In this paper, we will explore, through a narrative-semiotic lens, how 32 Edwardian (1901–1914) celebrities style the ‘self’ in their pictorial bookplates. Using Zhao and Zappavigna, 2018a, 2018b, 2020, Ross 2020 typology of selfies as starting point drawing upon aspects Bamberg Georgakopoulou’s (2008) positioning analysis, embed users’ visual arrangements narrative stance-taking elements ethno...

a r t i c l e i n f o Keywords: Celebrity presenter characteristics Hook versus linear conceptualization of characteristics Persuasion and dissuasion This study validates Rossiter and Percy's (1987) hook theory of presenter characteristics, for celebrity presenters. Firstly, by employing a product-alone control group, the study demonstrates that some celebrity-product pairings have a good fit a...

PURPOSE Suicide is a major health problem in Korea. Extensive media exposure of celebrity suicide may induce imitative suicide, a phenomenon called the Werther effect. We examined the increased suicide risk following the suicides of an entertainer and a politician, and identified the relative suicide risks. METHODS News articles about the celebrity suicides were obtained from three major news...

The purpose of this paper is to examine the role which Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton played in initiating the nature of contemporary celebrity culture. Using the couple’s scandalous affair which took place during the filming of Cleopatra (1963) as a case study, the paper will explore how the collapse of the studio system, combined with the rise of the paparazzi and the development of the ...

In his twenty-seven year reign (1978-2005), Pope John Paul II created not only more saints than any other pope in history, but also more saints than all the other popes put together since Pope Urban VIII centralised control of saint-making in 1634. This article argues that the elevation of ‘celebrity saints’, such as Padre Pio and Mother Theresa, can be seen as an attempt on the part of the Cat...

Yes, even the JCI can weigh in on celebrity gossip, but hopefully without becoming a tabloid. Rather, we want to shine a light on the reckless comments actor Tom Cruise has recently made that psychiatry is a "quack" field and his belief that postpartum depression cannot be treated pharmacologically. We can only hope that his influence as a celebrity does not hold back those in need of psychiatr...

This theoretical article introduces the construct of CEO celebrity in order to explain how the tendency of journalists to attribute a firm’s actions and outcomes to the volition of its CEO affects such firm. In the model developed here, journalists celebrate a CEO whose firm takes strategic actions that are distinctive and consistent by attributing such actions and performance to the firm’s CEO...

Background: This article examines how the rhetorical style of “alt-right” builds a political audience through study Rebel, Canadian YouTube news channel. Analysis: analyzes rhetoric two hosts on Lauren Southern and Gavin McInnes, finds their marked by use vernacular slang associated with subcultural communities alt-right. Conclusion implications: The unique display points to micro-celebrity cul...