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OverviewThroughout Southeast Asia, film stars hold an important place in popular culture. They feature prominently in magazines and newspapers, on billboards and cinema marquees, at public events and premieres, and on the internet and social media. Southeast Asian cinemas have built their own distinctive star systems, which have produced a host of successful icons. These stars often possess the features of stardom commonly noted in film scholarship, such as glamour and charisma, while simultaneously offering nationally and regionally specific inflections of the phenomenon, embodying local tastes, values and ideologies. Stars such as Ananda Everingham in Thailand, P. Ramlee in Malaysia, and Nora Aunor in the Philippines, have all reached significant levels of fame in their respective countries. And yet, there is little academic work focusing on Southeast Asia's stars. Film Stardom in Southeast Asia addresses this neglect by examining how stars shape the marketing, business and economics of their industries, contribute to the meanings and popularity of their films, and give insight into the social and political contexts of life in Southeast Asia. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jonathan DriskellPublisher: Edinburgh University Press Imprint: Edinburgh University Press ISBN: 9781474442190ISBN 10: 1474442196 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 25 March 2022 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsDriskell offers readers some real insights into the operation of stardom across Southeast Asia, and gives teachers the confidence to branch out into new and exciting areas beyond traditional Hollywood stardom.--Andrew Willis, University of Salford Film Stardom in Southeast Asia is a welcome addition to star studies in Asia and the global south. Driskell's work will be valuable for students, and such introductions would also play an important pedagogical role, in addition to fleshing out the theory of stardom the anthology builds.--Jasmine Trice, University of California, Los Angeles Author InformationJonathan Driskell, Senior Lecturer, Monash University Malaysia. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |