Monographic Part. Children Education and Its Perspectives in the Context of School Reforms (Edited by Alina Budniak): Microcelebrities. YouTube and Plugging Children Cover Image

Część monograficzna. Perspektywy edukacji małego dziecka w kontekście zmian oświatowych (pod redakcją Aliny Budniak): Celebryci w skali mikro. Lansowanie dzieci w serwisie internetowym YouTube
Monographic Part. Children Education and Its Perspectives in the Context of School Reforms (Edited by Alina Budniak): Microcelebrities. YouTube and Plugging Children

Author(s): Anna Brosch
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education, Media studies, Preschool education, School education
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: celebritisation; children; microcelebrity; YouTube

Summary/Abstract: In the last two decades, we have seen dramatic changes in the concept of fame – from a worldwide star, through a celebrity understood as person who is famous for being famous, to the phenomenon of a microcelebrity. Therefore, the aim of this article is to outline changes in celebrity culture occasioned by the dissemination of digital media platforms such YouTube. This video-sharing platform has profoundly changed the celebrity construction as it has disturbed the balance between the ordinary and the private, and thus contributed to the emergence of many microcelebrities. In this paper, the phenomenon of sharing videos on YouTube in which the characters are children is also highlighted.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 50 (1)
  • Page Range: 77-92
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish