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Tag archive for ‘Celebrity/Stardom’

Seeing is Believing

by: Jennifer Warren / Independent Scholar

Critics of photography envisioned a world where people had consumed the image and thought they had experienced the thing itself. It seems they weren’t far off the mark.

Celebrity Nepotism, Family Values and E! Television

by: Diane Negra / University of East Anglia
A closer look at families, wealth and Filthy Rich Cattle Drive.

How Much Do I Love myTunes? Allow Me to List the Ways…

by: Tim Anderson / Denison University
With the proliferation of mp3 players, CD burners and cheap CD-Rs the art of the mix is practiced now more than ever.

Martha Stewart: Free but Still in Chains?

by: Melissa Click / University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Can Martha Stewart redeem herself through television?

Who Wants to be a Crorepati?: Global Television and Local Genres in India

by: Shanti Kumar / University of Texas-Austin
In 2000, when Star Plus Channel launched Kaun Banega Crorepati? (KBC), the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, the show quickly became the biggest hit on Indian television.