Accidental Celebrity? Constructing Fame in Postwar Croatia

Authors

  • Tomislav Pletenac Department of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology, Faculty of Arts, University of Zagreb, Ivana Lučića 3, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3986/Traditio2016450103

Keywords:

celebrity, nationalism, victimhood, transgression, tradition // slava, nacionalizem, žrtev, transgresija, tradicija

Abstract

Aim of this paper is to show different type of production of celebrity. Case of popular Croatian singer Marko Perković Thompson shows that unlike popularity in the west that is produced through the news about private life of popular persona, in Croatia avoiding of private life can lead to popularity.

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Namen prispevka je prikazati raznolikost produkcije slave. Na primeru priljubljenega pevca Marka Perkovića Thompsona je razvidno, da se za razliko od priljubljenosti na zahodu, ki nastaja z novicami o zasebnem življenju, na Hrvaškem ta lahko utrjuje z izogibanjem razkrivanja zasebnosti.

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Published

15.06.2016

How to Cite

Pletenac, T. (2016). Accidental Celebrity? Constructing Fame in Postwar Croatia. Traditiones, 45(1), 31–46. https://doi.org/10.3986/Traditio2016450103

Issue

Vol. 45 No. 1 (2016): CELEBRITIES IN CENTRAL & SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE / SLAVNE OSEBNOSTI V SREDNJI IN JV EVROPI

Section

Put a Spotlight on Me! The Meaning of Celebrities in Central and Southeastern Europe

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