The Synthetic and Sincere: Imitation and Immediacy in Anthony Bourdain’s Media Afterlife
Published online on May 05, 2026
Abstract
Television & New Media, Ahead of Print.
Transmediality operates in Anthony Bourdain’s media afterlife in a moment of combined technological augmentation, parasocial attachment, and celebrity visibility. Posthumous biographical works about Bourdain continue to emerge across film, literature, and ...
Transmediality operates in Anthony Bourdain’s media afterlife in a moment of combined technological augmentation, parasocial attachment, and celebrity visibility. Posthumous biographical works about Bourdain continue to emerge across film, literature, and ...