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Celebrities are key gatekeepers of culture in our society. Discuss in relation to of a detailed examination of a celebrity who plays such a role.
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Celebrities are key gatekeepers of culture in our society. Discuss in relation to of a detailed examination of a celebrity who plays such a role We live in a culture highly obsessed with the celebrity, they play a large role in the lives of individuals, whether subconsciously aware of this or not. The space they occupy in our lives has been for the most part, unexplored. This essay attempts to explore the ways in which celebrities exert a gatekeeping control over us, with specific reference to the famous rapper 'eminem', who has undoubtedly caused a great societal influence and through various ways, can be described as a complex cultural gatekeeper. A gatekeeper is an individual or body of power who has the ability to control the cultural flow of production. Studies on the culture of the celebrity have approached stars as textual phenomena; as 'images' and 'signs'. The advantage of studying...
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