"Only If You Are Really Interested": Celebrity, Gender, Desire and the World of Morrissey

Contents

• Table of Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Preface
• Introduction
• 1. “That’s the Story of My Life”: Morrissey’s Career, Controversies and Comeback
• 2. “The Songs That Saved Your Life”: Critical Reception of the Works of Morrissey
• 3. “Let Me Kiss You”: Celebrity, Gender And Desire
• 4. “The Boy Racer”: Morrissey’s Changing Gender Identity in Music Video
• 5. “At Last I Am Born”: Morrissey in Live Performance
• 6. “We’ll Let You Know”: Inactivity and the Musical World of Morrissey
• 7. “The Harsh Truth of the Camera Eye”: Morrissey’s Enigma Through Mediated Performance
• Conclusion
• Chapter Notes
• Bibliography
• Index