This article introduces the celebrity capital life cycle as a structuring framework for the
literature on celebrity endorsement. This framework comprises four stages: acquisition …

In this book Jo Littler argues that meritocracy is the key cultural means of legitimation for
contemporary neoliberal culture–and that whilst it promises opportunity, it in fact creates new …

" Be creative!" In der Gegenwartsgesellschaft haben sich die Anforderung und der Wunsch,
kreativ zu sein und schöpferisch Neues hervorzubringen, in ungewöhnlichem Maße …

This chapter will consider alternative foundations for the modern analysis of power: the
contributions of the seventeenth-century English political theorist, Thomas Hobbes, and the …

Naturalistic inquiry is about studying people in everyday circumstances by ordinary means. It
strives to blend in, to respect people in their daily lives, to take their actions and experiences …

What is left to say about celebrity? Well, as I hope to demonstrate in this book, quite a lot. In
particular, I have been concerned to disaggregate the customary constructions of celebrity a …

This article proposes to redefine celebrity as a kind of capital, thereby extending Bourdieu's
field theory. This redefinition is necessary, it is argued, because one of the main limitations …

Untitled Page 1 Page 2 STRATEGY Page 3 Sara Miller McCune founded SAGE Publishing in
1965 to support the dissemination of usable knowledge and educate a global community …

Purpose This paper aims to explore the nature of the celebrity chef phenomenon and its
impact on the contemporary hospitality industry, to both enrich current knowledge on the …

When children use the Internet, they commonly choose to watch their favorite YouTubers. In
this article, we aim to deepen the understanding of how children make sense of YouTubers …