Celebrity and Mediated Social Connections: Fans, Friends and Followers in the Digital Age

by Neil M Alperstein

Book Overview

Celebrity and Mediated Social Connections is a critical examination of the multiple realities of the mediated culture we traverse, extending from our imaginary inner worlds to the imagined communities of digital media. Chapters explore the dialogic at work when we connect with celebrities and internalize aspects of their personas due to the various social roles they serve within our everyday lives. What might begin as strong identification...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030179044
• ISBN13: 9783030179045
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"