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Celebrity Culture and Crime

The Joy of Transgression

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  • © 2009

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Authors:
  1. Ruth Penfold-Mounce

    1. University of York, UK

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Part of the book series: Cultural Criminology (CUC)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction: Cultural Criminology and the Joy of Transgression

    • Ruth Penfold-Mounce
    Pages 1-11

  3. Celebrity, Fame and Culture

    • Ruth Penfold-Mounce
    Pages 12-37

  4. The Culture Industry and Foucauldian Governmentality

    • Ruth Penfold-Mounce
    Pages 38-62

  5. Resonance and Celebrated Criminality

    • Ruth Penfold-Mounce
    Pages 63-93

  6. Celebrated Criminality and Governance

    • Ruth Penfold-Mounce
    Pages 94-113

  7. The Undermining of Celebrated Criminality

    • Ruth Penfold-Mounce
    Pages 114-139

  8. The Evolution of Celebrated Criminality

    • Ruth Penfold-Mounce
    Pages 140-177

  9. Conclusion: Celebrating Crime in a Celebrity Culture

    • Ruth Penfold-Mounce
    Pages 178-183

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 184-196
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About this book

In the 21st century celebrities and celebrity culture thrives. This book explores the much noted but little analyzed relationship between celebrity and crime. Criminals who become celebrities and celebrities who become criminals are examined, drawing on Foucault's theory of governance.

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'By bringing the study of celebrity and criminality together and highlighting the many forms of interconnections between them, the book elucidates our often fractious engagement and fascination with both arenas...one can only hope that Penfold-Mounce's book will serve as a valuable prompt for further scholarship on this enormously rich topic.' - Crime, Media, Culture

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of York, UK

    Ruth Penfold-Mounce

About the author

RUTH PENFOLD-MOUNCE is Lecturer in Criminology, University of York, UK. Her research interests include celebrity in relation to gossip, crime, victimization, consumerism and medicine as well as criminological theory, fascination and spectacle.

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