ISBN:
1860643884
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (182p)
,
ill
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version Diana, The Making of a Media Saint
DDC:
302.23
Keywords:
Diana
;
Diana In mass media
;
Mass media
;
Culture
;
Biografie
Abstract:
Diana, Princess of Wales, was no saint in the conventional Christian sense. Yet her status as an icon since her death is unequalled in British popular culture and images of her resonate beatitude. In this work, cultural critics discuss the myth of Diana - her work, her appeal, and her iconicity for scholars and general readers alike. They consider the Diana phenomenon as a symptom of the modern approach to religion, review television and cinema's role in casting her as an icon, and study her symbolic status in relation to national and ethnic identities
Description / Table of 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
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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