Michael Jackson intrigued and captivated public imagination through musical ingenuity, sexual and racial spectacle, savvy publicity stunts, odd behaviors, and a seemingly apolitical (yet always political) offering of popular art. Intended for classroom use as well as research and general interest, Michael Jackson: Grasping the Spectacle expands our understanding both of this fascinating figure and of gender, sexuality, celebrity, and popular culture.
Michael Jackson intrigued and captivated public imagination through musical ingenuity, sexual and racial spectacle, savvy publicity stunts, odd behaviors, and a seemingly apolitical (yet always political) offering of popular art. Intended for classroom use as well as research and general interest, Michael Jackson: Grasping the Spectacle expands our understanding both of this fascinating figure and of gender, sexuality, celebrity, and popular culture.
Christopher R. Smit is Associate Professor at the Department of Media Studies, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan in the USA.
Inhaltsangabe
Contents: Introduction: chasing the spectacle of Michael Jackson Christopher R. Smit; Part I Mythology and Identity: Freaks ( from On Michael Jackson) Margo Jefferson; Michael Jackson and the myth of race and gender Julian Vigo; Sentenced to Neverland: Michael Jackson Peter Pan and queer futurity Amy C. Billone; Michael Jackson and the quandary of Black identity Sherrow O. Pinder. Part II Music and Image: The 'split' biography: Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story Jesse Schlotterbeck; From pop icon to postmodern kitsch: images of Michael Jackson in contemporary art Brett M. Van Hoesen; Putting the music back into Michael Jackson studies Christopher Wiley; 'We are here to change the world': Captain EO and the future of utopia Carl Miller; Tomorrow today: Michael Jackson as science fiction character author and text Ruchi Mital. Part III Body and Death: Dancing with the Elephant Man's bones Raphael Raphael; Cultural anxiety surrounding a plastic prodigy: a performance analysis of Michael Jackson as an embodiment of post-identity politics Julie-Ann Scott; The unbearable lightness of being Michael: the religious witness of Michael Jackson David Dark; 'We going to see the king': Christianity and celebrity at Michael Jackson's memorial Diana York Blaine; Remember to always think twice: the reconciliation of Michael Jackson Zack Stiegler; Bibliography; Index.
Contents: Introduction: chasing the spectacle of Michael Jackson Christopher R. Smit; Part I Mythology and Identity: Freaks ( from On Michael Jackson) Margo Jefferson; Michael Jackson and the myth of race and gender Julian Vigo; Sentenced to Neverland: Michael Jackson Peter Pan and queer futurity Amy C. Billone; Michael Jackson and the quandary of Black identity Sherrow O. Pinder. Part II Music and Image: The 'split' biography: Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story Jesse Schlotterbeck; From pop icon to postmodern kitsch: images of Michael Jackson in contemporary art Brett M. Van Hoesen; Putting the music back into Michael Jackson studies Christopher Wiley; 'We are here to change the world': Captain EO and the future of utopia Carl Miller; Tomorrow today: Michael Jackson as science fiction character author and text Ruchi Mital. Part III Body and Death: Dancing with the Elephant Man's bones Raphael Raphael; Cultural anxiety surrounding a plastic prodigy: a performance analysis of Michael Jackson as an embodiment of post-identity politics Julie-Ann Scott; The unbearable lightness of being Michael: the religious witness of Michael Jackson David Dark; 'We going to see the king': Christianity and celebrity at Michael Jackson's memorial Diana York Blaine; Remember to always think twice: the reconciliation of Michael Jackson Zack Stiegler; Bibliography; Index.
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