This article explores how the celebrity discourse of the self both presages and works as a
pedagogical tool for the burgeoning world of presentational media and its users that is now …

On television and in films, in magazines and books, on the Internet and in the realm of
politics, celebrities of all sorts seem to dominate our attention. Celebrity Society: The …

This study tested common predictions from the absorption‐addiction model of celebrity
worship and the empty self theory. A sample of 171 university students completed a set of …

The modern marketplace has made consumers' lives better in many ways, offering a
multitude of affordable conveniences and luxuries. Why, then, is the prevalence of physical …

Two experiments examined the effects of different sources (celebrity versus peer consumer)
of celebrity-brand-related user-generated content (UGC) embedded in a social networking …

En este trabajo se realiza una actualización de la noción de interacción y relación
parasocial, un concepto acuñado originalmente por Horton y Wohl en 1956 para describir la …

Gossip in the workplace has generally been ignored by researchers and often criticized by
practitioners. The authors apply a transdisciplinary evolutionary approach to argue that …

From newspapers to social networking sites, the mass media play a huge role in shaping the
way we see ourselves and others. In this engaging introduction, Giles explores our …

Celebrity health events can have a positive effect on public health education and
awareness, in part because people spread health information related to the celebrity on …

Instagram allows users to share a snapshot of their lives with a mass audience in a matter of
seconds. This capability and power has not gone unnoticed by celebrities, who are highly …