Angela Chee: How does a 24-year-old named Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta become a global phenom with more than ten million Facebook friends and six million Twitter followers? That question intrigued and inspired a college professor (who's also a fan) to teach a course called "Lady Gaga and the Sociology of Fame." The class explores what makes a person famous and what being famous means in today's culture. Or, as the course description puts it: "The central objective is to unravel some of the sociologically relevant dimensions of fame."
These days, it seems people have become obsessed with fame. Some celebrities earned their fame through talent and hard work; others by chance and overexposure (and, in the case of Lady Gaga, maybe a combination of all these factors). I am also fascinated by Lady Gaga, and the fact that her rise to fame is now a college course makes me...
These days, it seems people have become obsessed with fame. Some celebrities earned their fame through talent and hard work; others by chance and overexposure (and, in the case of Lady Gaga, maybe a combination of all these factors). I am also fascinated by Lady Gaga, and the fact that her rise to fame is now a college course makes me...
- 11/28/2010
- Momlogic
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