[Commlist] New book: Adam West as a Signature Role TV Star

Carl Sweeney is pleased to announce that the book /Adam West as a 
Signature Role TV Star /has been published: 
_https://www.routledge.com/Adam-West-as-a-Signature-Role-TV-Star/Sweeney/p/book/9781032827377 
<https://www.routledge.com/Adam-West-as-a-Signature-Role-TV-Star/Sweeney/p/book/9781032827377>_.

The book proposes the ‘signature role TV star’ as a new theoretical 
category of stardom by evaluating Adam West as a quintessential example 
of this type of figure. West was best known for playing the titular role 
in the 1960s television series Batman. After Batman was cancelled, West 
was unable to develop a lasting career as a mainstream leading man, 
meaning that his signature role remained the defining aspect of his 
public image. In various ways, West demonstrated that the strong link 
with a signature televisual role can generate new inflections over time, 
meaning that he embodies both the advantages and disadvantages of this 
form of stardom. The analysis of West as an archetypal signature role TV 
star is accomplished within a star studies theoretical framework that 
focuses on his onscreen roles, his promotional and publicity appearances 
and criticism and commentary materials about him. The signature role TV 
star category proposed in this book can be utilised to illuminate the 
significance of other television stars who have been overlooked by scholars.


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