Idolized: Music, Media, and Identity in American Idol by Katherine Meizel
English | 25 Apr. 2011 | ISBN: 0253222710, 0253355710 | 320 Pages | PDF | 2 MB
English | 25 Apr. 2011 | ISBN: 0253222710, 0253355710 | 320 Pages | PDF | 2 MB
The hit television program American Idol provides a stage where the politics of national, regional, ethnic, and religious identity are performed for millions of viewers. Diversity is carefully highlighted and coached into a viable commodity by judges, argues Katherine L. Meizel, with contestants packaged into familiar portraits of American identities.