From stars to celebrities : Hollywood stardom in the age of celebrity culture

This thesis examines the changing nature of Hollywood stardom and how this is informed by an emergent celebrity culture. Through several case studies this study augments older forms of analysis with Bourdieu’s concept of capital to create a new model of stardom that can accommodate recent cultural d...

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Main Author: Dodd, Alan
Published: University of Aberdeen 2010
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.542626