|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1. |
Record Nr. |
UNINA9910154818603321 |
|
|
Autore |
Deflem Mathieu |
|
|
Titolo |
Lady Gaga and the sociology of fame : the rise of a pop star in an age of celebrity / / Mathieu Deflem |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pubbl/distr/stampa |
|
|
New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2017] |
|
�2017 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ISBN |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Edizione |
[1st ed. 2017.] |
|
|
|
|
|
Descrizione fisica |
|
1 online resource (xii, 245 pages) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Collana |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Disciplina |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Soggetti |
|
Women singers - United States |
Fame - Social aspects |
Feminism - Social aspects |
Sex - Social aspects |
Marketing - Social aspects |
Popular culture - Social aspects |
Celebrities |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
United States |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lingua di pubblicazione |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
|
|
|
|
|
Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
|
|
|
|
|
Nota di bibliografia |
|
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nota di contenuto |
|
1. Introduction -- 2. Popular Culture and the Sociology of Fame -- 3. The Life and Times of Lady Gaga -- 4. The Business of Lady Gaga -- 5. The Laws of Lady Gaga -- 6. Gaga Media: From Internet to Radio -- 7. The Audience of Lady Gaga: Beyond the Little Monsters -- 8. Gaga Activism: The New Ethics of Pop Culture -- 9. The Sex of Lady Gaga -- 10. Art Pop: The Styles of Lady Gaga -- 11. Conclusion -- 12. Epilogue: Professor Goes Gaga: Teaching Lady Gaga and the Sociology of Fame. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sommario/riassunto |
|
This book investigates the stardom of Lady Gaga within a cultural-sociological framework. Resisting a reductionist perspective of fame as a commodity, Mathieu Deflem offers an empirical examination of the social conditions that informed Lady Gaga’s rise to fame. The book delves into topics such as the marketing of Lady Gaga; the legal issues that have dogged her career; the media; her audience; her activism; |
|
|
|
|