'a trust betrayed': Celebrity and the work of emotion

Celebrity Studies

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-64

  Nunn, Heather ^a   Biressi, Anita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Celebrity; Emotional labour; Emotional work; Intimacy; Rehabilitation; Scandal

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956063171     PISSN: 19392397     EISSN: 19392400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19392390903519065     Document Type: Article

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