The Cult of Celebrity: How Hollywood Conquered Reality

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Abstract

The essay examines the role of Hollywood that quintessential creator of social dreams in producing cinematic images of social reality. The world Hollywood depicts is shaped by the glamorous slipstreams of stars and adventures, making up the drama, joy, pain, and capricious rhythms of everyday life.

Keywords

American Idol News Show Film Star Sixth Grade Reading Level Celebrity Worship 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.New YorkUSA
  2. 2.Brooklyn CollegeBrooklynUSA

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