Bridging Gaps: Higher Education, Media and Society
Call for Papers In higher education, media studies bring critical awareness of representations and reproductions of popular personas, artefacts, processes, and practices in social, economic, and political contexts. From the perspective of cultural studies, critical discourse analysis of media productions enables scholars to go beyond observing aesthetic aspects and to understand social underpinnings of cultural productions. In a similar fashion, journalism can use investigation to educate and inform the public on the limits and potentials of social systems. Journalistic publications can...
Read MoreCentre for Media and Celebrity Studies – Vol.3 2014
On behalf of the Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS), I am pleased to released the Fall edition of the newsletter ‘Celebrity Culture & Social Inquiry’ Vol. 4. Highlights include: • Dr Mira Moshe’s anthology The Emotions Industry featured on Nova Publishers home page under the “What’s Special for September” section. Relations between fame and emotions theorized in Chapter 12. • Dr Nandana Bose’s latest contributions in celebrity studies and Bollywood stardom • Dr Anita Krajnc raises $36,000 in 3 weeks for mass education and activism • Critical and...
Read MoreStardom and Fandom Panel
Stardom and Fandom Panel Cross posted: http://cmc-centre.com/stardom-and-fandom-panel/ From Amanda Blake Join us for the 36th Annual Southwest Popular Culture and American Culture Association Conference, February 11 – 14, 2015 at the beautiful Hyatt Regency in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The conference theme this year is “Many Faces, Many Voices: Intersecting Borders in Popular and American Culture.” The Area Chair for Stardom and Fandom invites paper or panel proposals on any aspect of stardom or fandom. Proposal submission deadline: November 1, 2014. (Please see below) Any and all topics...
Read MoreOscar Selfies: Authenticity at the 86th Academy Awards
Dear Readers, In the last 12 hours, I had a fascinating conversation with Toronto-based American historian Jarret Ruminski. On my Facebook page, I shared how Ellen DeGeneres’ ‘selfie’ at the 86th Academy Awards got re-tweeted more than 3 million times. The re-tweet of the ‘star-studded selfie’ led to Samsung donating a total of $3 million to two of her favorite charities: the Humane Society and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. More on http://www.ecorazzi.com/2014/03/04/ellens-oscar-selfie-earns-millions-for-charity/ Ruminski makes an excellent...
Read MoreMoving Forward: An Intimate Evening on Paths, Success and Love
Dear Celebrity Culture Readers, In my last post, I mentioned a rare and intimate evening that is coming up end of this month! On behalf of The Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies(CMCS), I am proud to introduce our second location The IndustReal Arts Room (688 Richmond Street, Toronto, ON) with premiere event Moving Forward on Saturday, March 29, 2013. A Canadian and Australian joint production, Moving Forward applies media, social justice, and science to empower individual and social change in a cross-disciplinary and intimate setting. Dr. Louis Massey opens the series with his...
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