CFP 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 MoreCFP: Textual Reception – Exploring Audiences’ Writing Practices from a Gender Perspective
CFP: Textual Reception – Exploring Audiences’ Writing Practices from a Gender Perspective (special issue of Genre en séries / Gender in Series) Deadline for submissions: November 30, 2016 Full name / name of organization: Labex ICCA / IRCAV (Université Paris 3) Contact email: sebastien.francois@rocketmail.com CFP: Textual Reception – Exploring Audiences’ Writing Practices from a Gender Perspective (special issue of Genre en séries / Gender in Series) Whether through fan mail sent to celebrities and the popular press, critical pieces, derivative...
Read MoreCFP: Edited Volume on Subalternity and Superheroism
CFP: Edited Volume on Subalternity and Superheroism by Rafael Ponce-Cordero Working Title Can the Subaltern Be a Superhero? The Politics of Non-Hegemonic Superheroism Description Superheroes are, by definition, guardians of law and order, i.e. of the status quo. Not coincidentally, the majority of them—and certainly the most famous ones—are male, straight, and white. Yet there are costumed crime-fighters who do not conform to that tacit rule and serve, in this sense, as examples of what we can call alternative superheroism. Those are the ones this collection of essays will...
Read MoreCMCS Media Coverage April 2016
CMCS Director Dr Samita Nandy was covered in Sun Media’s 24 Hours on April 6, 2016. Read “Annoying Much? Why do these celebs attract so much trolling?” at http://www.pressreader.com/canada/24-hours-toronto/20160406/281668254125570. Dr Nandy was covered again on April 19, 2016. The full story is given in “Worst. Celeb. Advice. Ever!”: http://www.toronto24hours.ca/2016/04/19/worst-celeb-advice-ever. Special thanks to reporter Brad Hunter for his excellent media coverage. His critical analysis of Hollywood fame and ethical impacts of celebrity advice is insightful for a wide...
Read MoreBook Release: Shah Rukh Khan and Global Bollywood (OUP)
‘Shah Rukh Khan and Global Bollywood’ with OUP now available at: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/srk-and-global-bollywood-9780199460472?cc=us&lang=en&# Table of Content Acknowledgements Message from Shah Rukh Khan Introduction STARDOM AND GLOBALIZED INDIA Unthinking SRK and Global Bollywood SRK, Cinema, and the Citizen: Perils of a Digital Superhero Innocent Abroad: SRK, Karan Johar, and the Indian Diasporic Romance The Don’s World: Designing the Milieu of Shah Rukh Khan Beyond Diasporic Boundaries: New Masculinities in Global Bollywood My Name Is Khan:...
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