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"Celebrities depend upon fans to sustain their popularity and livelihood, and fans are happy to oblige. With social media, they can follow their favorite (or least favorite) celebrities' every move, and get glimpses into their lives, homes, and behind-the-scenes work. Fans interact with celebrities now more than ever, and often feel that they have a claim on their time, attention, and accountability. In Fame and Fandom: Functioning On and Offline, contributors examine this tumultuous dynamic, and bring together celebrity studies and fan studies like never before. This volume explores the intersections between fan cultures, communities and practices around the globe; as well as the formation and maintenance of celebrity and public personas. It expands knowledge of the fields by examining both online and offline examples. Readers will find new theoretical approaches to fan/celebrity encounters, as well as discussion of parasocial relationships and fan interactions with celebrities. Case studies include Supernatural, Harry Styles, YouTube influencers, film location sites, Keanu Reeves, and celebrities as fans. This volume is ideal for anyone curious about the mutual influences of fame on fandom, and vice versa"--
About the author
Celia Lam is associate professor of media and cultural studies at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China. She is coeditor of
Aussie Fans: Uniquely Placed in Global Popular Culture (Iowa, 2019). Lam lives in Sydney, Australia and Ningbo, China.
Jackie Raphael is an honorary research fellow at the University of Western Australia, and works at Murdoch University. She is coauthor of
Celebrity Bromance: Constructing, Interpreting, and Utilising Personas. Raphael lives in Perth, Australia.
Renee Middlemost is lecturer in communication and media at the University of Wollongong, Australia. She is coeditor of
Participations. Middlemost lives in Wollongong, Australia.
Jessica Balanzategui is senior lecturer in cinema and screen studies at Swinburne University of Technology. She is author of
The Uncanny Child in Transnational Cinema. Balanzategui lives in Melbourne, Australia.
Summary
Fans interact with celebrities now more than ever, and often feel that they have a claim on their time, attention, and accountability. In Fame and Fandom, the contributors examine this tumultuous dynamic and bring together celebrity studies and fan studies like never before.
