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Tables of Contents for Illusions of Immortality
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
List of Tables
viii
Introduction: defining fame and celebrity
1
11
Fame and celebrity: definitions
3
1
Fame as a process
4
2
Special people
6
3
Overview of the book
9
3
`Mad for noblesse': fame through history
12
21
The birth of Western civilization
13
1
The origins of fame
14
2
Fame through art and literature
16
2
The dandy and the fraud
18
1
The birth of celebrity
19
1
P. T. Barnum and the `freak show'
20
1
Hollywood and the rise of the movie star
21
2
Post-War fame
23
1
The importance of television
24
1
Stars today
25
2
The Kray Twins and Louise Woodward: infamy as celebrity
27
3
`Wacko Jacko': the freak show updated
30
1
Conclusion
31
2
The quest for fame
33
21
Wanting it now: the case of Morrissey
34
2
Explanations from psychological research
36
7
Other theories accounting for the desire for fame
43
6
Symbolic immortality
49
4
Conclusion
53
1
Fame and the 'general public'
54
18
Television and psychology
55
2
Cross-cultural research
57
1
Reality monitoring and 'tele-literacy'
58
2
Identification with people on the screen
60
1
Parasocial interaction
61
1
The formation of parasocial relationships
62
5
`Public access' media
67
4
Conclusion
71
1
Identity crises: the perils of 'authenticity'
72
18
`The self' in psychology
72
6
Popular music and 'the self'
78
3
Rock'n' roll suicide
81
4
Commodification
85
4
Conclusion
89
1
The problems of being famous
90
19
New relationships
91
5
The loss of privacy
96
4
Explanations for fame
100
2
Delusions of grandeur: `We're like God'
102
2
The `gift': all we want to do is make records...
104
3
Preparing for fame
107
1
Conclusion
108
1
A taxonomy of fame
109
19
The typology of fame
110
6
Levels of fame
116
3
Fame trajectories
119
1
Memorable characteristics of famous people
120
2
A test of the typology
122
4
Uses of the taxonomy
126
1
Conclusions
127
1
Beyond parasocial interaction: fans and stalkers
128
19
Fans
129
5
Religious parallels
134
5
Meet the fans!
139
3
Stars in danger
142
3
Conclusion
145
2
Postscript: the future of celebrity
147
8
Technological change?
148
7
Appendix: Possibilities for future research
155
3
Notes and References
158
19
Bibliography
177
7
Index
184