Celebrity Death
As I mourn the passing of my dad, I get interviewed on celebrity death. The end of life in both cases is an unknown terrain in my academic world. It is an accidental area that marks an extension of my research on celebrity activism. My interview in VICE magazine, quotation in Preen magazine, and conversations with journalists has developed an understanding of what it means to die in fame. Those who are interested in psychology and celebrity culture can be part of my latest conversation with journalist, writer and content editor of Yahoo, Raechal Shewfelt (below). Raechal Shewfelt: Why does a...
Read MoreIn VICE + FREE Op-Ed Writing Webinar – September 23!
Pleased to share that my latest views are covered in VICE magazine: https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/7xxj7e/why-your-grief-over-a-celebritys-death-is-real. Thanks to journalist Luke Ottenhoff & Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) member Jacque Lynn Foltyn for joining me on VICE. Read and share your views – we want to hear from you! Also, special thanks to Nafsika Antypas for sharing my article “Sexism and Speciesism in Not-So-Female Friendly Hollywood” with worldwide readers and viewers:...
Read MoreBecoming Brands: Celebrity, Activism and Politics
Thrilled for the release of Becoming Brands: Celebrity, Activism and Politics by WaterHill Publishing! Thanks to Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) board members & editors Jackie Raphael and Celia Lam, and to all reviewers for such a fantastic contribution to the field of studies. I got the book and made notes – did you get your your copy? I highly recommend reading it! Visit http://www.waterhillpublishing.com/books.html to get a copy of the book and share your...
Read MoreCUNY 2017 CMCS 5th International Conference
As I take care of my father’s estate, I finalize the 5th CMCS international conference at CUNY Graduate School of Journalism in New York City. I will be carrying his support for the conference and annoucing the fellowship in honour of him there. Huge thanks go to our keynotes, chairs, board members, colleagues, and number of university departments for their incredible support. I am thrilled for the success of the event. The early bird deadline is June 15 –...
Read MoreAir of Silence
I am at a loss of words, but wish to fill my air of silence with love that I continue to share with departed ones. Ever since I lost both parents, leading life has been comparable to climbing a mountain that is hit by waves of an ocean – an ocean of mysterious grief that allows quest and carving rare and unique paths. All I have to do is keep ‘climbing’ and ‘carving’ those paths that my mother and father envisioned along with me. I learnt immense will power to do so till the last day of my father’s breath on February 6. It may appear that there is an air...
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