Instafame: Luxury Selfies in the Attention Economy

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Abstract

The popular photo-sharing app Instagram has created a new breed of celebrities: the Instafamous. This essay examines the phenomenon—from Singaporean socialites showing off shoe collections to high school sophomores with ten thousand followers—and its relationship to celebrity and tabloid culture.

Topics & Keywords

Gender, Feminism, and Media Media, Gender, and Advertising Asian Culture and Media Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Decent work and economic growth

Publication Details

Published in: Public Culture

Volume 27, Issue 1, pp. 137-160

DOI: 10.1215/08992363-2798379

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