Screen LibraryCelebrity culture and crime The joy of transgression /
In the 21st century celebrities and celebrity culture thrives. This book explores the much noted but little analyzed relationship between celebrity and crime. Criminals who become celebrities and celebrities who become criminals are examined, drawing on Foucault's theory of governance.
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| Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cultural criminology |
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http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230248304 |
| Summary: |
In the 21st century celebrities and celebrity culture thrives. This book explores the much noted but little analyzed relationship between celebrity and crime. Criminals who become celebrities and celebrities who become criminals are examined, drawing on Foucault's theory of governance. |
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Electronic book text. Originally published in: 2010. |
| Carrier Form: | 208 p. |
| ISBN: |
9780230224681 9780230248304 : 0230248306 : |
| CLC: | D917 |
| Contents: | Introduction: Cultural Criminology and the Joy of Transgression Celebrating Criminality and Cultural Criminology Culture Industry and Foucauldian Governmentality Resonance and Celebrated Criminality Celebrated Criminality and Governance The Undermining of Celebrated Criminality The Evolution of Celebrated Criminality Conclusion: Celebrating Crime in a Celebrity Culture Bibliography. |