Posts Tagged "CBC"

Centre for Media & Celebrity Studies – 3rd Anniversary News

Posted by on Aug 28, 2016 in Critic's Area | 0 comments

Our Advisory Board member Dr Anita Krajnc has been covered in Washington Post, Guardian, CTV, CBC, and Globe and Mail among more international media channels for her ground-breaking work against speciesism and contesting criminalization of her compassion for animals. See details below. As a well-known activist, she has been key to the growth of CMCS since its launch on August 28, 2013. Today, we are 3 years old. We wanted to take this opportunity to say that we are incredibly grateful to all our supporters and sponsors for their contributions to celebrity studies, social issues, and media...

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Centre for Media & Celebrity Studies (CMCS) Member on CTV

Posted by on Nov 4, 2015 in Critic's Area | 0 comments

TORONTO.CTVNEWS.CA CTV News Channel: 6 pm November 4 http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=742820&playlistId=1.2642523&binId=1.815892&playlistPageNum=1&binPageNum=1  Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) Advisory Board member and activist Dr Anita Krajnc appeared with immense dignity, resiliance, and truth in court and on tonight’s CTV News in addition to Global News, CBC news, National Post, Toronto Star and many more – an incredible moment of honour and pride for all CMCS members, colleagues and The Save Movement friends.  Visit the above link to...

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Fame and the Cities

Posted by on Sep 21, 2015 in Critic's Area | 0 comments

New York City is like a star. It is either hyped or criticized. My experience of NYC was nothing like I thought. It wasn’t the mediated version of Sex and the City which, by the way, I adore. I was fortunate to be in the Upper West Side in between Central Park and Riverside Park that was eclectic, charming, calm, and vibrant at the same time. And it was there that the exciting journey of my debut book Fame in Hollywood North started. After a pre-launch reading of the book at America’s first conference on celebrity culture, it is now being presented at exclusive media events in...

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Scholars as Critics: A Profession​al Developmen​t Workshop for Academics (May 27, 2015) – Ryerson University​

Posted by on Oct 30, 2014 in Critic's Area | 0 comments

Scholars as Critics: A Professional Development Workshop for Academics This workshop will offer: guidance on professional skills and career opportunities both inside and outside academia; insights and resources for scholars to become critics and experts in media; and basic media and public relations training with a focus on how to answer questions from reporters. Key Speakers: Jennifer Polk is an academic and career coach for graduate students and PhDs. She earned her PhD in history from the University of Toronto in 2012 and is now a blog writer for academic magazine University Affairs,...

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