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Fame Games: The Production Of Celebrity In Australia

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Fame Games uncovers the manufacturing process that is behind the array of personalities we see in Australian media. It investigates the changed public sphere and the altered mediascape that publicity and public relations have generated around the circulation of celebrities connected to the various cultural commodities produced by the entertainment industries. Key figures from the emergent Australian celebrity industry--from managers and agents to publicists, promoters and mass market magazine editors--were interviewed to provide a nuanced reading of how personalities are developed and are essential elements of how news and entertainment is conveyed to us.

Language: English

Pages: 210

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: October 09, 2000

ISBN: 0521791472

ISBN 13: 9780521791472

Fame Games: The Production Of Celebrity In Australia

5/5 ( ratings)

Fame Games uncovers the manufacturing process that is behind the array of personalities we see in Australian media. It investigates the changed public sphere and the altered mediascape that publicity and public relations have generated around the circulation of celebrities connected to the various cultural commodities produced by the entertainment industries. Key figures from the emergent Australian celebrity industry--from managers and agents to publicists, promoters and mass market magazine editors--were interviewed to provide a nuanced reading of how personalities are developed and are essential elements of how news and entertainment is conveyed to us.

Language: English

Pages: 210

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: October 09, 2000

ISBN: 0521791472

ISBN 13: 9780521791472

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