Similar Posts
CFP Fame and Fandom: Functioning On and Offline
FPRC Conference Fame and Fandom: Functioning On and Offline December 8-10, 2019 Perth, Western Australia The University of Western Australia Media is dependent on consumers. Celebrities are reliant on fans and mass media. One cannot exist without the other. However, in academia there is a divide between fan studies and celebrity studies. This conference aims to draw…
CFP: Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
From Sarah Taylor-Harman Call For Papers: Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) The cinematic release of Jamie Dornan Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) has already garnered speculation, derision and debate equal to its highly controversial source text, E. L. James’ homonymous trilogy. Its alignment with mass media, a predominantly female audience and mainstream cinema make it a concurrently anticipated…
Symposium: The Kardashian Decade
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…
Women in Film and TV launch Northern Network at University of Salford
URL: http://www.salford.ac.uk/arts-media/about/arts-and-media-news-folder/women-in-film-and-tv-launch-northern-network-at-university-of-Salford Cross-posted: http://eepurl.com/bDBy15 Women in Film and TV (UK), the leading membership organisation for women working in creative media in the UK launched their Northern Network at the University of Salford earlier this week. On Tuesday 20th October over 100 women from across the North’s creative industries came together to network and discuss…
New York (2015) Celebrity Chat – Call for Short Films and Videos
Byadmin2015 CALL FOR SHORT FILMS and VIDEOS The Terrace Club 25 W. 51st St. (Off Fifth Ave.) Manhattan, New York City September 2-3, 2015 Are you a researcher, filmmaker, broadcaster, videographer or screen image artist critically exploring celebrity culture and journalism in media? Receive a screening opportunity of your work and eligibility for $100 CMCS screen award…
Academic Models in Hollywood
– 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…