Revisiting Star Studies – June 2013
From Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association “REVISITING STAR STUDIES”, 12-14 June 2013, Culture Lab, Newcastle University. We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for “Revisiting Star Studies”, a major three-day international conference on film stardom. A full programme including over 50 speakers from 12 different countries is now online, along with the information on travel, accommodation, and PG bursaries. For further details and to register for the conference, please go to: http://culturelab.ncl.ac.uk/starstudies/ Please note,...
Read MoreCelebrity Activism
Forwarded by Dr Jo Littler at City University, London and Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association: Do you care what celebrities say? Do they influence your behaviour or opinions in any way? I am a PhD student at King’s College London writing a research project on the power of celebrity to influence and govern public behaviour around particular issues. We are looking for volunteers to participate in a survey about celebrity activism and its influence on your understanding. This research will help develop an understanding of the power celebrities may hold to govern the way...
Read MoreThe Sporting Body and Stardom: Rugby, Nation, and Celebrity
From the Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association The Centre for the Study of Media and Culture in Small Nations Invites you to a public seminar on: Grav, Gav and Alfie: Rugby Union and Celebrity at the Centre of a Small Nation Dr John Harris (Glasgow Caledonian University) Wednesday, 1 May at 4-5pm Zen Room (CB403), The ATRiuM, University of South Wales, Cardiff CF24 2FN Abstract: This presentation will look at the cultural politics of sporting celebrity and the role of rugby union within contemporary Wales. Rugby is, of course, the national sport and many of its leading...
Read MoreThe Birth of Chaplin’s Little Tramp: A 100th Anniversary Celebration
From Popular Culture & American Culture Associations CALL FOR PAPERS The Birth of Chaplin’s Little Tramp: A 100th Anniversary Celebration June 26, 27& 28, 2014 Cineteca di Bologna, Bologna, ITALY Conference Website: TBA Statement of Intent: This 100th anniversary celebration of Charlie Chaplin’s iconic persona, the Little Tramp, or as he himself named him, the Little Fellow, will be an event geared towards the public first and film scholars and aficionados second and third. We wish to invite abstracts/proposals from speakers who can accommodate this audience effectively, i.e.,...
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