De-celebrification: Beyond the Scandalous

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De-celebrification: Beyond the Scandalous. / Mortensen, Mette; Kristensen, Nete Nørgaard.

In: Celebrity Studies, Vol. 11, No. 1, 2020, p. 89-100.

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Harvard

Mortensen, M & Kristensen, NN 2020, 'De-celebrification: Beyond the Scandalous', Celebrity Studies, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 89-100. https://doi.org/10.1080/19392397.2020.1704385

APA

Mortensen, M., & Kristensen, N. N. (2020). De-celebrification: Beyond the Scandalous. Celebrity Studies, 11(1), 89-100. https://doi.org/10.1080/19392397.2020.1704385

Vancouver

Mortensen M, Kristensen NN. De-celebrification: Beyond the Scandalous. Celebrity Studies. 2020;11(1):89-100. https://doi.org/10.1080/19392397.2020.1704385

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Mortensen, Mette ; Kristensen, Nete Nørgaard. / De-celebrification: Beyond the Scandalous. In: Celebrity Studies. 2020 ; Vol. 11, No. 1. pp. 89-100.

Bibtex

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abstract = "In this article, we propose de-celebrification as a term in celebrity studies to designate celebrities losing legitimacy to inhabit the public role and possess the formal and symbolic power formerly attached to their celebrity status. De-celebrification does not refer to celebrities acting scandalously, as scandalous performances often play out within the confines of celebrification. By contrast, de-celebrification is occasioned by transgressions so serious that celebrification is eroded. In recent years, social media genres have rendered de-celebrified individuals visible in new ways. Media users have come to play an active role in the process of de-celebrification, as they reflect and contribute to the visual deconstruction of celebrities{\textquoteright} public image and visibility. Critical, playful and humorous internet memes constitute a central case in point. To illustrate our arguments, we engage analytically with internet memes generated in relation to two recent cases of de-celebrification: Bill Cosby and Kevin Spacey.KEYWORDS: Bill Cosby, celebrification, de-celebrification, Kevin Spacey, memes, scandals",
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