Celebrity Bromances: Constructing, Interpreting and Utilising Personas (Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies)

By: Celia Lam and Jackie Raphael

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Synopsis: This comprehensive work presents a thorough exploration of celebrity ‘bromances,’ interrogating how bromances are portrayed in media and consumed by audiences to examine themes of celebrity persona, performativity, and authenticity. The authors examine how the performance of intimate male friendships functions within broadly ‘Western’ celebrity culture from three primary perspectives: construction of persona; interactions with audiences and fans; and commodification. Case studies from film and television are used to illustrate the argument that, regardless of their authenticity (real or staged), bromances are useful for engaging audiences and creating an extension of entertainment beyond the film the actors originally sought to promote. The first truly interdisciplinary study of its kind, this book will be of great interest to scholars and students of communications, advertising, marketing, Internet studies, media, journalism, cultural studies, and film and television.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 148 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781000570755
Related ISBNs:: 9780367553982, 9780367554002, 9781003093329
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 09/06/22
Copyrighted By:: Celia Lam and Jackie Raphael. The right of Celia Lam and Jackie Raphael to be identified as authors of this work has been asserted in accordance with sections
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Literature and Fiction, Business and Finance, Social Studies, Communication
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Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.