Call for Panelists: Western Association of Women Historians, Denver, CO, May 12-14, 2016 Panel: “Rethinking Marilyn Monroe” This panel will reexamine Marilyn Monroe as a major historical and pop cultural figure. Papers should explore Monroe from new perspectives, challenging common assumptions and making us question what we think we know about this emblem of mid-century womanhood…
2015 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…
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…
Call for Papers: “Performing Stardom”: New Methods in Critical Star Studies Friday 29th May, 2015 NoRMMA (Network of Research: Movies, Magazines, Audiences), University of Kent, UK NoRMMA invites proposals for an interdisciplinary conference on non-traditional approaches to star studies research. The one-day event will be held at the University of Kent on May 29th, 2015. Confirmed…
