基本説明
This is the most complete and compelling account of idols and celebrity in Japanese media culture to date. From the Contents: The Jimusho System: Understanding the Production Logic of the Japanese Entertainment Industry; Megaspectacle and Celebrity Transgression in Japan: The Sakai Noriko Media Scandal; Jonny's Idols as Icon: Female Desires to Fantasize and Consume Male Idol Images; Idol as Accidental Activist: Agnes Chan, Feminism and Motherhood in Japan; The Virtual Idol: Producing and Consuming Digital Femininity.
Full Description
This is the most complete and compelling account of idols and celebrity in Japanese media culture to date. Engaging with the study of media, gender and celebrity, and sensitive to history and the contemporary scene, these interdisciplinary essays cover male and female idols, production and consumption, industrial structures and fan movements.
