CFP Moving Forward: Where is the Journalist in Social Media?
Centre for Ecological, Social, and Informatics Cognitive Research (ESI.CORE) Inaugural International Conference Moving Forward: Where is the Journalist in Social Media? SpringHill Suites Downtown Denver Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, Colorado USA June 23-24, 2017 Call for Papers: In the current political climate, the constructions of celebrity leaders and popular forms of mediated truths, especially with the recent “fake” internet news, have raised questions about journalism. Tabloid and other forms of popular journalism use narrative devices of gossip,...
Read MoreBarcelona 2016 Centre for Media & Celebrity Studies – Keynote Speaker P. David Marshall
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...
Read MoreKimposium! A symposium about all things Kardashian
From Dr Meredith Jones, Brunel University Kimposium! A symposium about all things Kardashian http://www.brunel.ac.uk/cbass/social-sciences-media-communications/sociology/kimposium BREAK THE INTERNET – Darcey Bella Arnold – 18K Gold plated 3D printed brass, 100 x 60mm 2015 www.darceybellaarnold.com Thursday 26th November 9am – 6pm Darwin Room, Brunel University London Book your place: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/kimposium-a-symposium-about-all-things-kardashian-tickets-19205782011 The Kardashian/Jenner/West clan is increasingly wealthy and famous, and its members have...
Read MoreCFP: Stardom and Fandom, Southwest PCA/ACA Conference
Join us for the 37th Annual Southwest Popular Culture and American Culture Association Conference, February 10 – 13, 2016 at the beautiful Hyatt Regency in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Area Chair for Stardom and Fandom invites paper or panel proposals on any aspect of stardom or fandom. Proposal submission deadline: November 1, 2015. The list of ideas below is limited, so if you have an idea that is not listed, please suggest the new topic. We are an interdisciplinary area and encourage submissions from multiple perspectives and disciplines. Topics might include: Studies of individual...
Read MorePublic Culture Special Issue “Celebrities and Publics in the Internet Era
Public Culture Special Issue “Celebrities and Publics in the Internet Era On the occasion of the publication of “Celebrities and Publics in the Internet Era,” Public Culture and the Institute for Public Knowledge led a discussion with contributing authors Sharon Marcus, Alice Marwick, Susan Murray, and Dana Polan. The event was moderated by Terri Senft and followed by a reception with the authors. “Celebrities and Publics in the Internet Era,” a special issue of Public Culture guest edited by Sharon Marcus, asks how new digital media platforms such as search...
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