CFP NYC 2019 CMCS Bridging Gaps: Refashioning Stories for Celebrity Counterpublics
2019 CMCS New York City, USA CMCS 8th International ConferenceBridging Gaps: Re-Fashioning Stories for Celebrity Counterpublics The Terrace Club / Club Quarters (across NBC)New York City, USAAugust 30 – September 1, 2019Abstract deadline: February 28, 2019 CALL FOR PAPERS: In the recent past, there has been an increased interest in exploring intersections of life writing and studies of celebrity culture. Storytelling is central to effective branding in fame. Furthermore, the use of biographical elements has been recognized as a rhetorical device in writing op-eds,...
Read MoreCFP Negotiating Tragedy at University of Texas at Dallas
CALL FOR PAPERS From CMCS member and UT Dallas Graduate Student Senator Diana Miller University of Texas at Dallas Arts & Humanities Graduate Student Association utd.gsa@gmail.com February 24, 2018 Theme: Negotiating Tragedy Submission Deadline: December 1st, 2017 Keynote Speaker: Karen Kelsky, “The Professor is In” The Arts & Humanities Graduate Student Association of the University of Texas at Dallas will hold its tenth annual graduate symposium on February 24th at the UT Dallas campus in Richardson, TX. The RAW: Research, Art, Writing conference is organized by and for...
Read MoreCFP Otherness and Transgression in Fan and Celebrity Studies
Call for Papers Otherness: Essays and Studies 6.1 The peer-reviewed, open-access e-journal Otherness: Essays and Studies is now accepting submissions for its special issue: Otherness and Transgression in Fan and Celebrity Studies, Autumn 2017. Otherness: Essays and Studies publishes research articles from and across different scholarly disciplines that critically examine the concepts of otherness and alterity. We particularly appreciate dynamic cross-disciplinary study. The notions of otherness and transgression play an essential part in the cultural work and practices celebrities and...
Read MoreCMCS 2017 CUNY Graduate School of Journalism
Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) 5th International Conference Bridging Gaps: Where is the Critic in Television Journalism? CUNY Graduate School of Journalism New York City, USA August 31 – September 1, 2017 Select Option B (full time faculty or Option D (students / precariously employed) to register. CUNY alumni and non-presenters can select Option E for registration. Registration Options Option A Regular Faculty / Full-time Staff $350.00 USDOption B Early Bird Faculty / Full-time Staff $280.00 USDOption C Regular Students $200.00 USDOption D Early Bird...
Read MoreDenver 2017 Media & Career Workshop “Finding Your Voice”
The following media & career workshop might be of interest to a wide range of scholars and practitioners. Please share widely with faculty and students. CFP deadline: February 15, 2017 www.esicore.org/events/denver2017.html Centre for Ecological, Social, and Informatics Cognitive Research (ESI.CORE) Inaugural Moving Forward International Conference Moving Forward: Where is the Journalist in Social Media? Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, Colorado June 23-24, 2017 Featured Media Workshop “Finding Your Voice: Being Heard in the Press Rather than Being Part of the Herd”...
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