- 240 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Pop stars have provided audiences with performative moments that have become ingrained in popular consciousness. They are a lens through which deeper understandings about race, gender, politics, history and the artistic process can be understood. When combined with the most affective of mediums ā cinema, the combination can be both thrilling and alarming. From the relatively early days of cinema, figures from the world of popular music have made forays into acting and contributed cameo appearances. From Little Richard and Kylie Minogue to Nick Cave and Tom Waits, Pop Stars On Film: Popular Culture in a Global Market offers a collection of essays on some of the most influential international performances from a diverse range of cultural icons. The book considers industry shifts, access and diversity, but also the notion of cultural appropriation, audience appeal, marketing and demographics. Perhaps most importantly, the publication will look at what happens when cultures collide and coalesce.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-title Page
- Title Page
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Notes on Contributors
- Foreword
- Introduction (Kirsty Fairclough and Jason Wood)
- 1 The boy canāt help it: Little Richardās disruption and reconstruction of Black male screen performativity
- 2 Thereās always gonna be queens on the rag: Madonna and queer intertextuality
- 3 Princeās fashion during the Batman era: Symbols, silhouettes and the return of purple
- 4 āMeet the long-lost Phillip Jeffriesā: The elusive cinema of David Bowie
- 5 Where the popular meets the esoteric: Videodrome (1983) and Holy Motors (2012)
- 6 Translating personas: French singers on film
- 7 Adam Ant, John Lydon and Jordan: Punk stars on film
- 8 From the street to the dance floor: Political imaginings of the pop star in popular Indian cinema
- 9 āā¦ and presenting JUANITA MOORE as Annie Johnson and MAHALIA JACKSON as Choir Soloistā ā¦ singing āTrouble of the Worldā in Imitation of Life
- 10 Cinema, jazz and representation
- 11 Ryuichi Sakamoto: Behind the mask
- 12 Reframing time and space in Dogs in Space
- Index
- Copyright Page