American Ideal

American Ideal
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ISBN-10 : 0739164333
ISBN-13 : 9780739164334
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Book Synopsis American Ideal by : Amanda Scheiner McClain

Download or read book American Ideal written by Amanda Scheiner McClain and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American Ideal: How American Idol Constructs Celebrity, Collective Identity, and American Discourses explores ideals associated with American Idol, and includes deep examinations of contextual press coverage, official message boards, and the show itself. It finds that the representation of an idealized American culture endorses and supports contemporary cultural, economic, and institutional ideologies, particularly values of celebrity, beauty, American identity, and capitalism.


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