Abstract
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Czech and Slovak Journal of Humanities |
| Publication status | Accepted/In press - 21 Jan 2019 |
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Keywords
- animals
- stars
- star studies
- celebrity
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Animal stars: a critical view of creaturely celebrity. / Parkinson, Claire.
In: Czech and Slovak Journal of Humanities, 21.01.2019.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Animal stars: a critical view of creaturely celebrity
AU - Parkinson, Claire
PY - 2019/1/21
Y1 - 2019/1/21
N2 - Star studies has focused primarily on human stars and the systems and conditions by and in which human stardom and celebrity are produced. Although animal stars have cultural, symbolic and economic value, scholarly work in star studies has, with few exceptions, largely ignored animals. This article addresses star studies through a critical lens that attends to the symbolic and economic dimensions of animal stardom. It argues that acknowledgement of the importance of both realms within star studies generally, draws attention to the ethical dimension of animal stardom specifically. It further proposes that alternative histories of film are revealed by situating animals at the centre of scholarly enquiry and discusses how this puts focus on previously obscured dynamics of stardom, particularly in relation to industrial conditions and systems.
AB - Star studies has focused primarily on human stars and the systems and conditions by and in which human stardom and celebrity are produced. Although animal stars have cultural, symbolic and economic value, scholarly work in star studies has, with few exceptions, largely ignored animals. This article addresses star studies through a critical lens that attends to the symbolic and economic dimensions of animal stardom. It argues that acknowledgement of the importance of both realms within star studies generally, draws attention to the ethical dimension of animal stardom specifically. It further proposes that alternative histories of film are revealed by situating animals at the centre of scholarly enquiry and discusses how this puts focus on previously obscured dynamics of stardom, particularly in relation to industrial conditions and systems.
KW - animals
KW - stars
KW - star studies
KW - celebrity
M3 - Article
JO - Czech and Slovak Journal of Humanities
JF - Czech and Slovak Journal of Humanities
SN - 1805-3742
ER -