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Celebrity Culture and Crime

The Joy of Transgression
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In the 21st century celebrities and celebrity culture thrives. This book explores the much noted but little analyzed relationship between celebrity and crime. Criminals who become celebrities and celebrities who become criminals are examined, drawing on Foucault's theory of governance.

Author Biography:

RUTH PENFOLD-MOUNCE is Lecturer in Criminology, University of York, UK. Her research interests include celebrity in relation to gossip, crime, victimization, consumerism and medicine as well as criminological theory, fascination and spectacle.
Release date Australia
January 20th, 2010
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Illustrations
VIII, 196 p.
Pages
196
Dimensions
140x216x12
ISBN-13
9780230224681
Product ID
3584084

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