Celebrity Fandom and Consumer Behaviour: Autoethnographic Insights into the Life of a Fan - Hardcover
Inhaltsangabe
This book explores the widespread consumption phenomenon of celebrity fandom and provides a detailed overview of its previous conceptualization across different academic fields. The chapters take the reader on a narrative journey into a consumer’s parasocial fan relationship with an admired celebrity. Using thereby the author’s autoethnographic account of his personal fan relationship with a film actress as a case study, this detailed study examines why consumers can become emotionally attached to a celebrity and how the parasocial fan relationship can add meaning to their life. By exploring the complex nature of consumer experiences, Celebrity Fandom and Consumer Behaviour uncovers the (para)social link between the celebrity and the individual consumer’s personal desires. This book has an interdisciplinary appeal and will provide an insightful read to marketing scholars and researchers within the fields of consumer behaviour, celebrity and fan studies.
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Markus Wohlfeil is Lecturer in Marketing at the University of Stirling, UK. His research focuses on celebrity fandom and the film industry, particularly in areas such as consumer behaviour, tourism and marketing. He also has a personal interest in filmmaking and other creative industries such as music, theatre and literature.
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This book explores the widespread consumption phenomenon of celebrity fandom and provides a detailed overview of its previous conceptualization across different academic fields. The chapters take the reader on a narrative journey into a consumer’s parasocial fan relationship with an admired celebrity. Using thereby the author’s autoethnographic account of his personal fan relationship with a film actress as a case study, this detailed study examines why consumers can become emotionally attached to a celebrity and how the parasocial fan relationship can add meaning to their life. By exploring the complex nature of consumer experiences, Celebrity Fandom and Consumer Behaviour uncovers the (para)social link between the celebrity and the individual consumer’s personal desires. This book has an interdisciplinary appeal and will provide an insightful read to marketing scholars and researchers within the fields of consumer behaviour, celebrity and fan studies.
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