Download or read book Celebrity Culture and Crime written by R. Penfold-Mounce and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-01-20 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 21st century celebrities and celebrity culture thrives. This book explores the much noted but little analyzed relationship between celebrity and crime. Criminals who become celebrities and celebrities who become criminals are examined, drawing on Foucault's theory of governance.