The meanings of a star: Interpreting music fans' reviews

被引：14

作者：

Vannini, P ^{[1
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机构：

[1] Washington State Univ, Dept Sociol, Pullman, WA 99164 USA

来源：

SYMBOLIC INTERACTION | 2004年 / 27卷 / 01期

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D O I：

10.1525/si.2004.27.1.47

中图分类号：

C91 [社会学];

学科分类号：

030301 ; 1204 ;

摘要：

This article both elaborates on and empirically supports Norman Denzin's thesis on the political aesthetics of interpretation. Through a reading of consumer reviews, I discuss both the image and the music of the contemporary pop star Avril Lavigne by combining analytic tools derived from dramaturgy and social semiotics. Specifically, I present consumer reviews of Avril Lavigne's public persona as interpretive acts that decode the practices of production, distribution, and consumption of her alleged subcultural authenticity. I discuss the importance of understanding interpretation as a practice of cultural resistance against the pervasive force of consumerist ideologies and hegemonic mass media discourses. In addition, I reflect on the usefulness of a symbolic interactionist approach to a cultural studies based on Peircean semiotics and Goffmanian dramaturgy.

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页码：47 / 69

页数：23