Performance Anxiety in Media Culture

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Exploring the culture of performance anxiety, this book delves into how personal concerns about self-presentation are amplified by media technologies. It examines foundational theories from Erving Goffman, Jacques Lacan, and Jean Baudrillard to understand the evolution of social performances. Through diverse case studies, it highlights representations of performance anxiety in recent French cinema, fashion blogs, and the nostalgic rockabilly music scene, revealing the intricate ways these anxieties manifest and are interpreted in contemporary culture.