CMCS 2017 Media Workshop & Book Talk on Reel Inequality (Rutgers University Press)
Honoured to chair & moderate upcoming media workshop and book talk on Reel Inequality: Hollywood Actors and Racism at the Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) 4th international conference “Bridging Gaps: Where is the film scholar in Hollywood filmmaking?” Read press release of the book here: http://cmc-centre.com/reelinequality/ Hosted at the University of Southern California on March 17-19, 2017, the conference features the following key media speakers: Dr. Nancy Wang Yuen Chair and Associate Professor Department of Sociology at Biola University, California www.nancywyuen.com...
Read MoreHighlights of Bridging Gaps Chat
Last night, I had the privilege of joining Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) panelists and hosting our inaugural Bridging Gaps Twitter chat! It was 8:30 pm EST. Just wish we met over cocktails at that hour of the night or had morning coffee in Australia / Asia at that time 🙂 It is with this thought that we started our live public chat and what a powerful and memorable conversation we had! As I posted on Twitter and Instagram, I cannot believe how time flew and there were so many fascinating questions to further consider! You can now visit...
Read MoreNot-so-female Hollywood?
Published in The Political Film Blog https://politicalfilm.wordpress.com/2016/10/02/not-so-female-hollywood/ The lack of sexual diversity in Hollywood has been a critical issue that gained wide attention among movie lovers and researchers. But, as a recent University of Southern California report shows, a real change in the industry is still required. In particular, Dr Katherine Pieper points out “raised voices and calls for change are important, but so are practical and strategic solutions based on research.” So how can we implement solutions based on research, such as the one that USC...
Read MoreBridging Gaps Live Chat – October 13
Can’t believe it’s October already! There is lot of exciting news coming up 🙂 Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) will be hosting its first Twitter chat event on the international conference theme “Bridging Gaps.” We will be focussing on Hollywood filmmaking while speaking on the use of media. This exclusive conversation will take place on October 13 (8:30 pm EST / 5:30 pm PST). Mark the date and join us with friends and colleagues. Can’t wait to see you on October 13 – counting down! In the meantime, connect on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. ...
Read MoreCentre for Media & Celebrity Studies – 3rd Anniversary News
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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