Idolized : music, media, and identity in American idol /
The hit television program American Idol provides a stage where the politics of national, regional, ethnic, and religious identity are performed for millions of viewers. Diversity is carefully highlighted and coached into a viable commodity by judges, argues Katherine Meizel, with contestants packag...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bloomington, IN :
Indiana University Press,
©2011.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | The hit television program American Idol provides a stage where the politics of national, regional, ethnic, and religious identity are performed for millions of viewers. Diversity is carefully highlighted and coached into a viable commodity by judges, argues Katherine Meizel, with contestants packaged into familiar portraits of American identities. Consumer choice, as expressed by audience voting, also shapes the course of the show -- negotiating ideas of democracy and opportunity closely associated with. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 301 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-291) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780253005106 0253005108 |