Bridging Gaps: What are the media, publicists, and celebrities selling? Red Room, Four Points by Sheraton Barcelona Diagonal Barcelona, Spain July 3rd – 5th, 2016 CALL FOR PAPERS Public personalities hold the power to draw attention to products, services, and charities through their endorsement. Celebrity activists, for example, can help to change the world. From…
– By Samita Nandy (selected names are hidden for security) Academic Models in Hollywood Do fashion models need a Ph.D.? Some certainly do — especially when it comes to walking their talk, so to speak, in critical studies of fame and fashion. Gaining a practical understanding of the Hollywood industry rather than simply studying the…
On behalf of the Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) board, we are pleased to announce that the January 2016 edition of Celebrity Culture and Social Inquiry has been published. The January 2016 edition includes: 3rd International CMCS Conference Bridging Gaps: What are the media, publicists and celebrities selling? Early bird registration deadline extended…
We are proud to support Dr Nancy Yuen’s forthcoming book Reel Inequality: Hollywood Actors and Racism (2016). CMCS will feature her talk about the book at “Bridging Gaps: Where is the film scholar in Hollywood filmmaking?” conference (March 17-19, 2017) at University of Southern California. Read reviews of the book in the latest press release…
The Centre for Life-Writing Research at King’s College London was delighted to host ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashian Decade’, a short symposium on life-writing in the age of the Kardashians. Organised by Rob Gallagher (KCL, Postdoctoral Research Associate) and Oline Eaton (KCL, CLWR Visiting Research Fellow) as a part of Ego-Media, the afternoon featured talks…
Would Donald Trump or a similar celebrity candidate could ever have as much success in Britain? Luke Terry interviews Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) scholars for his postgraduate research at City University in UK. Canada’s City TV interviews CMCS Director Dr Samita Nandy for further views on Donald Trump’s inauguration as President. Here are…
