[ecrea] New book: Building Bridges in Celebrity Studies (WaterHill Publishing, 2016).

/**/Pleased to announce the release of the book /Building Bridges in 
Celebrity Studies /(WaterHill Publishing, 2016). To order copies for 
libraries, courses, and research, please visit the publisher’s website 
http://www.waterhillpublishing.com/books.html.
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*/Building Bridges in Celebrity Studies /**(WaterHill Publishing, 2016)*
Editors: /Jackie Raphael, Basuli Deb and Nidhi Shrivastava/

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This edited book addresses the complex interplay between celebrities and 
media. Various themes are investigated including trend setting, consumer 
consumption, impact of social media, sensationalism in reporting, 
celebrities as a commodity, media scandal creating fame, and feminism. 
/Building Bridges in Celebrity Studies/invites scholars and media 
professionals to critically consider ethical and social justice 
directions where media and celebrities combine for a commitment to 
social transformation. Both media and celebrity culture are crucial 
parts of our daily lives, thus a greater understanding of how the two 
co-exist is essential. This book provides some key perspectives towards 
such understanding.

*Contents
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Introduction: Bridging the Gaps Between Celebrity and Media
/Jackie Raphael, Basuli Deb and Nidhi Shrivastava

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*PART I - Bridging Celebrity Trends and Consumer Perception

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Celebrity Influence on Audiences’ Consumption Practices as Parents

/Elizabeth Fish Hatfield/

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Front Row Aspirations in the Online Era: Bodies, Accessories and 
Fashioning Celebrity .

/Rebecca Halliday/

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*PART II - Bridging Sensationalised Media and Commodified Celebrities

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Selling the Bromance: Sensationalism of the McAvoy/Fassbender Relationship

/Celia Lam and Jackie Raphael/

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Commodifying Celebrity: Social media, sensationalism, and how the media

plays a role in creating celebrities .

/Judith Roberts

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Quantifying Celebrity: Influence Measurement in the Digital Age

/Andrew Zolides

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*PART III - Bridging Media Controversy and Celebrity Status

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A Persona of Global Controversy: Assange, Snowden, and the Makings of the

Digital Information Activist

/Andrew Munro

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Corporate Colonization and the Myth of Authentic Journalism
/William Huddy

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Celebrity Culture and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation:
Jian Ghomeshi, Global Others, and Sexual Violence

/Kiera Obbard

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*PART IV - Bridging Women’s Issues and Media Representation

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The Power of Celebrity Culture and its Response to Rape and Sexual

Violence against Women in Post-2012 India

/Nidhi Shrivastava

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Media Representations and Angelina Jolie’s Elective Mastectomy and

Transnational Adoption

/Basuli Deb/

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