Sex and Sexuality in Popular Culture: Feminist Perspectives conference
From Monika Drzewiecka We would like to remind you that the deadline for registering for the Sex and Sexuality in Popular Culture: Feminist Perspectives conference (Bristol, September 3rd) is August 25th. If you are interested in attending, you can register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sex-and-sexualities-in-popular-culture-feminist-perspectives-ii-registration-25311653838 We also have a number of free tickets for undergraduates. We’d be very grateful if you could promote the conference in your institutions to see if any of your students would be interested in attending! Here is...
Read MoreFilm Stardom in Southeast Asia
Film Stardom in Southeast Asia Workshop Monash University Malaysia, 24 & 25 November 2016 CALL FOR PAPERS All across Southeast Asia film stars have attained an important place in popular culture, appearing in magazines and newspapers, on billboards and cinema marquees, at public events and premieres, and now on the internet and social media. While some are from cinemas from outside the region, such as Hollywood or Hindi cinema, Southeast Asian cinemas have also built their own distinctive star systems, which have produced a host of successful stars. These stars often possess the general...
Read MoreCFP: Special Issue on Beyoncé, Popular Music and Society
Popular Music and Society Call for Papers Special Issue on Beyoncé Guest-edited by Marquita Smith, Kristin McGee, and Christina Baade Submissions are invited for a special issue of Popular Music and Society on the musical and cultural impact of Beyoncé. The 2016 launch of Lemonade and the Formation World Tour–along with Beyoncé’s numerous other mass-mediated performances, musical releases, and actions–inspire not only informal evaluations of her music and public persona, but also scholarly, in-depth investigations of the values, aesthetics, and cultural significance...
Read MoreBeyoncé Debate 2016 Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, ON (27 June, 2016) – Are public responses to Beyoncé feminism as politically daring as some of her performances are? While many media scholars, critics, and journalists have problematized her feminism, especially in relation to her recent album Lemonade, there is necessity for reading her cultural productions in celebrity feminism and debunk political correctedness in the marketing of her feminist views. What is the media missing? Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) hosts an exclusive conference roundtable ‘Beyoncé Debate’. You will be joining...
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2016 CMCS Beyoncé Debate Are public responses to Beyoncé feminism as politically daring as some of her performances are? While many scholars, critics, and journalists have problematized her feminism, especially in relation to her recent album Lemonade, there is necessity for reading her cultural productions in celebrity feminism and debunk political correctedness in the marketing of her feminism? What is the media missing? Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) hosts its exclusive roundtable ‘Beyoncé Debate’ and calls faculty, students and journalists for an enriching discussion...
Read MoreCentre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) Awards
We are super excited for the 2016 Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) #BGCS15 awards for best celebrity studies conference paper & Celebrity Chat video! We cannot wait to announce the award winners next month. Our special thanks to conference chairs Dr. Jackie Raphael and Celia Lam. Thanks to Nick Wright http://www.pcilasercuttingengraving.com.au/index.htm for designing the awards. Photo credit: Eddie Reserva Full conference program is available for download as a PDF file here. Conference Committee Members: Dr Jackie Raphael & Dr Celia Lam (Chairs), Dr Samita Nandy...
Read MoreInterview on Donald Trump
Would Donald Trump or a similar celebrity candidate could ever have as much success in Britain? Luke Terry interviews Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) scholars for his postgraduate research at City University in UK. Canada’s City TV interviews CMCS Director Dr Samita Nandy for further views on Donald Trump’s inauguration as President. Here are our views: “I do not believe a celebrity candidate would have similar success in the UK as there is less integration between celebrity and political spheres. While it must be recognised that a certain amount of...
Read MoreCMCS Media May 2016
Media and Publication Updates Dr Samita Nandy’s review of Professor Sean Redmond’s book Celebrity and Media has been published at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19392397.2016.1187867. We are truly proud of Redmond’s exceptional contribution to the field. In other news, CMCS Director Dr Samita Nandy was covered in Vancouver Sun Media’s 24 Hours. Read “Celebrity 101” at eedition.vancouver.24hrs.ca/epaper/viewer.aspx (May 25, 2016, pg. 13). CMCS was also covered on Toronto’s Sun Media 24 Hours News. The full story is given...
Read MoreDavid Bowie, Landscapes & Heritage
“New ways ever free”: David Bowie, Landscapes & Heritage Symposium, December 2, 2016 Université Toulouse-Jean Jaurès, France Station to Station. In the wake of Bowie’s passing, images and voices have multiplied to evoke the diverse landscapes of his work, from the musical styles to the characters he imagined to the many facets of a career that has seen Bowie take on several roles, sometimes simultaneously, leading him from music to drama (The Elephant Man) to cinema (The Man who Fell to Earth, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, The Hunger, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me) and the...
Read MoreBiography Beyond Borders
From Brian Jay Jones SAVE THE DATE! BIOGRAPHY BEYOND BORDERS COLLOQUIUM ON AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN BIOGRAPHY NOVEMBER 5 2016 In collaboration with the Oxford Centre for Life-Writing at Oxford, housed at Wolfson College and directed by Professor Dame Hermione Lee, BIO will host a Colloquium on American and European Biography, to be held on Saturday, November 5 2016. With the aim of promoting conversations about similarities and differences and exploring the question of whether we can push the boundaries of biography, we have arranged four roundtable discussions under these rubrics: BIOGRAPHIES...
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