Celebrity and Mediated Social Connections Fans, Friends and Followers in the Digital Age /

• Main Author: Alperstein, Neil M. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Communication.; Social media.; Culture.; Technology.; Popular Culture.; Cultural studies.; Media and Communication.; Social Media.; Culture and Technology.; Popular Culture .; Cultural Studies.

Celebrity and Mediated Social Connections is a critical examination of the multiple realities of the mediated culture we traverse, extending from our imaginary inner worlds to the imagined communities of digital media. Chapters explore the dialogic at work when we connect with celebrities and intern...