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Self-exposure: Human-interest Journalism and the Emergence of Celebrity in America, 1890-1940
Charles L. Ponce de Leon
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This publication gives a new interpretation of the emergence of celebrity. It finds that America's ""culture of celebrity"" remains misunderstood, particularly when critics discuss its historical roots. Focusing on the development of human-interest journalism surrounding prominent public figures, it illuminates the ways in which new forms of press coverage gradually undermined the belief that famous people were ""great"". It looks at how the public were encouraged to view them as complex, interesting and even flawed individuals, in consequence offering readers seemingly intimate portrait of the ""real"" selves. Chapters are devoted to celebrities from the realms of business, politics, entertainment and ... Read more
This publication gives a new interpretation of the emergence of celebrity. It finds that America's ""culture of celebrity"" remains misunderstood, particularly when critics discuss its historical roots. Focusing on the development of human-interest journalism surrounding prominent public figures, it illuminates the ways in which new forms of press coverage gradually undermined the belief that famous people were ""great"". It looks at how the public were encouraged to view them as complex, interesting and even flawed individuals, in consequence offering readers seemingly intimate portrait of the ""real"" selves. Chapters are devoted to celebrities from the realms of business, politics, entertainment and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Number of pages
360
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9780807827291
SKU
KEX0227874
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Reviews for Self-exposure: Human-interest Journalism and the Emergence of Celebrity in America, 1890-1940
"A fascinating contribution to one of the most important developments of modern America." - James B. Gilbert, University of Maryland at College Park