{"product_id":"9781785277863","title":"Essays in Celebrity Culture","description":"Author: Pramod K. Nayar\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781785277863\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Anthem Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 11 May 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 188 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe collection of essays in the book moves from the largest domain of celebrity culture in India  Bollywood  through celebrity life writing and biopics and, finally, to the politics of and by celebrity culture. The book begins with an exploration of films made around celebrity victims to the vernacular cosmopolitanism of Bollywood stars' philanthropic and humanitarian work and, finally, to celebrity charisma and its role in the current era of 'post-truth.' Two studies of celebrity biopics and auto\/biographies  from sports stars to Bollywood stars  and their disease memoirs are included. Finally, a section of essays are devoted to celebrity cultural politics, including Indian writing as a celebrity, the Narmada River as a celebrity, the desacralization of celebrity statues, Arundhati Roy's celebrated and celebrity activism and the self-fashioning of Indian authors in the age of digital culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47924894728350,"sku":"ING-9781785277863","price":124.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781785277863.jpg?v=1782955107","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781785277863","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}