Popular music, stars and stardom

Resource Information

The work Popular music, stars and stardom represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Boston University Libraries. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

Popular music, stars and stardom

Statement of responsibility

edited by Stephen Loy, Julie Rickwood and Samantha Bennett

Contributor

• Rickwood, Julie
• Bennett, Samantha, (Music professor)
• JSTOR Open Access
• Australian National University Press
• Loy, Stephen

Editor

• Bennett, Samantha, (Music professor)
• Loy, Stephen
• Rickwood, Julie

Provider

• JSTOR Open Access

Subject

• Beyoncé, 1981- -- Criticism and interpretation
• Caballé, Montserrat -- Criticism and interpretation
• Electronic resources
• Fame -- Political aspects
• Jacques, Judy , 1944- -- Criticism and interpretation
• Mercury, Freddie -- Criticism and interpretation
• Minstrel music -- Australia -- History
• Popular music -- Australia
• Popular music -- History and criticism
• Popular music -- Political aspects
• Popular music -- Social aspects
• Rock music -- Australia
• Saddington, Wendy, 1949-2013 -- Criticism and interpretation
• Women musicians

Language

eng

Summary

"A popular fascination with fame and stardom has existed in Western culture since the late eighteenth century; a fascination that, in the twenty-first century, reaches into almost every facet of public life. The pervasive nature of stardom in modern society demands study from the perspectives of a range of distinct but thematically connected disciplines. The exploration of intersections between broader considerations of stardom and the discourses of popular music studies is the genesis for this volume. The chapters collected here demonstrate the variety of work currently being undertaken in stardom studies by scholars in Australia. The contributions range from biographical considerations of the stars of popular music, contributions to critical discourses of stardom in the industry more broadly, and the various ways in which the use of astronomical metaphors, in both cultural commentary and academic discourse, demonstrate notions of stardom firmly embedded in popular music thought. Not only do these chapters represent a range of perspectives on popular music, stars and stardom, they provide eloquent and innovative contributions to the developing discourse on stardom in popular music."

Biography type

contains biographical information

Cataloging source

JSTOR

Illustrations

• illustrations
• portraits

Index

index present

LC call number

ML3917.A8

LC item number

P678 2018eb

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• dictionaries
• bibliography

Target audience

general