Lady Gaga and the Sociology of Fame : The Rise of a Pop Star in an Age of Celebrity

• Main Author: Deflem, Mathieu (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Subjects: Social sciences.; United States > Study and teaching.; Music.; Cultural studies.; Mass media.; Communication.; Social sciences in mass media.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781137584687
• DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-58468-7
• Physical Description: XII, 245 p. online resource.

This book investigates the stardom of Lady Gaga within a cultural-sociological framework. Resisting a reductionist perspective of fame as a commodity, Mathieu Deflem offers an empirical examination of the social conditions that informed Lady Gaga's rise to fame. The book delves into topics such...