Topic:
I plan to discuss the phenomenon of celebrity. In particular, I would like to focus on the development of a celebrity persona and the proliferation of that persona. Additionally, I want to examine the importance celebrity has taken within American society and why. Through my research I plan to form an opinion on why I believe celebrities have such a large impact on society and culture and form an argument based on that.
Possible Research Articles:
· Poniewozik, James. "The Year of Charitaniment." Time Magazine.
· Furedi, Frank. "Celebrity Culture." Society 47.6
· Alexander, Jefferey. "The Celebrity-Icon." Cultural Sociology 4.3
· Armstrong, George. "The Reification of Celebrity: Persona as Property" Louisiana Law Review 51.3
· Carroll, John. "The Tragicomedy of Celebrity" Society 47.6
Sorry this isn't as in depth as it was supposed to be, but I'm in the same boat as Amy. Hopefully we will discuss this in class a bit more so we can all have a clear idea of what we need to accomplish in the paper/group project. See you all soon!
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