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Introduction: celebrity intersections
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posted on 2016-01-01, 00:00 authored by David MarshallDavid Marshall, Sean RedmondSean RedmondThis introductory essay maps the area of celebrity studies and its migration into the academy(university) in the last 30 years. Through first a study of how celebrities have been used by universities to play in the attention economy through honorary doctorates, the introduction then focuses on how the field of celebrity studies has emerged. The second half of the introduction deals with how celebrities have served as companions in an increasingly isolated and lonely cultural structure. It concludes with the idea that celebrity maintains it wonder and its fascination for audiences and cultures.
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A companion to celebrityChapter number
1Pagination
1 - 13Publisher
Wiley BlackwellPlace of publication
London, Eng.ISBN-13
9781118475072Language
engPublication classification
B1 Book chapterCopyright notice
2016, Wiley BlackwellExtent
27Editor/Contributor(s)
P Marshall, S RedmondUsage metrics
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