Abstract
David Chaney (2001) argues that access to lifestyle templates are available primarily through multiple media channels, where lifestyle is an example of a new 'social form' based on specific patterns of consumer choice. This article examines a very particular kind of celebrity. It is concerned with how television, print and advertising contribute to the construction of media stars whose function is to transfer knowledge of particular lifestyles to the lived experience of ordinary people. It looks at systems that direct the flow of information and why the proliferation of this new breed of expert arises out of a particular set of historic conditions namely the rise of, and recent challenges to, neo-liberalism.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 111-124 |
| Journal | Cultural Politics |
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| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Celebrity, Consumption, Lifestyle, Taste, Television