CELEBRITY TYPES OF CELEBRITY AND WHERE THEY COME
CELEBRITY TYPES OF CELEBRITY AND WHERE THEY COME FROM
Parasocial Relationships What are parasocial relationships? How are parasocial relationships similar to regular relationships? How are they freeing from face-to-face relationships? How are they pathological?
Where do celebrities come from? Talent: being so expert at a task that the person stands out from others Timing: when they arrived on the scene vis-a-vis other factors and trends Cross-over: they have distinguished themselves in more than one area of entertainment, or are associated with celebrity parents, siblings, spouses, etc.
Values: their celebrity arises from their ability to capture and reflect popular social values Social Impact: their celebrity has changed society in a profound way Madonna and Tiger Woods as examples of celebrities whose qualities cause them to appear in more than one area
TYPES OF CELEBRITIES Heroes: people who have celebrity status for what they do Stars: famous for what they are
Paracelebrities: famous for who they are associated with (Kardashian, Hilton) Quasars: famous for what we think they have done or who they are (the infamous)
The Culture of Celebrity How are celebrities our new “gods”? Why are we so fascinated with celebrities? How do celebrities embody our values and national passions? How do Courtney Love, Cindy Crawford, and Uma Thurman fit into the author’s argument?
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