An engaging introduction to the key terms, concepts, dilemmas and issues that are central to the study and critical understanding of celebrity, exploring the impacts of celebrity culture on the modern media and examining the influence that celebrity has on the way people place themselves in the modern world.

Sean Redmond is Associate Professor in Media and Communication at Deakin University, Australia.

1. The Celebrity Metronome
2. Seeing the Celebrity Image
3. Buying Celebrity
4. Selling Celebrity
5. Everyday Celebrity
6. The Loneliness Room
Epilogue: I am Celebrity.