CFP Celebrity Studies Special Issue: Hugh Grant
From Eleonora Sammartino <eleonora.sammartino@kcl.ac.uk> CALL FOR PAPERS Hugh Grant Special issue of Celebrity Studies Journal, edited by Alice Guilluy (London Film Academy) and Eleonora Sammartino (Imperial College London) Deadline for proposals: 18th January 2020 Since his breakthrough role in Maurice (J. Ivory, 1987) and his rise to fame with 4 Weddings and a Funeral (M. Newell, 1994), Hugh Grant has been one of the most popular British actors in the public imaginary. His continued collaboration with Richard Curtis in the 1990s...
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From Renee Middlemost Call for Papers Special Edition of Celebrity Studies, edited by Renee Middlemost and Sarah Thomas **Keanu Reeves** Since his emergence as a teen actor in the 1980s, Keanu Reeves has been an enduring, yet elusive celebrity who continues to fascinate and frustrate in equal measure. Despite his unwavering popularity, in recent years his lower public profile has seen Reeves assume the status of cult or folk icon; yet slowly the world appears to have fallen for Reeves all over again. USA Today declared June 2019 ‘The Summer of Keanu Reeves’...
Read MoreCFP 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,...
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From Bethany Usher Inaugural International Persona Studies Conference Tuesday 25th June to Wednesday June 26 2019, at Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK. The Persona Studies journal and Newcastle University are pleased to announce the inaugural International Persona Studies Conference Keynote Speakers Prof. P.David Marshall, Deakin University, Melbourne. Prof. Anne Jerslev, University of Copenhagen. Dr. Helena Bassil-Morozow, Glasgow Caledonian University Dr. David Giles, University of Winchester. Deadline for individual and panel abstracts: January 6th 2019 Persona...
Read More2018 Webinar on Persona Branding and Sustainability
We are pleased to announce our FREE webinar “Sustainability and Persona Branding” for worldwide CMCS members and past Bridging Gaps delegates!Buy Tickets on Eventbrite Register here and save the dates & times to join: Saturday, September 1 (9 am PDT / 12 pm EST / 5 pm GMT) – 30 mins Featuring CMCS Lisbon 2018 best video award winner Victoria Kannen and 2017 LA media panelist Kevin del Principe Webinar Registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/sustainability-persona-branding-webinar-tickets-48582241793 We have limited space, so please register in advance and log in 5...
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