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“The Stars Look Very Different Today”: Celebrity Veneration, Grassroot Memorials and the Apotheosis of David Bowie

2017; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 13; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/17432200.2017.1270590

1751-8342

Paul Graves‐Brown, Hilary Orange,

Rhetoric and Communication Studies

In a seminal article on the religious aspects of celebrity, John Frow (1998) asks “Is Elvis a God?” This is not a frivolous question; most accounts tend to treat the veneration of celebrities such ...