Conducting frivolous research in neoliberal universities
What Is the Value of Glossy Topics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5675415 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ruth Penfold-Mounce (0000-0002-1344-460X, University of York, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 254-257 |
| Publication date | 2015-04-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Celebrity Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1939-2397 • E-ISSN: 1939-2400 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/19392397.2015.1029762 |
| OpenAlex | W2015036730 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 16 |
Back in 2010, for the launch of Celebrity Studies, David Beer and I wrote a Forum piece making the case for academic study of celebrity as an example of ‘researching glossy topics’, which are topic
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,36 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2025 (11) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |