Pop Stars on Film

Name: Pop Stars on Film
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781501372551
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Popular Culture in a Global Market

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Brief Description

Pop stars have provided audiences with performative moments that have become ingrained in popular consciousness. They are a lens through which deeper understandings about race, gender, politics, history, and the artistic process can be understood. When combined with the most affective of mediums—cinema—the combination can be... Read More

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Pop Stars on Film

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Description

From the relatively early days of cinema, figures from the world of popular music have made forays into acting and contributed cameo appearances. From Little Richard and Kylie Minogue to Nick Cave and Tom Waits, Pop Stars on Film: Popular Culture in a Global Market offers a collection of essays on some of the most influential international performances from a diverse range of cultural icons.

The book considers industry shifts, access, and diversity, but also the notion of cultural appropriation, audience appeal, marketing, and demographics. Perhaps most importantly, the publication will look at what happens when cultures collide and coalesce.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781501372551

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 19 September 2024

Country: United States

Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic

Contributors:

Edited by Jason Wood
Edited by Dr. Kirsty Fairclough
Edited by Jason Wood
Edited by Jason Wood

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 150.0mm

Height: 226.0mm

Weight: 356g

Pages: 240

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction

About the Author

Kirsty Fairclough is Professor of Screen Studies and Head of Research and Innovation at the School of Digital Arts at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. She is the co-editor of Prince and Popular Culture (Bloomsbury), The Music Documentary: Acid Rock to Electropop, The Arena Concert: Music, Media and Mass Entertainment (Bloomsbury), The Legacy of Mad Men: Cultural History, Intermediality and American Television. , Music/Video: Forms, Aesthetics, Media (Bloomsbury) and author of the forthcoming Beyoncé: Celebrity Feminism and Popular Culture (Bloomsbury). She is the curator of Sound and Vision: Pop Stars on Film and In Her View: Women Documentary Filmmakers film seasons at HOME, Manchester and Chair of Manchester Jazz Festival.

Jason Wood is Executive Director of Public Programmes and Audiences at the British Film Institute. Having worked in the independent British film industry for over 25 years, he is also a filmmaker, whose last work, the co-directed Always (Crashing) screened at numerous international festivals. A contributor to The Wire, Wood has also written for The Economist, Time Out, Sight and Sound, Little White Lies (and others), Wood is also the author of several books, including Nick Broomfield (2005) and The Faber Book of Contemporary Mexican Cinema (2nd edition, 2021).