Diana, the Making of a Media Saint.
Title:
Diana, the Making of a Media Saint.
Author:
Richards, Jeffrey.
ISBN:
9780857712080
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (191 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Contributors -- Introduction: Saint Diana -- 1. Princess Diana: A Sign of the Times -- 2. The Misfortunes of Virtue: Diana, the Press and the Politics of Emotion -- 3. The Hollywoodisation of Diana -- 4. Diana Al-Fayed: Ethnic Marketing and the End(s) of Racism -- 5. Diana's Self and the Quest Within -- 6. Diana and the Religion of the Heart -- 7. Princess Diana as Lady Folly -- 8. Di and Dodi Die -- 9. The Spatial Diana: The Creation of Mourning Spaces for Diana, Princess of Wales -- Index.
Abstract:
Cultural critics across disciplines present this thoughtful, illuminating discussion of the myth of Diana, her career, appeal and iconicity, which will appeal to scholars and general readers alike. Chapters include: the Hollywoodisation of Diana; Diana as symbol of global consumption and suffering; Diana and Islam; spatial Diana; Diana as exemplar of a new religion; Diana and the therapy culture; and much more.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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