"Snap Shots" & "Take Aways" from Works Consulted
Dr. Arnout van de Rijt
Published Reference:
Only 15 minutes? The Social Stratification of Fame in Printed Media (2013)
Snap Shot:
"When individuals are decoupled from noteworthy events and are of interest in their own right, self-reinforcing processes, commemorative practices, reputation, and career structures prevent a return to obscurity. The events in which these people are involved are almost automatically of interest, and the attention they attract further increases interest, turning their name into a brand." (282)
Dr. K. Bryant Smalley, and Dr. William D. McIntosh
Published Reference:
The Loss of Fame: Psychological Implications (2011)
Snap Shot:
"In the media’s modern landscape of ever-shifting programs and personalities, losing fame is becoming nearly as common as gaining it." (385)
Dr. Nigel Saul
Published Reference:
Chivalry and the Birth of Celebrity (2011)
Snap Shot:
"Fame describes ‘reputation,’ ‘renown’ or ‘good report’; it is associated with recognition of an achievement beyond time or place, the assurance that a person’s name will live on, the knowledge that he or she will have a place in history. Celebrity, however, is associated with a certain glitziness which underlies and informs a relationship between the celebrity and an admiring audience." (21-22)
Dr. Robert Garland
Published Reference:
Celebrity Ancient and Modern (2010)
Snap Shot:
"Human nature being what it is, there surely have always been people afflicted with a pathological desire for attention. A striking example of this involves an arsonist called Herostratus, who set fire to the great temple of Artemis at Ephesus in Turkey in 348 BCE for no better reason, as he later confessed under torture, than being driven by an insatiable appetite for celebrity." (484-485)
Dr. Lenn E. Goodman
Published Reference:
Supernovas: The Dialectic of Celebrity in Society (2010)
Snap Shot:
"A celebrity’s life is molded—if it is not destroyed—by an ongoing give and take between free actions, unruly passions, and the needs and aspirations, hopes and fears of a public that is itself self-governed or ill-governed, a mob, a market, a voter base, a fan base—the people." (515)
Dr. John Maltby
Published Reference:
Implicit Theories of a Desire for Fame. (2008)
Snap Shot:
"Fame interest comprises six factors: intensity, vulnerability, celebrity life-style, drive, perceived suitability, and altruistic." (428)
Dr. Elizabeth Nutt Williams and Karen L. Celedonia
Published Reference:
Craving the Spotlight: Buddhism, Narcissism, and the Desire for Fame (2006)
Snap Shot:
"With the expansive audiences that mediums such as the internet, television, and movies reach, fame is easier to achieve, and in some ways, less meaningful than it was in the past." (216)
Dr. Mathieu Deflem
Published Reference:
Professor Goes Gaga: Teaching Lady Gaga and the Sociology of Fame (2013)
Snap Shot:
"Exemplifying the intertwined nature of sociology and society, it is under circumstances of a celebrity culture to be expected that a sociologist of fame can share some of the subject’s joys and tribulations." (127-128)
Dr. Drew Pinsky and Dr. Mark S. Young
Published Reference:
Narcissism and Celebrity (2006)
Take Away:
"Celebrities are a highly narcissistic group, with female celebrities evincing significantly higher narcissistic tendencies than male celebrities. Musicians appear to be the least narcissistic group, and reality TV stars are the most narcissistic."
Dr. Frank Furedi
Published Reference:
Celebrity Culture (2010)
Snap Shot:
"The commodification of celebrity culture both fuels and responds to a market for new but readily recognisable and reassuringly familiar celebrities." (494).
Dr. Milner Murray
Published Reference:
Is Celebrity a New Kind of Status System? (2010)
Snap Shot:
"Modern means of communication have significantly changed the patterns of day to day social interaction and the sources of our information and knowledge. […] It is more impressive to be seen on TV regularly than to have one’s name in the newspaper or be well-known in the neighborhood." (382)
Dr. Jeff Greenberg
Published Reference:
Toward Understanding the Fame Game: The Effect of Mortality Salience on the Appeal of Fame (2010)
Snap Shot:
"...the best we can hope for is to direct these urges for fame and celebrity fandom toward prosocial activities that contribute to the alleviation of human suffering and enrichment of people’s lives." (14)
Dr. Donna Rockwell and Dr. David C. Giles
Published Reference:
Being a Celebrity: A Phenomenology of Fame (2009)
Snap Shot:
"Understanding the experiential world of celebrities and the challenges of fame can help those who themselves seek leadership positions in politics, media, sports, law, or business, among other areas, prepare to confront the overwhelming sensation of recognition in “the sea of eyes.” (208)
Dr. Mark Schaller
Published Reference:
The Psychological Consequences of Fame: Three Tests of the Self-Consciousness Hypothesis (1997)
Take Away:
Author hypothesizes that those aspiring to become a celebrity are at greater-than-normal risk for self-abusive behaviors, because for celebrities, the experience of self-consciousness is especially unpleasant.
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