Afterlife as afterimage : understanding posthumous fame / edited by Steve Jones and Joli Jensen.

Other author Jones, Steve, 1961- editor, contributor.
Other author Jensen, Joli, editor, contributor.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Peter Lang, ©2005.
Descriptionxxiii, 293 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Popular music--Social aspects.
Fame--Social aspects.
Celebrities--Death.

SeriesMusic/meanings ; v. 2
Music/meanings ; v. 2. ^A537453
Contents In memoriam / Julie Andsager -- Introduction: On fandom, celebrity, and mediation: posthumous possibilities / Joli Jensen -- Better off dead or, making it the hard way / Steve Jones -- Altared sites: celebrity webshrines as shared mourning / Julie L. Andsager -- Flaunting it: style, identity, and the social construction of Elvis fandom / Van M. Cagle -- Elvis forever / Erika Doss -- Commemoration as crossover: remembering Selena / Mary C. Beltrán -- Karen: the hagiographic impulse anorexia in the public memory of a pop star / Peggy J. Bowers and Stephanie Houston Grey -- Posthumous Patsy Clines: constructions of identity in hillbilly heaven / Joli Jensen -- Collectively remembering Tupac: the narrative mediation of current events, cultural histories, and social identities / George Kamberelis and Greg Dimitriadis -- Who owns him?: the debate on John Lennon / Janne Mäkelä -- Taming the wildest: what we've made of Louis Prima / John J. Pauly -- The strange career of Robert Johnson's records / Eric W. Rothenbuhler -- A career in music: from obscurity to immortality / Marko Aho -- Dead rock stars 1900 / Jonathan Sterne -- Conclusion: Echo homo / Steve Jones.
Abstract The mass media make it possible for fame to be enhanced and transformed posthumously. What does it mean to fans when a celebrity dies, and how can death change the way that celebrities are perceived and celebrated? How do we mourn and remember? What can different forms of communication reveal about the role of media in our lives? Through a provocative look at the lives and legacy of popular musicians from Elvis to Tupac and from Louis Prima to John Lennon, this book analyzes the process of posthumous fame to give us new insights into the consequences of mediation, and it illuminates the complex nature of fandom, community formation, and identity construction.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2004027913
ISBN0820463655 (pbk. : alk. paper)