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. INDICE: Introduction: Cultural Criminology and the Joy of Transgression - Celebrating Criminality and Cultural Criminology - Culture Industry and Foucauldian Governmentality - Resonance and Celebrated Criminality - Celebrated Criminality and Governance - The Undermining of Celebrated Criminality - The Evolution of Celebrated Criminality - Conclusion: Celebrating Crime in a CelebrityCulture - Bibliography
- ISBN: 978-0-230-22468-1
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 208
- Fecha Publicación: 20/01/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés