References

1. For useful books on celebrity in contemporary culture, see Chris Rojek, Celebrity (London: Reaktion Books 2001) (Review by Georges-Claude Guilbert); Graeme Turner, Understanding Celebrity, London: Sage, 2004) (Summary). For an interesting analysis of celebrity icons with particular reference to Nicole Kidman see this article by Tralee Pearce. (October 9, 2004.) (Note: takes a while to download). For an interesting article discussing a newly constructed pathology labelled 'celebrity worship syndrome', see John F. Schumaker 'Starlust: worship of celebrity casts a dark shadow' Australian Financial Review, 27 Feb 2004. Originally published in The New Internationalist.

2. 'Christopher Walken in conversation', Acting Now magazine, 3 April 2004.

3. 'Conversation with Madeline Kahn and Christopher Walken'. In David Black, The Magic of Theater, Behind the Scenes with Today's Leading Actors. (Collier Books,1993).

4. Michel Foucault, 'The father's "no"'. In J. Faubion, ed., Aesthetics, method and epistemology (New York: New Press, 1998), pp. 8-11. Translated by Donald F. Bouchard and Sherry Simon, slightly modified.
   Please note I have further heavily modified this translation. You can see the published translation of this passage here.

5. Michel Foucault, "Interview with Michel Foucault". In J. Faubion, ed., Power (New York: New Press, 2000). Translated by Robert Hurley. pp. 239-40. trans. mod.

6. Michel Foucault, 'On the genealogy of ethics: An overview of work in progress'. In Paul Rabinow, ed., The Foucault Reader (London: Penguin, 1984), p. 350.

7. See reference 4 above.