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This article idolises Doherty's lifestyle as it writes about him in an adoring tone. An example of a journalist performing the role of an 'enlightened fan', the article helps construct Doherty's identity by positively framing his lifestyle as unattainable and something to respect.

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Pete Doherty is out on bail, facing charges of blackmail and robbery. Max Carlish, who spent months following the rock star filming his notorious lifestyle, found himself at the heart of the controversy. Here, he recalls his time with Britain's most talked-about musician.

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Brit Crit: Turning Points in British Rock Criticism, 1960–1990

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Brit Crit: Turning Points in British Rock Criticism, 1960–1990

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This article describes how male journalists are a reason male rock musicians are held to such an unattainable standard. Doherty's 'authentic Britishness' is an expression of individuality that the journalists themselves seek to obtain. They relate to him and see themselves as 'enlightened fans', portraying him as heroic and thereby masculine.

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This British chat show discusses the matter of whether or not Doherty should be imprisoned. Whether he should be held accountable for his actions or treated for his drug addiction is a heated point of contention. It is argued that the fact that he exemplifies the rebellious, dangerous rock and roll image and sensationalised by the media means he is untouchable by the law.

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Pete Doherty: Why isn't he in prison? (29.01.10) - TWStuff

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This interview with Doherty does not delve into the consequences of hedonism but instead praises and admires Doherty's lifestyle of drugs and promiscuity. There is an emphasis of "living in the moment" and being unapologetic for the underlying theme of the interview being drugs. His self-destruction is a performance of his rock identity and masculinity and is something for onlookers to aspire to.

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In a rare interview, Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty talks to Simon Hattenstone about death, love and why he can't go a day without drugs.

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This video shows Doherty being released from prison. Instead of being condemned for his actions, he is being followed by paparazzi. This is an example of journalists sensationalising his rebellious image. The media is not condemning his actions but instead constructing his image as admirable whilst releasing from prison.

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He went into the cells a pop star: he may come out a poet

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He went into the cells a pop star: he may come out a poet

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This article framed Doherty as a tortured and troubled genius rather than a criminal. Though jailed for a brawl with a documentary maker, the journalist discusses how he is set to "emerge as a poet". His violent, drug fuelled behaviour is not condemned but described as a "scuffle". While his actions that led him to jail are briefly discussed, the media hype surrounding his excitement to become a published poets are the focal point of the article. The consequences of his actions are not critiqued and he is framed as an independent, wayward artist and, above all, a rock star who is above consequences.

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He went into jail rambling and incoherent, but is set to emerge as a poet. Pete Doherty, the drug-addict pop star, will find himself pursued by publishers as well as paparazzi when he emerges from HMP Pentonville tomorrow after being jailed following a rumpus that left a documentary-maker with two black eyes and a broken nose.

He went into jail rambling and incoherent, but is set to emerge as a poet. Pete Doherty, the drug-addict pop star, will find himself pursued by publishers as well as paparazzi when he emerges from HMP Pentonville tomorrow after being jailed following a rumpus that left a documentary-maker with two black eyes and a broken nose.

Already famous for his drug-fuelled antics as the former frontman for The Libertines, as well as his on-off relationship with the supermodel Kate Moss, Doherty is being seen as a hot property after agents learnt that he had been scrawling volumes of verse since his teens. Publishing houses are bidding to sign up the wayward star, who is due to be released tomorrow on bail after being charged with robbery and blackmail. A source close to Doherty, 25, said that he had been approached by a number of publishers.

Doherty has long made clear his literary aspirations, and the interviews he has given have been littered with lyrical sparkle. Before his success with The Libertines he had dabbled with performance poetry and as a teenager he was taken to Russia after winning a competition run by the British Council.

He posts his work in regular dispatches, penned in a spidery scrawl complete with crossings-out, on to his website www.babyshambles.com under the title "The Books of Albion", which also include rambling musings on his life. Poems currently posted there go under the titles "Ask a Stupid Question" and "The Continuing Adventure of Spaniel O'Spaniel".

Another, called "Madame Fanny Perrier", begins:

Saw himself as a poppy leaf - a troublesome one if he was, pouting with a very certain ease, his spangly hips scarred tight with steel and fashion - his glorious and local.

While his works have caused excitement among publishers, it is the paparazzi who will be hot on his heels tomorrow when he is expected to be bailed for £150,000. His record label and publishers had been unable to raise the sum at short notice when he appeared in court on Friday.

On his release he will be whisked off for yet another spell in rehab to kick his addictions, after failed stints at The Priory and under a tough regime in a Thai monastery.

Last week's daily media coverage of his spiralling descent began with a documentary maker's decision to sell photographs of the musician using heroin to the Sunday Mirror for £30,000.

The appetite for such shots had been sharpened by Doherty's relationship with Moss. Those close to the singer - who now fronts his own band, Babyshambles - insist the pair are a genuine couple and it is not simply a publicity ruse for them. The pair are due to make a public appearance together at the NME Awards next week.

As last week progressed, Doherty became involved in an alleged scuffle with the film-maker Max Carlish, and was charged with robbery and blackmail. He was remanded in custody on Friday. Carlish said yesterday he wants to patch up his relationship with the musician.

Doherty would not be the first to make the transition from musician to published poet - the late John Lennon, his Beatles bandmate Sir Paul McCartney and even the Soft Cell singer Marc Almond have had their work published - but he would certainly be one of the most colourful.

The poet Roddy Lumsden believes publication of Doherty's work could be a money-spinner: "I certainly know he's got a lot of fans who would lap up his stuff.

"I used to see him around on the performance poetry scene and he was quite good. He's very lively and he can write. He's definitely a talented lyricist. I teach poetry at City University and one of the lads in my class was inspired to come along because Pete's lyrics got him into being a writer. I'm introducing this young guy to lots of other stuff now."

Matthew Hollis, a poetry editor at the publisher Faber, said: "Literary publishers are open minded and respond to the quality of the work. The fact that someone is known primarily as a musician does not inhibit them from being taken seriously as a poet."

But Don Paterson, a poet and editor for Picador, said: "Poetry doesn't need popularising among the young. Poetry is already there for anyone who wants to read it - all we need is to lead young people to where it already lives, and let them open the books and get on with it themselves.

"And quite often the song lyrics of talented musicians like Pete Doherty will accomplish exactly that anyway - spark a curiosity for what else words might be capable of. Where's the shame in being a fine songwriter?"

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He went into the cells a pop star: he may come out a poet

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He went into jail rambling and incoherent, but is set to emerge as a poet. Pete Doherty, the drug-addict pop star, will find himself pursued by publishers as well as paparazzi when he emerges from HMP Pentonville tomorrow after being jailed following a rumpus that left a documentary-maker with two black eyes and a broken nose.

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From Glam Rock to Cock Rock: Revis(it)ing Rock Masculinities in Recent Feature Films

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From Glam Rock to Cock Rock: Revis(it)ing Rock Masculinities in Recent Feature Films

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This chapter discusses the representation of masculinity in rock music in several films. The spirit of rebelliousness is idealised and attitudes towards the rock lifestyle are celebratory across numerous Hollywood movies. It discusses rock music as a predominately male industry and associates the lifestyle with an “archaic image of man” with an emphasis on sexual dominance and a self-destructive lifestyle as a performance of masculinity. The sensationalism that comes from the rock and roll star persona means that the characters within these movies performing this form of masculinity are not met with critique but instead admiration from audiences. These archetypal rock and roll stars in film can be applied to the construction of Pete Doherty’s persona in the media. He is performing a type of masculinity and authentic rebelliousness specific to rock stars.

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This interdisciplinary study analyzes the ways in which signs of masculinity have been performed across a wide variety of contexts and genres - including literature, classical ballet, sports, rock mus

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Rock and roll or rock and fall? Gendered framing of the rock and roll lifestyles of Amy Winehouse and Pete Doherty in British broadsheets

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Rock and roll or rock and fall? Gendered framing of the rock and roll lifestyles of Amy Winehouse and Pete Doherty in British broadsheets

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This article discusses how Pete Doherty's rebellious rock and roll persona is framed positively in comparison to Amy Winehouse's. His excessive drug use, sexual escapades and issues with the law are hailed as 'intriguing' and even 'poetic' by journalists as he is consistently framed as heroic and something to aspire to. This is exemplar of hegemonic masculinity in comparison to Winehouse's media image as she is victimised where Doherty is admired. News articles are comparatively analysed within this article, finding that Doherty's hedonistic lifestyle is naturalised as masculine and courageous. His star image as a rebellious rock and roll star is constructed as something to fantasise about and aspire to due to his gender.

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Combining insights from gender, popular music, and celebrity studies, this article addresses to what extent British broadsheets frame Amy Winehouse and Pete Doherty differently with regard to their rock and roll lifestyle. Our content analyses of The Guardian and The Independent indicate clear gender differences. First, Doherty's excessive behavior is often framed in positive terms (rock and roll), while the media discuss Winehouse's conduct more negatively (rock and fall). Second, British newspaper journalists admire Doherty's courage to lead such a lifestyle, oftentimes justifying - or even negating - his behavior, arguing he is an independent individual or even a hero. Such adoration is absent when Winehouse's escapades are reported on; most articles treat her as a victim, expressing concern regarding her poor health. As such, our findings show how music journalists use relational complicit practices - admiration/justification/negation of male and victimization of female enactment of hegemonic masculinity - to maintain masculine monopoly over the archetypical rock and roll lifestyle.

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Pauwke BerkersPauwke Berkers is an assistant professor at the Department of Arts and Culture Studies at Erasmus University Rotterdam. His work addresses how institutions in artistic fields (e.g. journalistic criticism, arts policy, history) deal with gender and ethnic diversity in various Western countries.

Merel EeckelaerMerel Eeckelaer studied Media and Journalism at Erasmus University Rotterdam.

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Rock and roll or rock and fall? Gendered framing of the rock and roll lifestyles of Amy Winehouse and Pete Doherty in British broadsheets

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Combining insights from gender, popular music, and celebrity studies, this article addresses to what extent British broadsheets frame Amy Winehouse and Pete Doherty differently with regard to their rock and roll lifestyle. Our content analyses of The Guardian and The Independent indicate clear gender differences.