SCLG2629 - Celebrity Society

Semester 1, 2013  |  Credit Points: 6

Coordinator: Robert van Krieken
Phone: +61 2 9351 4990
Email: robert.van.krieken@sydney.edu.au

Description

This unit outlines the sociological analysis of celebrity, examining how we can see celebrity as a particular social form characteristic of modernity, and what makes it possible to speak of a 'celebrity society'. It reflects on the history of celebrity, the concept of court society, the production of celebrity and the economics of attention, para-social interaction, celebrity in sport, politics, diplomacy, management and business, the power relations characterizing celebrity society, and the trend lines in the future development of celebrity.

Assessments

1x1000wd workbook (20%), 1x2000wd essay (40%), 1x1500wd take-home exam (30%) and tutorial participation (10%)

Classes

1x2hr lecture/week, 1x1hr tutorial/week

Prerequisites

SCLG1001 and SCLG1002

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