Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) – January 2016 Edition (Vol.23)

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 to February 29, 2016 https://cmc-centre.com/conferences/barcelona/
  • 3rd International Celebrity Studies Conference: Authenticating Celebrity
    Early bird registration now available at http://celebritystudiesconference.com
  • Call for Chapters: Mysterious Ways: U2 and Religion
  • Call for Papers: “Life-Writing and Celebrity: Exploring Intersections”
  • Book Releases:
    Shah Rukh Khan and Global Bollywood
    Independent Stardom: Freelance Women in the Hollywood Studio System
  • Media Coverage
    CMCS Advisory board member, media spokesperson & founder The Save Movement
    Dr Anita Krajnc has been featured on Toronto Star.
  • Media Production
    CMCS partner Limitless Productions has released its latest show reel SKETCHBOOK.
  • Call for Submissions
    CMCS associate press WaterHill Publishing is accepting visual art and moving
    images for CrossBridge journal. Open access fees will be waived for the inaugural edition.
  • Upcoming Symposium
    Surface and Substance: Reflections on the Male Star

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The Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) is an international organization and research network that helps coordinating academic research and media commentaries on celebrity culture. CMCS carries a pedagogical philosophy that inspires integration of research and media skills training in academic and public discourses of fame.  The centre believes in intellectual, aesthetic, and ethical values of bridging gaps in higher education and media. With this view, CMCS helps coordinating research, publications, creative productions, and media commentaries to restore artistic and ethical acts for social change.

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