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Hollywood Stardom
Paul McDonald
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Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik / Fotografie, Film, Video, TV
Beschreibung
By integrating star studies and film industry studies, HollywoodStardom reveals the inextricable bonds between culture andcommerce in contemporary notions of film stardom. * Integrates the traditions of star studies and industry studiesto establish an original and innovative mode of analysis wherebythe 'star image' is replaced with the 'starbrand' * Offers the first extensive analysis of stardom in the'post-studio' era * Combines genre, narrative, acting, and discourse analysis withaspects of marketing theory and the economic analysis of the filmmarket * Draws on an extensive body of research data not previouslydeployed in film scholarship * A wide range of star examples are explored including GeorgeClooney, Mel Gibson, Tom Cruise, Daniel Day-Lewis, Tom Hanks, WillSmith, and Julia Roberts
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"In Hollywood Stardom the relationship between Hollywood modes of production and economic film theory is given the importance that it deserves ... It is clear that Paul McDonald knows a great deal about Hollywood movie stars."
"This is by far the most thorough account of Hollywoodstardom in recent decades (and, indeed, in general). Full ofdetailed examples and up-to-date research, Paul Macdonald's bookdiscusses all the major facets of contemporary Hollywood and anumber of its major stars. Highly recommended."
"Paul McDonald has done it again! A meticulouslydocumented and intelligent discussion that integrates industry andstar studies. A strong contribution to the understanding ofHollywood."
"With considerable analytical verve and rigor, McDonaldmakes a valuable contribution to the political economy ofcontemporary Hollywood. His book will be required reading for thosewishing to understand the mesmerizing fusion of glamour and money,person and image that is stardom."
"In the most challenging approaches to the study of starsin a decade, Paul McDonald's analysis of stars as brandsmeshes Hollywood's performance of identity with its businessmodel to explain how stars are both meaning and money."
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Hollywood, Film, Kultursoziologie, Sociology, Film Theory, Communication & Media Studies, Kulturwissenschaften, Soziologie, Cultural Studies, Sociology of Culture, Filmtheorie, Kommunikation u. Medienforschung