Celebrity cultures in Canada /
Celebrity cultures in Canada /
Katja Lee and Lorraine York, editors.
- 1 online resource
- Cultural studies series .
- Cultural studies series (Waterloo, Ont.) .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword: The Celebrity Nation; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Celebrity Cultures in Canada. It's Not a Question; 1 Rediscovering Nell Shipman for Canadian Cultural Heritage; 2 "What an elastic nationality she possesses!" Transnational Celebrity Identities in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries; 3 Terry Fox and Disabled Celebrity; 4 Canadian Political Celebrity: From Trudeau to Trudeau; 5 Celebrity and the Cultivation of Indigenous Publics in Canada; 6 Lament for a Hockey Nation, Don Cherry, and the Apparatus of Canadian Celebrity. 7 Bon Cop, Bad Cop: A Tale of Two Star Systems8 Crossover Stars: Canadian Viewing Strategies and the Case of Callum Keith Rennie; 9 What's So Funny about Canadian Expats? The Comedian as Celebrity Export; 10 Re: Focusing (on) Celebrity: Canada's Major Poetry Prizes; 11 Bureaucratic Celebrity; Bibliography; Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y.
Explores how celebrity phenomena have operated and developed in Canada over the last two centuries. Topics range from politics and sports to film and literature. Essays highlight the trends that characterize Canadian celebrity and explore the specific cultures and institutions that distinguish fame in Canada from fame elsewhere.
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956874 MIL
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Celebrities--Canada.
Fame.
Popular culture--Canada.
Celebrities in mass media.
Mass media and culture.
Mass media--Social aspects--Canada.
Fame--Social aspects--Canada.
Célébrités--Canada.
Renommée.
Culture populaire--Canada.
Célébrités dans les médias.
Médias et culture.
Médias--Aspect social--Canada.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Anthropology--Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Popular Culture.
Celebrities.
Celebrities in mass media.
Fame.
Fame--Social aspects.
Mass media and culture.
Mass media--Social aspects.
Popular culture.
Canada.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
HM621 / .C455 2016eb
306.4
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword: The Celebrity Nation; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Celebrity Cultures in Canada. It's Not a Question; 1 Rediscovering Nell Shipman for Canadian Cultural Heritage; 2 "What an elastic nationality she possesses!" Transnational Celebrity Identities in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries; 3 Terry Fox and Disabled Celebrity; 4 Canadian Political Celebrity: From Trudeau to Trudeau; 5 Celebrity and the Cultivation of Indigenous Publics in Canada; 6 Lament for a Hockey Nation, Don Cherry, and the Apparatus of Canadian Celebrity. 7 Bon Cop, Bad Cop: A Tale of Two Star Systems8 Crossover Stars: Canadian Viewing Strategies and the Case of Callum Keith Rennie; 9 What's So Funny about Canadian Expats? The Comedian as Celebrity Export; 10 Re: Focusing (on) Celebrity: Canada's Major Poetry Prizes; 11 Bureaucratic Celebrity; Bibliography; Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y.
Explores how celebrity phenomena have operated and developed in Canada over the last two centuries. Topics range from politics and sports to film and literature. Essays highlight the trends that characterize Canadian celebrity and explore the specific cultures and institutions that distinguish fame in Canada from fame elsewhere.
9781771122245 (epub) 1771122242 9781771122238 (pdf) 1771122234
956874 MIL
(AMICUS)000044255654
Celebrities--Canada.
Fame.
Popular culture--Canada.
Celebrities in mass media.
Mass media and culture.
Mass media--Social aspects--Canada.
Fame--Social aspects--Canada.
Célébrités--Canada.
Renommée.
Culture populaire--Canada.
Célébrités dans les médias.
Médias et culture.
Médias--Aspect social--Canada.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Anthropology--Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Popular Culture.
Celebrities.
Celebrities in mass media.
Fame.
Fame--Social aspects.
Mass media and culture.
Mass media--Social aspects.
Popular culture.
Canada.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
HM621 / .C455 2016eb
306.4