Fandom, Image and Authenticity - Joy Devotion and the Second Lives of Kurt Cobain and Ian Curtis (Paperback, 1st ed. 2014)


Kurt Cobain and Ian Curtis. Through death, they became icons. However, the lead singers have been removed from their humanity, replaced by easily replicated and distributed commodities bearing their image. This book examines how the anglicised singers provide secular guidance to the modern consumer in an ever more uncertain world.

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Kurt Cobain and Ian Curtis. Through death, they became icons. However, the lead singers have been removed from their humanity, replaced by easily replicated and distributed commodities bearing their image. This book examines how the anglicised singers provide secular guidance to the modern consumer in an ever more uncertain world.

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Product Details

General

Imprint

Palgrave Macmillan

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Series

Pop Music, Culture and Identity

Release date

2014

Availability

Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

First published

2014

Authors

Dimensions

216 x 140mm (L x W)

Format

Paperback

Pages

199

Edition

1st ed. 2014

ISBN-13

978-1-349-48360-0

Barcode

9781349483600

Categories

LSN

1-349-48360-5



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