A Parasociology: Jean Genet in the Age of Celebrity Worship.

In 1956, American researchers Horton and Wohl coined the term "para-social interaction," defined as the bond of intimacy that a consumer of media feels towards the "image" of the performer. Later developed into the notion of "celebrity worship" by researchers, "parasociality" has a relationship to t...

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Publicado en:Religion & the Arts Vol. 24; no. 3; pp. 290 - 318
Autor principal: Lucas, Kevin
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Brill Academic Publishers 2020
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