CFP “Performing Stardom”: New Methods in Critical Star Studies
Call for Papers: “Performing Stardom”: New Methods in Critical Star Studies Friday 29th May, 2015 NoRMMA (Network of Research: Movies, Magazines, Audiences), University of Kent, UK NoRMMA invites proposals for an interdisciplinary conference on non-traditional approaches to star studies research. The one-day event will be held at the University of Kent on May 29th, 2015. Confirmed keynotes: Dr Catherine Grant, University of Sussex Dr Kieran Fenby-Hulse, Bath Spa University The event will focus on ways to explore film studies research through non-traditional approaches. Examples...
Read MoreSeason’s Greetings and Celebrity Studies Dec 2014
From Dr Hilary Wheaton I just want to wish all of our members a Merry Christmas for those that choose to celebrate! I’m a member of the CMCS Advisory and Editorial Board, and I am extremely excited to see our LinkedIn group develop and grow over this next year. I know 2015 is full of exciting events for us as well as new and interesting developments that you will find out about in coming months! Warm wishes to you all and I look forward to sharing research and discussion with you over this next year! On that note, feel free to click on the link to the view the latest Taylor &...
Read MoreCFP 2015 Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) – Ryerson University, Toronto
Bridging Gaps: Higher Education, Media and Society Call for Papers: In higher education, media studies bring critical awareness of representations and reproductions of popular personas, artefacts, processes, and practices in social, economic, and political contexts. From the perspective of cultural studies, critical discourse analysis of media productions enables scholars to go beyond observing aesthetic aspects and to understand social underpinnings of cultural productions. In a similar fashion, journalism can use investigation to educate and inform the public on the limits and...
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