224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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Richard Dyer's classic study of movie stars and stardom has been updated, with a new introduction by the author discussing the rise of celebrity culture and developments in the study of stars since publication of the first edition in 1986. Dyer's illuminating study is based around case studies of three major stars: Marilyn Monroe, Paul Robeson and Judy Garland. He draws on a wide range of... Read more
List of illustrations, Preface, Acknowledgements, Introduction, 1 Monroe and sexuality, 2 Paul Robeson: crossing over, 3 Judy Garland and gay men, Notes, References, Index
Biography
Richard Dyer is Professor of Film Studies at the University of Warwick. He is the author of Now You See It, The Matter of Images, Only Entertainment, The Culture of Queers and White, all published by Routledge.
'the seminal theorist in the field of star studies... groundbreaking' - Journal of Visual Culture
