SCLG2629 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Jeremy Bentham, Panopticism, Bindi Irwin
1 Aug 2018
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Evans, jessica (2017) "celebrity society", in b. s. Pdf read pp. van krieken, robert (2016) maybe now we"ll start taking celebrity seriously", sociological. Review blog, 4 december 2016: https://www. thesociologicalreview. com/blog/maybe-now-well-start-taking-celebrity-seriously. html read more and again. Its made to refer to a range of role. Boorstin: the celebrity is a person who is known for his well-knownness. The hero was distinguished by his achievement; the celebrity by his image or trademark. The hero created himself; the celebrity is created by the media. The hero was a big man; the celebrity is a big name. Some people because famous because they have done something concrete but celebrities are famous for being well-known. Two combined: every celebrity lies somewhere on a spectrum of combing achievement or talent and the surplus value of celebrity or the celebrity effect-the independent value of well-knownness. Eg: benjamin franklin expert at manipulating public perception of him. They serve as cognitive orientation, reference points- what it means to be female/male.
