My oh Miley Cyrus: analysing online comments from television performances in 2009, 2013, and 2015
Year: 2017
Type: article
Abstract: The tone of comments posted to entertainment websites is used to analyse the attitudes of audiences exposed to televised performances by singer/actress Miley Cyrus in 2009, 2013, and 2015. Significant differences are found in eight tonal variables (p < 0.05). These include a clear drop in ‘praise’ from 2009 to 2013 and a concurrent rise in ‘blame’. From a theoretical standpoint, the study attempts to understand these results both as a rebranding effort necessary for a rising star trying to break free of her youthful celebrity and as the result of societal shifts in American media culture.
Source: Celebrity Studies
Author: Doug Mendenhall
Institution: Abilene Christian University
Language: English
Topic: Gender, Feminism, and Media
Subfield: Gender Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2776814776