American Ideal: How American Idol Constructs Celebrity, Collective Identity, and American Discourses

American Ideal: How American Idol Constructs Celebrity, Collective Identity, and American Discourses
ISBN-10
0739164333
ISBN-13
9780739164334
Category
American Idol (Television program)
Language
English
Published
2011
Author
Amanda Scheiner McClain

Description

American Ideal: How American Idol Constructs Celebrity, Collective Identity, and American Discourses explores ideals associated with American Idol, and includes deep examinations of contextual press coverage, official message boards, and the show itself. It finds that the representation of an idealized American culture endorses and supports contemporary cultural, economic, and institutional ideologies, particularly values of celebrity, beauty, American identity, and capitalism.

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