Companion to Celebrity presents a multi-disciplinary collection of original essays that explore myriad issues relating to the origins, evolution, and current trends in the field of celebrity studies. * Offers a detailed, systematic, and clear presentation of all aspects of celebrity studies, with a structure that carefully build its enquiry * Draws on the latest scholarly developments in celebrity analyses * Presents new and provocative ways of exploring celebrity's meanings and textures * Considers the revolutionary ways in which new social media have impacted on the production and consumption of celebrity