Posts Tagged "Europe"

CFP Liminal Celebrity and Small Nations – Special Issue of Celebrity Studies

Posted on Aug 23, 2016 | 0 comments

Call for Papers: Liminal Celebrity and Small Nations – Special Issue of Celebrity Studies Guest Editors: Professor Barry King, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand Dr Damion Sturm, Leeds Beckett University, UK Research into celebrity tends to focus on larger and more powerful media systems and how the logic of mediated fame has been formed and developed in larger and more powerful nations. Considering that 60% of the world’s nations have populations of less than 10 million and 48% of nations have less than 5 million inhabitants, this issue seeks to explore the role, value...

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CFP Symposium on Male Stars

Posted on Jan 5, 2016 | 0 comments

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Celebrity Chat 2016 Call for Short Films and Videos

Posted on Dec 23, 2015 | 0 comments

2016 CALL FOR SHORT FILMS and VIDEOS Bridging Gaps: What are the media, publicists, and celebrities selling? Red Room, Four Points by Sheraton Barcelona Diagonal Barcelona, Spain July 3rd – 5th, 2016 Are you a researcher, filmmaker, broadcaster, videographer or screen image artist critically exploring celebrity culture and journalism in media? Receive an exclusive screening opportunity of your work and eligibility for $100 CMCS screen award at the Celebrity Chat (CC) Screening session in Barcelona, Spain! The screening will offer an international platform for creative researchers,...

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Barcelona 2016 Centre for Media & Celebrity Studies – Keynote Speaker P. David Marshall

Posted on Dec 21, 2015 | 0 comments

2016 CMCS Keynote Speaker Professor P David Marshall Bridging Gaps: What are the media, publicists, and celebrities selling? Red Room, Four Points by Sheraton Barcelona Diagonal Barcelona, Spain July 3 – 5, 2016 Deadline for Abstract Submissions: Thursday, December 31, 2015 Conference URL: http://cmc-centre.com/conferences/barcelona/ “Commodifying the Celebrity-Self: The Peculiar Emergence, Formation and Value of “Industrial” Agency in the Contemporary Attention Economy” by P David Marshall Historically and contextually, individuality has been valued quite...

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Barcelona CFP 2016 Bridging Gaps: What are the media, publicists & celebrities selling?

Posted on Nov 9, 2015 | 0 comments

Bridging Gaps: What are the media, publicists, and celebrities selling? Red Room, Four Points by Sheraton Barcelona Diagonal Barcelona, Spain July 3rd – 5th, 2016 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...

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