Abstract
This article is based on the findings of an audience research project investigating the relationship between audiences, stars and the industry of professional wrestling. The article focuses on the links questionnaire respondents and focus group participants made between their favourite wrestling stars and their own childhood. The article traces the continuing role this connection has played into their adult lives/fandom and the central role perceptions of ‘authenticity’ play in this relationship.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3-29 |
| Number of pages | 27 |
| Journal | Participations |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 31 May 2019 |
Keywords
- audiences
- childhood
- wrestling
- celebrity
- stardom
- authenticity
- life course
- ageing
- pibe
- memory
- family
- masculinity
- fathers
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Thomas Alcott
- Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies - Lecturer in Film Theory and Practice
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