Beyond the Professoriate / Bridging Gaps – May 2015 Conferences
Dear Readers, Hope the last week of April is going well for all! May is coming with two empowering conferences that are highly recommended for career development: • Beyond the Professoriate by Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) panelist Jennifer Polk (www.fromphdtolife.com). Online conference for PhDs 2 and 9 May, 2015 Speakers include 25 PhDs from a variety of fields including communication, marketing, public relations, social media, engineering, ethnomusicology, genetics, German and more! Explore career options, ask questions of working professionals, learn skills and connect...
Read MoreAuthenticity in Kiera Knightley’s Nudity
The costs of style and style failure are evident in media. Yet both complement each other. The excess of nudity is an example. Is there authenticity in this irony? I felt the irony of style when I saw Kiera Knightley’s latest nude photograph. I asked myself if this is another case of nudity in which fashion fails and a celebrity needs to promote self through sensationalization of a nude body. Soon after Kiera Knightley stripped, Kim Kardarshian did a nude photo shoot for the cover of Paper Magazine. She broke many hearts as she intended to “break the Internet” with her fake self-inflated...
Read MoreScholars as Critics: A Professional Development Workshop for Academics (May 27, 2015) – Ryerson University
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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