Gaston Franssen – författare

Though these days, our celebrity culture tends to revolve around movie stars and pop musicians, there have been plenty of celebrity authors over the years and around the world. This volume brings together a number of contributors to look at how and why certain writers have attained celebrity throughout history. How were their images as celebrities constructed by themselves and in complicity with their fans? And how did that process and its effects differ from country to country and era to era?

Fame is fickle, as conventional wisdom has it, but in current times, celebrity seems to be in crisis more than ever. Sexual abuse scandals and the #MeToo movement have rocked the foundations of celebrity culture, media and AI development have questioned the nature of the 'star' as a human figure, various forms of societal, cultural and political polarisation have put celebrities under increased public pressure, and more and more famous figures are opening up about their mental health crises and the negative effects of fame, such as burnout, anxiety, the impact of hate speech, body-shaming or performance pressure.This edited collection explores how such moments of crisis—scandals, reputational breakdowns, public controversies and conflicts—shape the contemporary dynamics of celebrity culture. Bringing together interdisciplinary perspectives from media studies, cultural studies and sociology, the contributions examine a wide range of cases, from high-profile public scandals to the affective politics of celebrity failure and reputational repair. The book highlights how celebrity figures become focal points for broader social debates about gender, class, race, morality and authenticity, offering critical insights into the mechanisms of fame, the politics of visibility and the cultural work performed by celebrity scandals in the digital age.This volume will be of great interest to postgraduate students, researchers and academics in media and cultural studies, sociology, communication studies and celebrity studies, as well as anyone interested in understanding the complex relationship between fame, power and contemporary culture. It was originally published as a special issue of Celebrity Studies.

This book maps the history of literary celebrity from the early nineteenth century to the present, paying special attention to the authors’ crafting of their writerly self as well as the afterlife of their public image.

This book maps the history of literary celebrity from the early nineteenth century to the present, paying special attention to the authors’ crafting of their writerly self as well as the afterlife of their public image.