In Media Res – Celebrity D-List

From Katharine P. Zakos, Jennifer Lynn Jones and Lauren Cramer:

This week’s In Media Res theme focus is Celebrity D-List (March 23 – March 27, 2015).

Here’s the line-up:

Monday, March 23, 2015 – Garret Castleberry (University of Oklahoma) presents: Maneuvering Audience Perception by Re-f(r)aming the Class Conscious “D-List” Celebrity

Tuesday, March 24, 2015 – Jennifer Lynn Jones (Indiana University) presents: Microcelebrity in the Paper of Record

Wednesday, March 25, 2015 – Racquel Gates (College of Staten Island, CUNY) presents: The Black-list

Thursday, March 26, 2015 – Roberto Ortiz (Independent) presents: What’s Up with D-List Latinidad?

Friday, March 27, 2015 – Michael Reinhard (University of Chicago) presents: Uncovering Lady Gaga

Theme week organized by Jennifer Jones (Indiana University), with Georgia State University liaison Lauren Cramer.

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