Star Studies: A Critical Guide

by Martin Shingler, Martin Shingler (Editor), Susan Smith (Editor)

Overview

Martin Shingler presents the mother volume for Palgrave's Film Stars series in three easily-navigable chapters in which he provides a summative and instructive account of star studies for today's film student. Via a critical evaluation of the work of leading film scholars, he provides a convincing argument for howthis important area of film studies has evolved. Building on this, he offerssome new directions for star scholarship, and ends by offering the film student a useful set of themes and issues for his or her own investigation. 'Star Studies' is the perfect companion for the student who wishes to foster further research on stardom across a wide range of contexts, from national cinemas, to mainstream and marginal cinemas, to different historical periods and beyond.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781844574902
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	09/04/2012
Series:	Film Stars
Edition description:	2012
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 5.30(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Susan Smith has been knitting and crocheting for as long as she can remember, and is extremely passionate about both crafts. She has taught students in crochet and knitting classes, and has completed City and Guilds qualifications in Machine Knitting, Hand Knitting, and Embroidery. Susan has had her own knitwear design company for over ten years.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments.-Introduction.-1 Star Studies: mapping out the field of star studies within film studies.-2 Methods: ways of analysing screen performance.-3 Star Qualities: in search of the prerequisites for stardom.-4 Star Systems: the mechanics of star production.-5 Star Identities: from image to persona and publicity to gossip.-6 Unstable Symbols: on the representativeness of film stars.-Conclusion.-Notes.-References.-Index.