Katariina Kakko (she/her) is a doctoral researcher in the Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences at the Tampere University. Katariina is specialized in the interpersonal constitutions of fame and celebrity culture. Her current research focuses on celebrity discourses, celebrification processes, and negotiations of public persona in artist’s interpersonal relationships.
Fame and celebrity culture
Public persona
Social conditions of celebrity
Celebrification and celebrity production in the music industry
Research Areas
Publications
PhD student in Communication Studies, Tampere University 2021–
MA in Communication Studies, Tampere University, 2017–2020
BA in Journalism and Communication, Tampere University, 2014–2016
Education
Speaker at the 5th International Celebrity Studies Conference, Amsterdam 2024
Funding from the Finnish Cultural Foundation, 2022–2024, 2024–2026
Speaker at 73rd Annual International Communication Association Conference, Toronto 2023
Award from C. V. Åkerlund Foundation, 2020
Academic Merits
