What might the cult of celebrity tell us about the fate of reflexive politics in our media saturated world?
The development of celebrity and entertainment culture is so essential and influential that they largely affect the world economically and politically. Adorno’s theory on Culture Industry very much explains the phenomenon of mass produced entertainment and the development of celebrity culture.
Politics of Representation
26/03/2007
Mari Hirata
What might the cult of celebrity tell us about the fate of reflexive politics in our
media saturated world?
This essay will discuss the influence of celebrity culture to the reflexive politics
in this world, which is overwhelmed by media. It is now almost inevitable to live away
from media since the world is saturated with media. Media is such a broad term because
it includes television and films to newspapers and magazines as well as internet....
