02979oam 2200589 450 991015481860332120201027110210.01-137-58468-810.1057/978-1-137-58468-7(OCoLC)965773776(MiFhGG)GVRL734D(EXLCZ)99434000000001939520161104h20172017 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierLady Gaga and the sociology of fame the rise of a pop star in an age of celebrity /Mathieu Deflem1st ed. 2017.New York :Palgrave Macmillan,[2017]�20171 online resource (xii, 245 pages)Gale eBooks1-137-58467-X Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.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.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; issues of sex, gender, and sexuality; and Lady Gaga’s unique artistry. By training a spotlight on this singular pop icon, Lady Gaga and the Sociology of Fame invites readers to consider the nature of stardom in an age of celebrity.Women singersUnited StatesFameSocial aspectsFeminismSocial aspectsSexSocial aspectsMarketingSocial aspectsPopular cultureSocial aspectsCelebritiesUnited StatesfastCriticism, interpretation, etc.fastWomen singersFameSocial aspects.FeminismSocial aspects.SexSocial aspects.MarketingSocial aspects.Popular cultureSocial aspects.Celebrities.302.23Deflem Mathieuauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut527250MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910154818603321Lady Gaga and the Sociology of Fame2545696UNINA