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Celebrity Fans and Their Consumer Behaviour: Autoethnographic Insights into the Life of a Fan book cover

1st Edition

Celebrity Fans and Their Consumer Behaviour Autoethnographic Insights into the Life of a Fan

By Markus Wohlfeil Copyright 2018
216 Pages
by Routledge

216 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

216 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Ever since the dawn of the Hollywood star system in the early 1920s, consumers have been fascinated by film stars and other celebrities and their seemingly glamorous private lives. The public demand for celebrities has become so pervasive that it is arguably an essential element of our everyday culture and market economy, and the focus of increasing study. This book explores the widespread... Read more

Chapter 1: IN OUR NATURE: THE PHENOMENON OF CELEBRITY FANDOM; Chapter 2: THE DANGEROUS LIVES OF FANS: STEREOTYPES & STIGMAS; Chapter 3: THE BOOK OF STARS: CONSUMING HUMAN BRANDS; Chapter 4: CONFESSIONS OF A JENA MALONE FAN; Chapter 5: CATCHING FIRE: THE POLYSEMIC ALLURE OF CELEBRITIES; Chapter 6: LOVESONG: LIVING EVERYDAY CELEBRITY FANDOM; Chapter 7: SUCKER PUNCH(ED) OR SAVED? CELEBRITY FAN TAKEAWAYS; REFERENCES



Biography

Markus Wohlfeil is a Lecturer in Marketing in the Marketing and Retail Division at the University of Stirling, UK. Previously, he has also been a Lecturer in Marketing at the University College Cork and the University of East Anglia, UK. As a self-confessed film buff and devoted fan, his research interests are in the fields of celebrity fandom, the experiential consumption of films, film marketing and the film industry in general.

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