In the age of networked publics and global viral publicity, celebrity is transnational. Its circulation illuminates global, national, and local dynamics of powe

In this new book, Mark Wheeler offers the first in-depth analysis of the history, nature and global reach of celebrity politics today. Celebrity politicians and

[This book] looks at the history and contemporary role of celebrities in American politics, and the long-term implications of this trend. It examines the inters

In recent years, celebrities from George Clooney to Bono to Angelina Jolie have attempted to play an increasingly important role in global politics. Celebrity a

This edited collection brings together scholarly works of both a theoretical and empirical nature to critically analyse the forms and functions of the contempor