Fandom, Image and Authenticity
Jennifer Otter Bickerdike
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Description for Fandom, Image and Authenticity
Paperback. Kurt Cobain and Ian Curtis. Through death, they became icons. However, the lead singers have been removed from their humanity, replaced by easily replicated and distributed commodities bearing their image. This book examines how the anglicised singers provide secular guidance to the modern consumer in an ever more uncertain world. Series: Pop Music, Culture and Identity. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AV; JFC; JFD; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Kurt Cobain and Ian Curtis. Through death, they became icons. However, the lead singers have been removed from their humanity, replaced by easily replicated and distributed commodities bearing their image. This book examines how the anglicised singers provide secular guidance to the modern consumer in an ever more uncertain world.
Kurt Cobain and Ian Curtis. Through death, they became icons. However, the lead singers have been removed from their humanity, replaced by easily replicated and distributed commodities bearing their image. This book examines how the anglicised singers provide secular guidance to the modern consumer in an ever more uncertain world.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
Series
Pop Music, Culture and Identity
Number of Pages
199
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349483600
SKU
V9781349483600
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Jennifer Otter Bickerdike
Jennifer Otter Bickerdike is Senior Lecturer at the University of East London, UK. She started off in the music industry, as College Marketing Representative for Sony Music, touring with Pearl Jam, Rage Against the Machine and a little band called Nirvana. At 25, she went on to be the West Coast Marketing Director for Interscope Geffen A M Records, creating ... Read more
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