03491oam 2200757I 450 991082651810332120230126204643.01-136-90747-51-136-90748-31-282-88246-597866128824630-203-84268-510.4324/9780203842683 (CKB)2670000000047949(EBL)589598(OCoLC)670411819(SSID)ssj0000429495(PQKBManifestationID)12142073(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000429495(PQKBWorkID)10429905(PQKB)10397218(SSID)ssj0000443178(PQKBManifestationID)12202165(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000443178(PQKBWorkID)10472923(PQKB)11544871(MiAaPQ)EBC589598(Au-PeEL)EBL589598(CaPaEBR)ebr10422090(CaONFJC)MIL288246(OCoLC)672352650(EXLCZ)99267000000004794920180706d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTelevision personalities stardom and the small screen /James BennettLondon ;New York :Routledge,2011.1 online resource (240 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-48189-9 0-415-48188-0 Includes bibliographical references ([206]-215) and index.Introduction -- The television personality system. TV must train its own stars : the invention of the television personality -- An "irreconcilable opposition" : music hall, radio and the emergence of televisual skill -- "Too much glamour"? : glamour, gender and "in-vision" announcers -- "Oooh, I'm an entertainer-- it's what I do" : political economy, performance and pleasure. "You don't know anyone ..."? : the political economy of television fame -- The art of "being yourself" : pleasure, meaning and achievement in performance -- The television personality system revisited : ideology, multiplatform and DIY fame. Just "an ordinary bloke" : national identity and ideology -- Get Internet famous! (even if you're nobody) : multiplatform fame and the television personality system in the digital era -- Conclusion.Television Personalities offers an exciting, engaging approach to studying and understanding the most prominent and popular performers in television and celebrity culture. It is an original, indispensable guide for undergraduate and postgraduate students of media, television and celebrity studies, as well as those interested in digital culture more widely.Television broadcastingSocial aspectsGreat BritainTelevision personalitiesGreat BritainTelevision broadcastingSocial aspectsUnited StatesTelevision personalitiesUnited StatesFameTelevision broadcastingSocial aspectsTelevision personalitiesTelevision broadcastingSocial aspectsTelevision personalitiesFame.791.450280922Bennett James.530860MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910826518103321Television personalities3944221UNINA