Stellar Transformations: Movie Stars of the 2010s (Star Decades: American Culture/American Cinema)

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Synopsis
Stellar Transformations: Movie Stars of the 2010s circles around questions of stardom, performance, and their cultural contexts in ways that remind us of the alluring magic of stars while also bringing to the fore the changing ways in which viewers engaged with them during the last decade. A salient idea that guides much of the collection is the one of transformation, expressed in these pages as the way in which post-millennial movie stars are in one way or another reshaping ideas of performance and star presence, either through the self-conscious revision of aspects of their own personas or in redirecting or progressing some earlier aspect of the culture. Including a diverse lineup of stars such as Oscar Isaac, Kristen Stewart, Tilda Swinton, and Tyler Perry, the chapters in Stellar Transformations paint the portrait of the meaning of star images during the complex decade of the 2010s, and in doing so will offer useful case studies for scholars and students engaged in the study of stardom, celebrity, and performance in cinema.
Copyright:
2022

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
274 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781978818330
Related ISBNs:
9781978818323, 9781978818316
Publisher:
Rutgers University Press
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Reference, Art and Architecture, Social Studies
Grade Levels:
Tenth grade
Reading Age:
16 and up
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Steven Rybin

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