This article is concerned with the relationship between body, image and affect within
consumer culture. Body image is generally understood as a mental image of the body as it …

This study explores how modern celebrities increasingly utilise social media to mobilise
audiences towards philanthropic and activist causes. Achieving millions of followers on all …

In recent years, the UK has witnessed an unprecedented period of pronounced public
cultural conversation and promotion around a newly inflected era of menopause awareness …

This article draws on psycho-social theories of emotional labour and the sociological
concept of 'emotion work'in order to interrogate the affective communicative performances of …

This article is interested in populism outside the master frame of institutional politics (populist
parties/leaders), considering, instead, the populist potential of celebrities' everyday politics …

Along with Australia, Canada and the USA, contemporary British society is immersed in a
seemingly unprecedented boom in the family heritage industry. Drawing on recent work in …

When news broke that there would be a journal dedicated to the study of celebrity we had
numerous press/media invitations to speak to the rationale behind the project and our …

Japanese" new religions" shinshūkyō have used various media forms for training,
communicating with members, presenting their messages, reinforcing or protecting the …

A causa del rol central de los medios de comunicación en la configuración de la esfera
pública contemporánea, las estrategias de comunicación de las instituciones políticas …

Japanese Religions on the Internet draws attention to how religion is being presented,
represented and discussed on the Japanese Internet. Its intention is to contribute to wider …