Prelims
Twenty-First Century Celebrity: Fame In Digital Culture
ISBN: 978-1-78754-212-9, eISBN: 978-1-78743-708-1
Publication date: 10 September 2018
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Giles, D.C. (2018), "Prelims", Twenty-First Century Celebrity: Fame In Digital Culture, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. i-vi. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78743-708-120181001
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Copyright © 2018, David C. Giles
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Twenty-First Century Celebrity
Fame In Digital Culture
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Twenty-First Century Celebrity
Fame In Digital Culture
By
DAVID C. GILES
University of Winchester, UK
United Kingdom – North America – Japan India – Malaysia – China
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Contents
| Part I: Celebrity in Theory and Research | ||
| 1. | Celebrity Studies and the Changing Media Landscape | 3 |
| 2. | Towards a Theory of Media and Affordance | 21 |
| 3. | Celebrities and Their Audience(s) | 39 |
| Part II: The Twenty-First Century and the Digital Imperative | ||
| 4. | The 2000s: Reality TV and ‘Micro-Celebrity’ —Webcam Girls and Bloggers | 59 |
| 5. | Twitter as ‘Fundamental’: The Obligatory Use of Social Media by Celebrities | 77 |
| Part III: New Forms of Celebrity | ||
| 6. | YouTubers | 107 |
| 7. | The Popularity and Appeal of YouTubers: ‘Authenticity’ and ‘Ordinariness’ | 131 |
| 8. | Instagram and the Rise of the Social Media ‘Influencer’ | 155 |
| 9. | “What Else Does He Do?” Meme Celebrities | 175 |
| Part IV: The Future of Celebrity | ||
| 10. | Snapchat, Persona Studies, and Twenty-First Century Political Celebrity | 189 |
| Postscript: Conclusions and Reflections | 203 | |
| References | 207 | |
| Index | 237 | |
- Prelims
- Part I: Celebrity in Theory and Research
- 1. Celebrity Studies and the Changing Media Landscape
- 2. Towards a Theory of Media and Affordance
- 3. Celebrities and Their Audience(s)
- Part II: The Twenty-First Century and the Digital Imperative
- 4. The 2000s: Reality TV and ‘Micro-Celebrity’—Webcam Girls and Bloggers
- 5. Twitter as ‘Fundamental’: The Obligatory Use of Social Media by Celebrities
- Part III: New Forms of Celebrity
- 6. YouTubers
- 7. The Popularity and Appeal of YouTubers: ‘Authenticity’ and ‘Ordinariness’
- 8. Instagram and the Rise of the Social Media ‘Influencer’
- 9. “What Else Does He Do?” Meme Celebrities
- Part IV: The Future of Celebrity
- 10. Snapchat, Persona Studies, and Twenty-First Century Political Celebrity
- Postscript: Conclusions and Reflections
- References
- Index