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spir-8460	Van den Bulck, Hilde; Larsson, Anders Olof	‘There’s a Starman waiting in the Sky’: Mourning David #Bowie on Twitter	2016.0	4	.pdf	application/pdf	1323	80	54	‘THERE’S  A  STARMAN  WAITING  IN  THE  SKY’:  MOURNING  DAVID   #BOWIE  ON  TWITTER Hilde  Van  den  Bulck University  of  Antwerp Anders  Olof  Larsson Westerdals  Oslo  School  of  Arts,  Communication  and  Technology   Extended  Abstract   This  contribution  analyses  the  Twitter  response  to  the  death  of  musician  and  popular   culture  icon  David  Bowie  as  an  inroad  to  discuss  key  characteristics  and  functions  of   Twitter  in  the  mediated  relationships  between  celebrities,  fans  and  the  popular  culture   industry.       Twitter  allows  celebrities  to   communicate  (seemingly)  directly,  intimately  and  authentically  with  audiences  and  fans   (Marwick  &  boyd,  2011),  and  provides  the  latter  with  tools  to  discuss  celebrity  news  and   to  engage  in  fan  behaviour  (Van  den  Bulck  et  al.  2014). 	cache/spir-8460.pdf	txt/spir-8460.txt