Richard dyer

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R I C H A R D D Y E R Richard Dyer has written extensively about the role of stars in film, TV and music. The term STAR STAR refers to the semi- methodological set of meanings constructed around music performers in order to sell the performer to the large and loyal audience. STAR IMAGE STAR IMAGE is INCOHERENT. INCOHERENT. It makes people to be interested in it, as audience want to know more, but they are not able to know everything. Dyer says that incoherence is based upon 2 paradoxes:

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R I C H A R D D Y E RRichard Dyer has written extensively about the role of stars in film, TV and music.

The term STAR STAR refers to the semi-methodological set of meanings constructed around music performers in order to sell the performer to the large and loyal audience.

STAR IMAGE STAR IMAGE is INCOHERENT. INCOHERENT. It makes people to be interested in it, as audience want to know more, but they are not able to know everything.

Dyer says that incoherence is based upon 2 paradoxes:

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R I C H A R D D Y E RDyer says that incoherence is based upon 2 paradoxes:

The star must be simultaneously present and absent for the consumer

The star must be simultaneously ordinary and extraordinary for the consumer