After Diana: Irreverent Elegies
The death of Diana, Princess of Wales, was met by the deepest mourning of this century. Press coverage of the death was unprecedented in both its scale and uniformity. Yet, in an enormous welter of schmaltz, very little was said about the meaning of what had occurred - whether Tony Blair's public emoting heralded a new kind of politics; what, if anything the anguish of so many who never knew Diana in person revealed about modern society, how the intertwining of the ideas of celebrity and...
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The death of Diana, Princess of Wales, was met by the deepest mourning of this century. Press coverage of the death was unprecedented in both its scale and uniformity. Yet, in an enormous welter of schmaltz, very little was said about the meaning of what had occurred - whether Tony Blair's public emoting heralded a new kind of politics; what, if anything the anguish of so many who never knew Diana in person revealed about modern society, how the intertwining of the ideas of celebrity and victim, physical beauty and moral worth, affected people's responses; what was implied for the future of the royal family. For those perplexed by the outpouring that followed Diana's death, this book provides some answers. Insisting that all aspects of the affair are open to investigation, that nothing (and especially not royalty) is sacred, it brings together a group of distinguished writers whose primary interest is to analyze the death rather than lament it. Jeff Pooley Flippancy is abundant....'Mum; shy ingenue; jet-setting Glam Queen...neurotic narcissist.' This excellent, often wiffy collection spares none of these Dianas. —Brill's Content
Introduction: After Diana11Mass-Observation in the Mall152A Glimpse of the Void253The Plumage and the Dying Bird294Mourning for a Better Monarchy335Mediate and Immediate Mourning416Princess Di, Mother T., and Me497The Secular Saint638Lament for Lady Di759From Royal London to Celebrity Space7710The Princess, the People and Paranoia8711Designer Creations10312The Unbearable Lightness of Diana11113Admirable England12714The Common Touch13115Diarrhoea14716Diana, Postmodern Madonna15917Feelin's16918Diana and the Backlash18319Myths, Lies and the Royals19920Diana, Patron Saint of the Global Village20721New Labour, Old Windsor21322The Departed Spirit217Notes on Contributors229
\ Emily NussbaumWith rare exceptions, this is a book by people who looked out their windows at the grieving population and wondered, 'what the hell are these people thinking?'...Many of the writers are active players in the political debate, and a tone of aggrievement rather than grief prevails throughout...Despite the occasional didacticism and a streak of misogyny, many writers do have interesting insights. -- Artforum\ \ \ \ \ Jeff PooleyFlippancy is abundant....'Mum; shy ingenue; jet-setting Glam Queen...neurotic narcissist.' This excellent, often wiffy collection spares none of these Dianas. —Brill's Content\ \ \ Jeff PooleyFlippancy is abundant....'Mum; shy ingenue; jet-setting Glam Queen...neurotic narcissist.' This excellent, often wiffy collection spares none of these Dianas. -- Brill's Content\ \
