Gresham College Lectures
Gresham College has been providing free public lectures since 1597, making us London's oldest higher education institution. This podcast offers our recorded lectures that are free to access from the Gresham College website, or our YouTube channel.
Gresham College Lectures
Fame and Celebrity
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The modern obsession with 'empty' celebrity and the behaviour of obsessive fans (e.g. stalking). The downside of fame will be explored, including media intrusion, the likely slide towards self-absorption, links with...