CMCS International Conference Series
Bridging Gaps:
What are the media, publicists, and celebrities selling?
NEW The full conference program is available for download as a PDF file here.
Red Room, Four Points
Sheraton Barcelona Diagonal Barcelona,
Barcelona, Spain
July 3rd – 5th, 2016
Accommodation
Delegates can use the following booking form to reserve rooms at Four Points Sheraton: BCN Bridging Gaps Conferences 2016 – FP Booking Form. Note: There is limited availability of space. For more information, visit www.
Registration (Below)
Opening Keynote Speaker: Professor P. David Marshall
Roundtable Key Speakers: Dr Nathan Farrell, Dr Sally Totman Marshall, Dr Jackie Raphael
Media Workshop Key Speakers: Dr Kirsty Fairclough-Isaacs, Dr Celia Lam & Professor P. David Marshall.
The Beyoncé Debate Annelot Prins, Kelly M. O’Donnell, Louise St Guillaume & Kirsty Fairclough–Isaacs
CALL FOR PAPERS
Public personalities hold the power to draw attention to products, services, and charities through their endorsement. Celebrity activists, for example, can help to change the world. From Elizabeth Taylor to George Clooney, celebrities have proven that their status can help raise awareness and funds for issues such as aids, poverty and global warming. However, many activists have also gained fame by standing up for their beliefs such as Harvey Milk, Dian Fossey, Malala Yousafzai, and Rosa Parks, thereby bridging gaps between celebrity activists and activists as celebrities. Thanks to social media, people today have a platform to share their views and gain a following, meaning activism is now in the power of the people. They can bring communities together from around the world to make a difference.
We invite you to send in abstracts about media control, activism, and celebrity status to interrogate, draw attention to the good that is being done, and suggest ways we can improve the world. What actions need to be taken and how can celebrity status help achieve this? How much power does a celebrity really have? Can someone create celebrity status through their activism? What role does public relations and the media play in promoting messages from beauty ideals to saving the planet?
The Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) Bridging Gaps conference series aims to connect scholars with industry professionals and generate a discussion and practice that will inspire change. CMCS in association with sponsors Centre for Ecological, Social, and Informatics Cognitive Research (ESI.CORE) and WaterHill Publishing, invite academics, filmmakers, journalists, publicists, advertisers, charity organizers, and guests to attend, speak and collaborate at the international conference. Attendees may present papers, take part in a workshop or create a roundtable discussion on the theme of celebrity activism, media ethics and endorsements.
Extended versions of selected papers will be published in an edited book by WaterHill Publishing, while others will be invited for the opportunity to publish work in the CrossBridge Journal.
We also invite people to send in videos for the Celebrity Chat Award. The best video/documentary will be selected based on its ability to draw attention to a significant matter, be relevant to the conference theme and inspire change.
Submission guidelines:
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- 250-word abstract or workshop / roundtable proposal
- Include a title, your name, e-mail address, and affiliation if applicable
- Submit to conference Chairs Dr Jackie Raphael and Dr Celia Lam at email address: celeb.studies@gmail.com
- Extended deadline for abstract submission: December 31, 2015
- Notification of acceptance: Completed
- Early bird registration deadline: February 29, 2016
- Regular Registration deadline: June 10, 2016
- Full text due: June 4, 2016 (length of pre-conference paper should correspond to the presentation time i.e., 15 minutes only. Please send full text to conference email celeb.studies@gmail.com).
- Pre-Conference Reception: July 3, 2016
- Conference presentation: July 4-5, 2016
- Publication of edited book: Approximately November 30, 2016
Celebrity Chat Video Submissions:
- Video length should be 10-20 minutes
- Include a title, your name, e-mail address, and affiliation if applicable
- Submit to conference Chairs Dr Jackie Raphael and Dr Celia Lam at email address: celeb.studies@gmail.com
- Deadline for submission: December 31, 2015
- Notification of acceptance: In Progress
- Early bird registration deadline: February 29, 2016
- Conference screening: July 4-5, 2016
Topics include but are not limited to:
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- Mass media and social media
- Public relations and publicity
- Social Advocacy
- Human rights and animal rights
- Environmental sustainability
- Celebrity activists
- Activists as celebrities
- Endorsements
- Advertising
- Branding
- Persona
- Journalism and newsworthy topics
- Fame and Fortune
- Beauty Ideals
- Interviews
- Audiences
- Fandom
- Literature
- Film and Video
- Television
- Photography
- Laws and Policies
- Theory and Methods
- Research Agenda
- Business Models
- Ethics and Morality
- Cognition and Memory
- Media Literacy
- Social Innovation and Change
- Education and Advocacy
- Community Building
- Business and Community Partnerships
Registration includes: Your printed conference package, catered lunch, coffee / tea breaks, evening drinks, professional development workshop, eligibility to publish in edited book, electronic version of peer-reviewed edited book for all delegates, and consideration for the $100 best paper award and $100 screen award.
N.B. For unemployed, precarious labour, part-time / full-time students, and co-authors, registration option is the student rate. All co-authors must be registered at this rate.
Keynote: http://cmc-centre.com/keynote/
Workshop: http://cmc-centre.com/workshops/workshopjuly2016/
Roundtable: http://cmc-centre.com/roundtable/
Conference Chairs: Dr Jackie Raphael and Dr Celia Lam
Conference Committee Members: Dr Samita Nandy, Dr Louis Massey, Josh Nathan, and Andrea Marshall
Conference URL http://cmc-centre.com/conferences/barcelona/
Special thanks
Routledge, Taylor & Francis http://bit.ly/290eNn6
http://www.waterhillpublishing.com