Book chapter
Live fast, die young, become immortal
Digital dialogues and community 2.0: After avatars, trolls and puppets, pp.201-208
Woodhead Publishing Limited incorporating Chandos Publishing
2012
Abstract
There are many ways in which to mark death, particularly the death of a celebrity. However, social media and the capacities of the read write web have enabled fans to memorialise and remember dead celebrities in new and often strange ways. This chapter explores the online response to the unexpected death of Heath Ledger. Although pre-dating the online frenzy created from Michael Jackson's death, the way in which fans eulogise and create e-memorials remains an area to monitor and research.
Details
- Title
- Live fast, die young, become immortal
- Authors/Creators
- K. Ellis (Author/Creator)
- Contributors
- T. Brabazon (Editor)
- Publication Details
- Digital dialogues and community 2.0: After avatars, trolls and puppets, pp.201-208
- Publisher
- Woodhead Publishing Limited incorporating Chandos Publishing; Oxford, UK
- Identifiers
- 991005539581807891
- Copyright
- 2012 Chandos Publishing
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Media, Communication and Culture
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publisher URL
- http://www.woodheadpublishing.com/en/book.aspx?bookID=2688&ChandosTitle=1
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