American idolatry : celebrity, commodity and reality television /
"This book explores the process by which celebrity is created, using the first seven seasons of Fox Television's American Idol as a framework through which to analyze how celebrity is defined, generated, nurtured, and intensified. A model is then suggested for interpreting the particular t...
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Jefferson, N.C. :
McFarland & Co.,
[2010]
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: famous for being famous
- Ideas and cabbages
- Dude! I met Elway!
- Jay-Z is one of us, only not
- When someone's down on the floor, kick them
- What's a ballsy?
- You've got the X factor
- Sugarfoot and Babyface
- Wear the least amount of clothes possible
- Why is she special?
- Are you drunk?
- I want to break free
- Look at this! I'm unique!