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…
2021 CMCS Live Talk: Working Actors in Hollywood When: Friday, June 25 2021 – 9 am PDT / 11 am CST / 12 pm EDT / 5 pm GMTWhere: CMCS social media channels Facebook: www.facebook.com/celebrity.studiesYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/samitanandy Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) invites you to join and engage with rising actors in Hollywood on…
From Renee Middlemost Call for Papers Special Edition of Celebrity Studies, edited by Renee Middlemost and Sarah Thomas **Keanu Reeves** Since his emergence as a teen actor in the 1980s, Keanu Reeves has been an enduring, yet elusive celebrity who continues to fascinate and frustrate in equal measure. Despite his unwavering popularity, in recent years his…
Media and Publication Updates Dr Samita Nandy’s review of Professor Sean Redmond’s book Celebrity and Media has been published at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19392397.2016.1187867. We are truly proud of Redmond’s exceptional contribution to the field. In other news, CMCS Director Dr Samita Nandy was covered in Vancouver Sun Media’s 24 Hours. Read “Celebrity 101” at eedition.vancouver.24hrs.ca/epaper/viewer.aspx (May 25, 2016,…
Teaching with selfies: new Creative Commons syllabus From Kath Albury, Selfies Research Network Introducing the newest initiative from the Selfies Research Network: an six-week course for university students studying selfies, and/or university instructors who would like to touch on selfie culture in their own classes. The course (which carries a Creative Commons license) includes: A…
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: https://cmc-centre.com/conferences/barcelona/ “Commodifying the Celebrity-Self: The Peculiar Emergence, Formation and Value of “Industrial”…
