Synopses & Reviews
Cultural critics across disciplines present here a thoughtful, illuminating discussion of the myth of Diana--her career, appeal and iconicity. Chapters include: the Hollywoodization of Diana; Diana as a symbol of global consumption and suffering; Diana and Islam; spatial Diana; Diana as exemplar of a new religion; Diana and the therapy culture; and much more. Contributors include Rosalind Brunt, Alvin Cohan, Simon Critchley, Richard Fenn, and Paul Heelas.
About the Author
Jeffrey Richards,
Scott Wilson, and
Linda Woodheadwork at the Institute of Cultural Research at Lancaster University, U.K.
Table of Contents
Introduction * Contributors * The Making of an Icon--Rosalind Brunt * The Misfortunes of Virtue: Diana, the Press and the Politics of Emotion--Scott Wilson * The Hollywoodization of Diana--Jeffrey Richards * Diana Al-Fayed: Ethnic Marketing and the End(s) of Racism--Emily Lomax * Diana's Self and the Quest Within--Paul Heelas * Diana and the Religion of the Heart--Linda Woodhead * Princess Diana as Lady Folly--Richard Fenn * Di and Dodie Die--Simon Critchley * The Spatial Diana: The Creation of Mourning Spaces for Diana, Princess of Wales--Alvin Cohan * General Index