LEADER 03384nam 2200637 a 450 001 9910781830503321 005 20220810171450.0 010 $a1-282-48539-3 010 $a9786612485398 010 $a1-60473-156-7 035 $a(CKB)1000000000484978 035 $a(EBL)515591 035 $a(OCoLC)220853728 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000109460 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11125159 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000109460 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10045603 035 $a(PQKB)11732669 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC515591 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse13626 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL515591 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10218387 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL248539 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000484978 100 $a20060901d2007 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Beatles$b[electronic resource] $eimage and the media /$fMichael R. Frontani 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aJackson $cUniversity Press of Mississippi$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (303 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-57806-965-3 311 $a1-57806-966-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 255-273) and index. 327 $a"The twentieth century's greatest romance" : imagining the Beatles -- "Ladies and gentlemen, the Beatles!" : introducing the image -- "Preparing our teenagers for riot and ultimate revolution" : the touring years, 1964-66 -- "The mood of the sixties" : the Beatles as artists, 1966-68 -- "Beatlepeople" : Rolling Stone, 1967-70 -- "Beautiful people" : the Beatles' idealized past. 330 $aThe Beatles: Image and the Mediacharts the transformation of the Beatles from teen idols to leaders of the youth movement and powerful cultural agents. Drawing upon American mainstream print media, broadcasts, albums, films, and videos, the study covers the band's career in the United States. Michael R. Frontani explores how the Beatles' media image evolved and how this transformation related to cultural and historical events. Upon their arrival in the U.S., the Beatles wore sharply tailored suits and cast themselves as adorable, accessible teen heartthrobs. By the end of the decade, they had absorbed the fashion and consciousness of the burgeoning counterculture and were using their interviews, media events, and music to comment on issues such as the Vietnam War, drug culture, and civil rights. Frontani traces the steps that led to this change and comments on how the band's mantra of essential optimism never wavered despite the evolution of its media profile. Michael R. Frontani is associate professor of communications at Elon University. His work has appeared in American Journalism, Journal of American Culture, Journalism History, and African Studies Review. 606 $aMass media and music 606 $aCelebrities 606 $aCelebrities in mass media 615 0$aMass media and music. 615 0$aCelebrities. 615 0$aCelebrities in mass media. 676 $a782.42166092/2 700 $aFrontani$b Michael R$01471216 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781830503321 996 $aThe Beatles$93683445 997 $aUNINA 999 $p$15.00$u03/15/2018$5Music