The drama of celebrity /

Why do so many people care so much about celebrities? Who decides who gets to be a star? What are the privileges and pleasures of fandom? Do celebrities ever deserve the outsized attention they receive? In this fascinating and deeply researched book, Sharon Marcus challenges everything you thought y...

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Main Author: Marcus, Sharon, 1966- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, New Jersey ; Woodstock, Oxfordshire : Princeton University Press, [2019]
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