Diversity in Hollywood – Media Reports
Academics vs. Critics: Never the Twain Shall Meet: Why can’t cinephiles and academics just get along? http://www.filmcomment.com/article/never-the-twain-shall-meet/ Daniel Radcliffe: Hollywood undeniably racist http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-37406386 Actor David Oyelowo calls for UK film diversity http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-37584146 Mafia 3 isn’t afraid to make players uncomfortable about race http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/mafia-3-interview-1.3791430 Hollywood’s Women Problem: Why Female Filmmakers Have Hit the Glass...
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Popular Music and Society Call for Papers Special Issue on Beyoncé Guest-edited by Marquita Smith, Kristin McGee, and Christina Baade Submissions are invited for a special issue of Popular Music and Society on the musical and cultural impact of Beyoncé. The 2016 launch of Lemonade and the Formation World Tour–along with Beyoncé’s numerous other mass-mediated performances, musical releases, and actions–inspire not only informal evaluations of her music and public persona, but also scholarly, in-depth investigations of the values, aesthetics, and cultural significance...
Read MoreBeyoncé Debate 2016 Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, ON (27 June, 2016) – Are public responses to Beyoncé feminism as politically daring as some of her performances are? While many media scholars, critics, and journalists have problematized her feminism, especially in relation to her recent album Lemonade, there is necessity for reading her cultural productions in celebrity feminism and debunk political correctedness in the marketing of her feminist views. What is the media missing? Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) hosts an exclusive conference roundtable ‘Beyoncé Debate’. You will be joining...
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...
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