The Resource Dead celebrities, living icons : tragedy and fame in the age of the multimedia superstar, John David Ebert
Dead celebrities, living icons : tragedy and fame in the age of the multimedia superstar, John David Ebert
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- Summary
- The book covers the epoch of the celebrity beginning in the 1930s with Howard Hughes and Walt Disney and continues to the present day with the life and death of Michael Jackson. Dead Celebrities, Living Icons documents the philosophical importance and significance of the contemporary cult of the celebrity and analyzes the tragic consequences of a human life lived in the glare of the media spotlight. --from publisher description
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xxiv, 230 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction: Saints in the age of electronic stained glass
- pt. 1. Birth and rise (the 1930s)
- Howard Hughes, the world's first serial crash artist
- Walt Disney builds the cosmos electric
- pt. 2. Classics (the 1950s)
- The weird and fantastic tale of the pixellation and disintegration of Elvis Presley
- James Dean's death by car crash : an analysis
- The strange tale of the wondrous life and curious death of Marilyn Monroe
- pt. 3. Tribes (the 1960s)
- The assassination of John F. Kennedy considered as a case of media warfare
- Andy Warhol's cult of the dead celebrity
- The Beatles, their muse, a car crash, five bullets, and some flowers from the dead
- Jim Morrison awoke one morning to find himself transformed
- pt. 4. Sunset (the 1980s)
- Ronald Reagan : the celluloid man made flesh
- The passion of Gianni Versace
- Princess Diana's media metamorphoses
- pt. 5. The myth today (2000s)
- The multiple selves of Heath Ledger
- Michael Jackson's macrosphere : genesis, evolution, disintegration
- Afterword: On the otherworldly nature of electronic culture
- Isbn
- 9780313377648
- Label
- Dead celebrities, living icons : tragedy and fame in the age of the multimedia superstar
- Title
- Dead celebrities, living icons
- Title remainder
- tragedy and fame in the age of the multimedia superstar
- Statement of responsibility
- John David Ebert
- Subject
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- Fame -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 21st century
- Fame -- Social aspects | History -- 20th century -- United States
- Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 21st century
- Celebrities -- United States -- Death
- Tragedy -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Tragedy -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 21st century
- United States -- Civilization -- 1918-1945
- United States -- Civilization -- 1945-
- Tabloid newspapers -- Social aspects -- United States -- History
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The book covers the epoch of the celebrity beginning in the 1930s with Howard Hughes and Walt Disney and continues to the present day with the life and death of Michael Jackson. Dead Celebrities, Living Icons documents the philosophical importance and significance of the contemporary cult of the celebrity and analyzes the tragic consequences of a human life lived in the glare of the media spotlight. --from publisher description
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1968-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Ebert, John David
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- United States
- United States
- Celebrities
- Popular culture
- Popular culture
- Tragedy
- Tragedy
- Fame
- Fame
- Tabloid newspapers
- Label
- Dead celebrities, living icons : tragedy and fame in the age of the multimedia superstar, John David Ebert
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-216) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: Saints in the age of electronic stained glass -- pt. 1. Birth and rise (the 1930s) -- Howard Hughes, the world's first serial crash artist -- Walt Disney builds the cosmos electric -- pt. 2. Classics (the 1950s) -- The weird and fantastic tale of the pixellation and disintegration of Elvis Presley -- James Dean's death by car crash : an analysis -- The strange tale of the wondrous life and curious death of Marilyn Monroe -- pt. 3. Tribes (the 1960s) -- The assassination of John F. Kennedy considered as a case of media warfare -- Andy Warhol's cult of the dead celebrity -- The Beatles, their muse, a car crash, five bullets, and some flowers from the dead -- Jim Morrison awoke one morning to find himself transformed -- pt. 4. Sunset (the 1980s) -- Ronald Reagan : the celluloid man made flesh -- The passion of Gianni Versace -- Princess Diana's media metamorphoses -- pt. 5. The myth today (2000s) -- The multiple selves of Heath Ledger -- Michael Jackson's macrosphere : genesis, evolution, disintegration -- Afterword: On the otherworldly nature of electronic culture
- Control code
- ocn511615407
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xxiv, 230 pages
- Isbn
- 9780313377648
- Lccn
- 2010003460
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Label
- Dead celebrities, living icons : tragedy and fame in the age of the multimedia superstar, John David Ebert
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-216) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: Saints in the age of electronic stained glass -- pt. 1. Birth and rise (the 1930s) -- Howard Hughes, the world's first serial crash artist -- Walt Disney builds the cosmos electric -- pt. 2. Classics (the 1950s) -- The weird and fantastic tale of the pixellation and disintegration of Elvis Presley -- James Dean's death by car crash : an analysis -- The strange tale of the wondrous life and curious death of Marilyn Monroe -- pt. 3. Tribes (the 1960s) -- The assassination of John F. Kennedy considered as a case of media warfare -- Andy Warhol's cult of the dead celebrity -- The Beatles, their muse, a car crash, five bullets, and some flowers from the dead -- Jim Morrison awoke one morning to find himself transformed -- pt. 4. Sunset (the 1980s) -- Ronald Reagan : the celluloid man made flesh -- The passion of Gianni Versace -- Princess Diana's media metamorphoses -- pt. 5. The myth today (2000s) -- The multiple selves of Heath Ledger -- Michael Jackson's macrosphere : genesis, evolution, disintegration -- Afterword: On the otherworldly nature of electronic culture
- Control code
- ocn511615407
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xxiv, 230 pages
- Isbn
- 9780313377648
- Lccn
- 2010003460
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
Subject
- Fame -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 21st century
- Fame -- Social aspects | History -- 20th century -- United States
- Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 21st century
- Celebrities -- United States -- Death
- Tragedy -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Tragedy -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 21st century
- United States -- Civilization -- 1918-1945
- United States -- Civilization -- 1945-
- Tabloid newspapers -- Social aspects -- United States -- History
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