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Celebrity Studies
OCLC no.
156875338
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Celebrity Studies is a quarterly

shortlisted
Celebrity Studies for the Best New Journal award in 2011.

Notable studies published in the journal include analyses on

editors-in-chief include Erin Meyers (Oakland University) and Alice Leppert (Ursinus College
).

History

Creation

The field of "celebrity studies" emerged in academia in the 2000s coinciding with a wave of celebrity in

University of Victoria) and Su Holmes (University of East Anglia) in 2010 and is published by Routledge.[5] Redmond and Holmes are both media studies academics[6] who, in 2006, published a review of recent debates about celebrity.[7] Celebrity Studies is the first scholarly journal dedicated to the subject of celebrity.[8][9] It was initially published three times per year.[1]

In the inaugural issue of the journal, the co-editors noted that celebrity "exists at the core of many of the spaces, experiences and economies of modern life."

cultural politics and power relations which sit at the center of 'the taken for granted.'" Such a task of "uncovering and analyzing the systems and structures" of celebrity lies at the foundation of media, television, and cultural studies, according to the inaugural issue.[12] Holmes also told the Times Higher Education that celebrity studies was "more central to understanding the everyday than maths, English or science".[13]

On the left: an image of Barack Obama in a black suit.
On the right: an image of actor Jackie Chan in a pink shirt.
US President Barack Obama and actor Jackie Chan were both featured in the inaugural issue of Celebrity Studies.

One article in the inaugural issue authored by Redmond was titled "Avatar Obama in the Age of Liquid Celebrity".

textual analysis in the field.[12][17] Additionally, Turner issued a challenge to other academics that celebrity studies scholars do more than contribute to the "discursive regime surrounding celebrity" and instead "focus on its industrial production and audience consumption."[18]

The aim of the journal is to address the "production, circulation and consumption of fame" in contemporary and historical contexts and provide a forum for debate.[19] The first few issues of the journal concentrated almost entirely on current people and events.[20] The journal draws upon a range of interdisciplinary approaches[21][22] and explores the relevance of celebrity studies to other disciplines like sociology and political science.[23] The journal's initial editorial board totaled 15 editors from British universities and universities abroad.[24] Each journal issue features a book review section and a forum section dedicated to shorter essays, observations, and debates.[25] By August 2018, the journal had published thirty issues.[26]

Holmes stepped down as co-editor in 2019 and was replaced by Erin A. Meyers,

reality TV.[29][30]

Reception

While the announcement of the journal was met with negative media and academic reception,

shortlisted by the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) for the Best New Journal award.[46]

pseudo-academic mumbo jumbo."[25][6] Holmes and Redmond attributed the largely unfavorable media reaction of their journal to fears of "dumbing down" of higher education.[48][23] Additionally, the editors believed the negative response can be attributed to the "perception that academia is 'frivolous and populist' because of the apparently 'low-brow' subject of its scholarship."[31] Turner defended the reputation of the journal and the field, arguing it "isn't bullshit, this is stuff that actually is happening now."[25]

Conference

Celebrity Studies sponsors an international

film, and television scholars.[50] The biennial conference began in 2012[51] and took place at Deakin University in Melbourne.[52]: xv  In 2014, the conference was held at Royal Holloway, University of London. The conference debated the role of celebrities in society and discussed the impact of Hollywood, celebrity animals, and the influence of celebrity chefs.[53][54] The 2014 conference was criticized by journalist Cathy Newman of Channel 4 News, who considered the argument that celebrities can make information more accessible was "bizarre, if not downright depressing," and opined that "Katy Perry can't our children anything about politics."[55][56]

The third international conference occurred at the

La Sapienza University. The conference was entitled "Desecrating Celebrity."[59] The fifth international conference was scheduled to take place at the University of Winchester[60] but was cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[61]

Notable studies

Catherine, Princess of Wales
, had her buttocks analysed by researchers in the journal.

Pippa Middleton's buttocks

In November 2011, Janet McCabe, a scholar from the

Freudian analyses.[43][62][63]

Climate contrarians

A 2013 article traced the history of "

communist, un-American fanatics" who are "diametrically opposed to prosperity, jobs, and profit," according to the study.[66] The authors argued the "celebritisation of the climate" gives climate contrarians the ability to gain recognition in the public sphere, where their contributions are considered "balanced" in media debates on climate change.[67]

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex

A 2018 critique by researchers Laura Clancy and Hannah Yelin published in the journal argued that the

British monarchy had 'co-opted' the feminism of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex to enhance their public image. The researchers argued that before marrying Prince Harry, Markle was a vocal advocate for women's rights. According to the researchers, "Markle's activist voice has been either silenced or appropriated by the monarchy."[68][69][70] Clancy and Yelin accused the monarchy of using Markle's "celebrity status to "re-legitimise" the Royal Family's male monarchical power." The researchers noted that Markle had quit her acting career and shut down her popular blog and social media accounts.[71] The Royal Palace declined to comment on the study.[68]

The Sunday Times wrote about the study under the headline "Meghan accused of dropping feminism like a hot potato". Clancy and Yelin criticized the headline as "problematically inaccurate", and Yelin later appeared on Sky News to explain the study was "not about scrutinising Markle herself and it's certainly not about policing anybody else's feminism."[72][73] Clancy and Yelin stated they received accusations of sexism and racism and encountered various forms of harassment following the study's publication. They subsequently researched how academics more broadly experience the misrepresentation of their work in the media.[72]

The front page of a study analyzing actor Keanu Reeves in the John Wick franchise.
A study published in a special issue of Celebrity Studies examining actor Keanu Reeves in the John Wick franchise.

Influencer marketing

A 2022 bibliometric analysis found that Khamis et al. (2017) had one of the most cited articles in Scopus in the realm of influencer marketing. The authors argued that "influencer marketing has emerged alongside the growth of digital technology, particularly social media, thereby creating an opportunity for brand marketing by what are termed social media influencers."[74] Additionally, they argued that cultivating authenticity is a significant element of "micro-celebrity" which produces "a sense of realness that renders their narratives, their branding, both accessible and intimate."[75]

Special issues

The journal regularly produces special thematic issues.

call for papers requested topics such as "tragic Keanu"; "Keanu-as-meme"; Keanu as "reluctant celebrity"; and Keanu's relationship to "queer and Asian American identities."[80]

Other special issues of the journal covered topics such as the TV series

biographies,[85] and Asian stardom.[86]

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is

indexed and abstracted
in:

According to the

Norwegian Scientific Index classifies Celebrity Studies as a "Level 1" journal.[92]

See also

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