Michael Jackson: grasping the spectacle

by Smit, Christopher R.

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Title Statements

Full title :Michael Jackson : grasping the spectacle / edited by Christopher R. Smit.

Summary

"Throughout his 40-year career, Michael Jackson intrigued and captivated public imagination through musical ingenuity, sexual and racial spectacle, savvy publicity stunts, odd behaviours, and a seemingly apolitical (yet always political) offering of popular art. A consistent player on the public stage from the age of eight, his consciousness was no doubt shaped by his countless public appearances, both designed and serendipitous. The artefacts he left behind - music, interviews, books written by and about him, and commercial products including dolls, buttons, posters, and photographs, videos, movies - will all become data in our cultural conversation about who Michael Jackson was, who he wanted to be, who we made him to be, and why. Michael Jackson: Grasping the Spectacle includes essays that aim to understand Jackson from multiple perspectives: critical cultural theory, musicology, art history, media studies, cultural anthropology, sociology, philosophy, religious studies, literary theory, gender studies, performance studies, disability studies, film studies, and African-American studies. Intended for classroom use as well as research and general interest, this book expands our understanding both of this fascinating figure himself and of gender, sexuality, celebrity, and popular culture."--Provided by publisher

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2016.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Routledge
Place of Publication:London, UK
Language:eng
Publication Date:2016.

Notes

Originally published 2012 by Ashgate Publishing.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xvi, 243 pages)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781351558341, 135155834X, 9781351558327, 1351558323, 9781315091181, 1315091186, 140944144X, 9781409441441, 1409446964, 9781409446965
DOI:10.4324/9781315091181
oclc:on1072016148
LC Classification:ML420.J175
Dewey Decimal:782.42166092

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Subjects

Criticism, interpretation, etc Culture populaire -- États-Unis Jackson, Michael Musique populaire -- Aspect social -- É… Popular culture Popular culture -- United States Popular music -- Social aspects Popular music -- Social aspects -- Unit… Psychology United States