Politicised celebrity in a conflict-ridden society

The Elor Azaria case and celebritisation discourses in Israel

Bibliographic Data

ID5675286
AuthorsOren Livio (0000-0002-1365-3129, University of Haifa, corresponding author), Hagar Afriat (Tel Aviv University)
Year2021
Volume12
Issue1
Pages67-83
Publication date2021-01-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCelebrity Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1939-2397 • E-ISSN: 1939-2400
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/19392397.2019.1609370
OpenAlexW2944376872
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited28

Research on celebrities in large-scale national and global contexts has traditionally focused on the ways in which celebrity culture reinforces hegemonic values and the social status quo to avoid alienating potential audiences. Through an examination of the celebritisation of Elor Azaria, an Israeli soldier who earned renown after he was put on trial for killing an incapacitated Palestinian assailant, we suggest that in a small scale, nationalistic and conflict-ridden society such as Israel, complementary global discourses of depoliticisation and local discourses of politicisation may occur, complicating the celebrity culture landscape. We demonstrate these convergent logics through an analysis of media discourse about Azaria, and other celebrities who were drawn into the affair, and consider theoretical implications for celebrity politics more broadly

Geography · Hegemony · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Status quo · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Media Studies and Communication

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