Ellis Cashmore – Celebrity Cultures (3rd Edition)
“I highly recommend Ellis Cashmore for his ground-breaking publication, Celebrity Culture (Routledge). In its 3rd edition, the book equips students, researchers, and the public with urgent insights on fame. In radically pushing the boundaries of normative understandings around 21st-century celebrities, Cashmore identifies ironies, illusions, and ideological dilemmas of stardom. He leaves readers with a reality check and promises for what was once genius and unique – talent in the quest for authenticity.” – Samita Nandy, Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies...
Read MoreCelebrity Conference at CUNY Graduate School of Journalism
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Celebrity Conference at CUNY Graduate School of Journalism New York City, NY (May 23, 2017) – The Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS), in association with CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, is hosting an exclusive conference about celebrity academics on August 31-September 1 in New York City. The conference features keynotes Andrew Mendelson, P. David Marshall, and Tim Harper who will speak on the significance of celebrity studies and current trends in celebrity journalism, photojournalism, and journalism education in New York City. Andrew L. Mendelson...
Read MoreLos Angeles 2017 Bridging Gaps: Where is the film scholar in Hollywood filmmaking?
CALL FOR PAPERS Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) 4th International Conference Bridging Gaps: Where is the film scholar in Hollywood filmmaking? Performance Café, University of Southern California Los Angeles, USA March 17 – 19, 2017 There have been significant debates on gaps between filmmakers and film scholars. Film scholars have been critical of dominant representations that tend to overlook classist, sexist, speciesist and ethnocentric trends in the production of films and star-studded images in Hollywood. Yet, scholarly views in academic writing are not adequately...
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