Preface 1 Celebrity Politics: a Theoretical and Historical Perspective
Notes Preface 1. D. M. West and J. M. Orman (2003) Celebrity Politics (Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall). 2. G. Turner (2006) ‘The Mass Production of Celebrity “Celetoids”, Reality TV and the “Demotic Turn”’, International Journal of Cultural Studies, 9(2), 153–65. 3. N. Ribke (2015) ‘Entertainment Politics: Brazilian Celebrities’ Transition to Politics: Recent History and Main Patterns’, Media Culture & Society, 31(3), 35–49. 4. See Chapter 5. 5. West and Orman, Celebrity Politics; D. M. West (2007) ‘Angelina, Mia, and Bono: Celebrities and International Development’, Development, 2, 1–9; N. Wood and K. C. Herbst (2007) ‘Political Star Power and Political Parties: Does Celebrity Endorsement Win First-time Votes?’, Journal of Political Marketing, 6(2–3), 141–58. 6. J. Stanyer (2013) Intimate Politics (Cambridge: Polity); J. Alexander (2010) ‘Barack Obama Meets Celebrity Metaphor’, Society, 47(5), 410–18; D. Kellner (2009) ‘Barack Obama and Celebrity Spectacle’, International Journal of Communication, 3, 715–41. 7. Printed press journalists are not considered for this study since their migration to politics and the relation of their profession with the field of politics precedes the celebrity culture phenomenon. On this issue, see M. Weber (1976) ‘Towards a Sociology of the Press’, Journal of Communication, 26(3), 96–101. 8. On this issue, see S. Livingstone (2003) ‘On the Challenges of Cross- National Comparative Media Research’, European Journal of Communication, 18(4), 477–500. 1 Celebrity Politics: a Theoretical and Historical Perspective 1. C. W. Mills (1999) The Power Elite (London: Oxford University Press), pp. 90–1. 2. Mills, The Power Elite, p.
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