| Description |
xii, 225 p. : ill. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references ([206]-215) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- The television personality system. TV must train its own stars : the invention of the television personality -- An "irreconcilable opposition" : music hall, radio and the emergence of televisual skill -- "Too much glamour"? : glamour, gender and "in-vision" announcers -- "Oooh, I'm an entertainer-- it's what I do" : political economy, performance and pleasure. "You don't know anyone ..."? : the political economy of television fame -- The art of "being yourself" : pleasure, meaning and achievement in performance -- The television personality system revisited : ideology, multiplatform and DIY fame. Just "an ordinary bloke" : national identity and ideology -- Get Internet famous! (even if you're nobody) : multiplatform fame and the television personality system in the digital era -- Conclusion. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Television broadcasting -- Social aspects -- Great Britain.
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Television personalities -- Great Britain.
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Television broadcasting -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Television personalities -- United States.
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Fame.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780415481885 (hardback) |
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9780415481892 (pbk.) |
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9780203842683 (electronic bk.) |
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