory - both in terms of the development of fame as well as the historical development of star/celebrity studies.</p>