For this activity, you will select a celebrity (one not mentioned in this week’s readings) and create a historical visual presentation of their public image. To create the actual presentation, you can use PowerPoint, Google Slides or Prezi to compile images and videos of your chosen celebrities that represent a chronology of their presence in the public eye.
For this activity, you will select a celebrity (one not mentioned in this week’s readings) and
create a historical visual presentation of their public image. To create the actual
presentation, you can use PowerPoint, Google Slides or Prezi to compile images and
videos of your chosen celebrities that represent a chronology of their presence in the
public eye, which you may find online. Make sure to consider whether/how the celebrity
you choose has used social media, endorsements and charitable work to shape their
image. Be creative in your choice of celebrity. You can choose someone who used to be
famous but is now out of the public eye, someone who is a recent celebrity, or someone
who has been a famous figure for decades.
Your Task: Assemble your timeline. To focus your compilation, consider the following
questions (which you will answer later in the discussion board) as you assemble your
presentation:
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What are some themes or trends in the celebrities’ presentations of themselves
over time? What are some differences?
How closely do you think the celebrities’ presentations of themselves adhere to
the realities of who they are? How can you tell?
If the celebrity you chose has ever been embroiled in some kind of controversy,
how did that person and the celebrity staff handle it?
What are your thoughts about how celebrities’ portrayals of themselves relate
or do not relate to non-celebrities’ representations of themselves to others?
Are there any similarities? What are some differences?
Comment on the celebrity’s use of social media (e.g., Twitter, Instagram,
Youtube, Facebook) in creating a public image.
Then, for your initial post, share your Celebrity Image Timeline and respond to the
questions below in 200-300 words. Please note that you can share your timeline by uploading
or posting a link to your presentation.
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What are some themes or trends in the celebrities’ presentations of themselves
over time? What are some differences?
How closely do you think the celebrities’ presentations of themselves adhere to
the realities of who they are? How can you tell?
If the celebrity you chose has ever been embroiled in some kind of controversy,
how did s/he and his/her staff handle it? What was the lasting effect?
What are your thoughts about how celebrity presentations of themselves do or
do not relate to how non-celebrities represent themselves to others? Are there
any similarities? What are some differences?
Comment on the celebrity’s use of social media (e.g., X/Twitter, Instagram,
Youtube, Facebook) in creating a public image.
For this activity, you will select a celebrity (one not mentioned in this week’s readings) and
create a historical visual presentation of their public image. To create the actual
presentation, you can use PowerPoint, Google Slides or Prezi to compile images and
videos of your chosen celebrities that represent a chronology of their presence in the
public eye, which you may find online. Make sure to consider whether/how the celebrity
you choose has used social media, endorsements and charitable work to shape their
image. Be creative in your choice of celebrity. You can choose someone who used to be
famous but is now out of the public eye, someone who is a recent celebrity, or someone
who has been a famous figure for decades.
Your Task: Assemble your timeline. To focus your compilation, consider the following
questions (which you will answer later in the discussion board) as you assemble your
presentation:
•
•
•
•
•
What are some themes or trends in the celebrities’ presentations of themselves
over time? What are some differences?
How closely do you think the celebrities’ presentations of themselves adhere to
the realities of who they are? How can you tell?
If the celebrity you chose has ever been embroiled in some kind of controversy,
how did that person and the celebrity staff handle it?
What are your thoughts about how celebrities’ portrayals of themselves relate
or do not relate to non-celebrities’ representations of themselves to others?
Are there any similarities? What are some differences?
Comment on the celebrity’s use of social media (e.g., Twitter, Instagram,
Youtube, Facebook) in creating a public image.
Then, for your initial post, share your Celebrity Image Timeline and respond to the
questions below in 200-300 words. Please note that you can share your timeline by uploading
or posting a link to your presentation.
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readings
What are some themes or trends in the celebrities’ presentations of themselves
over time? What are some differences?
How closely do you think the celebrities’ presentations of themselves adhere to
the realities of who they are? How can you tell?
If the celebrity you chose has ever been embroiled in some kind of controversy,
how did s/he and his/her staff handle it? What was the lasting effect?
What are your thoughts about how celebrity presentations of themselves do or
do not relate to how non-celebrities represent themselves to others? Are there
any similarities? What are some differences?
Comment on the celebrity’s use of social media (e.g., X/Twitter, Instagram,
Youtube, Facebook) in creating a public image.
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The Celeb Apology Has Gotten Cringe. Rolling Stone.
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Scientology. Here’s Why That’s Not Surprising. The Washington Post.

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