Kardashian Kulture

Using the royal family of celebrity culture, the Kardashians, as a lens through which to scrutinize early 21st century culture, this book examines the worlds of business, politics, technology and entertainment, to show how celebrity has fundamentally changed the way we live.

List of contents

Timeline 1. Miraculous Engagement 2. Emasculated Womanhood 3. Mindless Sex 4. Appropriate Blackness 5. Influential Presence 6. Selfless Selves 7. Public Privacy 8. Leveraged Fame

About the author

Ellis Cashmore is the author of Elizabeth Taylor: A Private Life for Public Consumption, Mike Tyson: Nurture of the Beast, Beyond Black: Celebrity and Race in Obama's America, Celebrity Culture and other books on modern culture. He is currently an Honorary Professor of Sociology at Aston University, UK.

Summary

Using the royal family of celebrity culture, the Kardashians, as a lens through which to scrutinize early 21st century culture, this book examines the worlds of business, politics, technology and entertainment, to show how celebrity has fundamentally changed the way we live.

Product details

• Authors: Ellis Cashmore, Ellis (Aston University Cashmore, Professor Ellis Cashmore
• Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2019
• EAN: 9781787437074
• ISBN: 978-1-78743-707-4
• No. of pages: 232
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 252 g
• Series: Societynow; SocietyNow; SocietyNow Book Set (2016-2019)
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Medientheorie, Medienwissenschaft, 21. Jahrhundert (2000 bis 2100 n. Chr.), Gender Studies, Medienwissenschaften, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, Geschlechterforschung, Gender Studies: Gruppen, Populärkultur, Trivialkultur