Definition of a Star (Richard Dyer)
- "When interest of their private life out-weighs interest in their personal career."
- "A star is an image, not a real person, which is constructed from a range of materials." (press, TV, film etc)
- "Social networking - used by stars to keep up a constant discourse with fans" eg. Lady Gaga - anti war products.
Dyer said that there is discourse needed between fan & star in order to maintain a star persona.
Karina Wilson 2011 - related Dyer's ideas to pop stars.
Some stars support hegemony by conforming to the represented 'ideal' (thin beautiful etc) but some provide difference (large but loveable)
"Celebrity magazines are about how stars compare to the ideal and how we compare the stars"
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