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Dear Nina, I came into the debate a bit late... instead of thinking about debates of realness (Baudrillard, Zizek etc), what first came to my mind was Boorstin's notion of human emptiness. What might constitute meaningful or emptiness for young female fans/girls? The references suggested thus far should be useful, as might be classic star/celebrity studies and fan studies literature- Rojek (celetoid e.g.), Marshall, McRobbie, Jackie Stacey (given the discussion about distance). The literature of the transnational circulation of Japanese media and girl fan culture prompts another direction of research, doesn't it? Is it necessary to consider the international circulation of Hannah Montana? It's interesting that you were first alerted to the subject from your daughter's experience who lives in Switzerland? How does Montana (a Disney creation) engender such wide, universal appeal? The programme is available in South Asia, East Asia and South America as well. I wonder what the reception is like in all these places because Hannah Montana seems the epitome of Euro-American, mostly white girlhood to me (am definitely above the age of the target audience, so I could be wrong there!), which reminds me of some work I did on Barbie. That will lead to a whole lot of other literature. Best, Fai -- Leung Wing-Fai/Leon Hunt East Asian Cinemas: Exploring Transnational Connections on Film http://www.amazon.com/East-Asian-Cinemas-Transnational-Connections/dp/1845116151/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1218806807&sr=8-1 Further contact: SOAS [log in to unmask] University of Bristol [log in to unmask] * * Film-Philosophy salon After hitting 'reply' please always delete the text of the message you are replying to To leave, send the message: leave film-philosophy to: [log in to unmask] Or visit: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/film-philosophy.html For technical help email: [log in to unmask], not the salon * Film-Philosophy online: http://www.film-philosophy.com Contact: [log in to unmask] **