Fletcher, G 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3294-0465
2004,
'An index of fame: critical identifications of fame in the 'social laboratory''
, M/C Journal: a Journal of Media and Culture, 7 (5)
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Abstract
This paper discusses the presentation of fame that can be identified through popular search terms. These terms reveal how the rapidly shifting interest in individual identities of ‘fame’ are cast against a continuous sequence of expected and unexpected events including movie releases, annual holidays, murders and terrorist attacks. The central claim of this paper is that fame is continuously reconstituted across a wide spectrum of cultural experiences and actions. Fame is attached to individuals as a personification of mainstream cultural fascination with specific events – whether manufactured or unexpected – and artefacts.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Themes: | Subjects / Themes > H Social Sciences > HM Sociology Subjects outside of the University Themes |
| Schools: | Schools > Salford Business School > Salford Business School Research Centre |
| Journal or Publication Title: | M/C Journal: a Journal of Media and Culture |
| Publisher: | M/C |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| ISSN: | 14412616 |
| Depositing User: | H Kenna |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Dec 2008 10:31 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Aug 2021 22:03 |
| URI: | https://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/860 |
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