Event and life trajectory: the construction of a charismatic celebrity

Authors

  • Paula Guimarães Simões UFMG

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9771/contemporanea.v10i2.5957

Keywords:

Event. Biography. Charisma.

Abstract

This paper aims at discussing the end of Ronaldo Nazário de Lima’s career as a soccer player, an event that promoted biographic reports. The analytic grid has three categories: description; narration; and constitution of publics. The analysis of Ronaldo’s “symbolic death” allows apprehending his life route as well as the values and gifts attached to his image – and which configure him as a charismatic celebrity.

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Author Biography

Paula Guimarães Simões, UFMG

Doutora em Comunicação Social (UFMG) e Pesquisadora do Grupo de Pesquisa em Imagem e Sociabilidade (GRIS).

Published

2012-07-17