Routledge Handbook of Celebrity Studies

The Routledge Handbook of Celebrity Studies offers a clear, comprehensive and critical analysis of celebrity in the social sciences and humanities, and in so doing seeks to develop a new agenda for celebrity studies in the twenty-first century. Throughout this volume, there is a strong emphasis on interdisciplinarity with chapters covering sociology, cultural studies, psychology, politics and history. Written in a clear and direct style, this handbook will appeal to a wide undergraduate audience.