Celebrity Culture
Gamson argues that ‘celebrity is produced, and constructed by concerted, co-operative action of media industries for profit’.
Stacey argued that the meaning audiences place on celebrities is linked to the pleasure gained through fantasising about escaping from the confines of their own lives. The fantasy involves being part of the lifestyle that celebrities are perceived as living. For example, this includes owning luxury homes and clothes, travel, staying in hotels, eating in expensive restaurants and being the focus of lots of attention.
An alternative critical perspective is put forward by media theorist Richard Dyer who suggests that a celebrity must resonate with the ideas, values and spirit of the time – even the moment.
Stacey argued that the meaning audiences place on celebrities is linked to the pleasure gained through fantasising about escaping from the confines of their own lives. The fantasy involves being part of the lifestyle that celebrities are perceived as living. For example, this includes owning luxury homes and clothes, travel, staying in hotels, eating in expensive restaurants and being the focus of lots of attention.
An alternative critical perspective is put forward by media theorist Richard Dyer who suggests that a celebrity must resonate with the ideas, values and spirit of the time – even the moment.
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