Adulation, identification and emulation are all key motifs of understanding the study celebrity culture, as explained in this reading. As well as the desire for fame, as highlighted in the case study of Leif Memphis.
Non famous people are around to form groups of fans around famous people, and circulate in the popular media.
'I' and 'me, me, me' are the narrative strand of post modern celebrity in a commodity driven nature. 'To be famous is to be famous and that is all that matters' this is descibed as everyone is psychologically damaged whether it is the anomic fan or the lonley famous person.
According to Elliot (1999) the relationship between fan/ star/ celebrity may acutally be the most intimate and far reaching forms of sociability in modern times. From the dedicated websites to in institutions and creative enterprises.
New and old media technologies have allowed celebrities to be timeless, replayed and circulated in an endless fashion which has become extremely important in todays celebrity culture - in this game of finding authenticity.
Apparently the body of the star is the key to finding their 'real' persona - as fans we are comforted when we see them stripped of their fancy clothing, jewellry and make up, exposing their flaws enables us to identify with them in their natural form rather than their representation.
Celebrities are divided into categories from A-list to Z-list, but their appeal can still be far reaching no matter where they originate. In Z-list will usually be the reality star - holding onto their 15 minutes of fame.
In relation to discourses of cultural value, two key points are made: Firstly it is impossible to discuss contemporary celebrity without addressing such judgements; as they form an integral part of how the celebrity circulates in the public sphere. Secondly issues of cultural value simultaneously structure the varying perspectives our contributors offer on celebrity; some are keen to defend whilst others are more critical.
The term celebrity in itself is ambiguous in it's meaning and the study of which contributors explore how the internet, magazine, tabloid newspaper, photograph and gallery film determine how celebrity culture travel across the media landscape.
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