Fame Attack: The Inflation of Celebrity and its ConsequencesThe follow up to Chris Rojek's hugely successful Celebrity, this book assesses celebrity culture today. It explores how the fads, fashions and preoccupations of celebrities enter the popular lifeblood, explains what is distinctive about contemporary celebrity, and reveals the psychological, social and economic consequences of fame both upon the public and celebrities themselves. The book develops the framework for looking at celebrity culture which Rojek set out back in 2001, by showing how ascribed celebrity, achieved celebrity and celetoids overlap. The book gives a new emphasis to the role of the media and public relations in engineering fame, and the psychological consequences of celebrity - notably Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Celebrity Worship Syndrome. The book is a landmark contribution in explaining how celebrities dominate the social horizon and why we need them. |
Contents
1 Celebrity Supernova | 1 |
2 The Fame Formula | 27 |
3 Celebrity and Sickness | 35 |
4 Charisma Gulch | 58 |
5 Exposure Management | 78 |
6 Supply Side Factors in Celebrity Inflation | 88 |
7 Demand Side Factors | 98 |
8 Parasocial Relationships | 123 |
9 The Icarus Complex | 142 |
The Return of the Fool | 161 |
11 The Sphinx of Celebrity and the Idolatry Funfair | 173 |
Notes | 186 |
Bibliography | 191 |
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