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 MoreElegance and Mystery in Fame
Dear Readers, I am writing from Kingston, Canada (my other home). As I was checking Facebook around 7:30 am this morning, I came across a posting on ‘Melancholie Soul, Beauty and Retro’ and felt compelled to share my thoughts on it! The page often represents Hollywood glamour in the past and artistic inspirations in the present. In both cases, there is a sense of escapism and mystery that appeals readers. As you can see, I am not an exception when it comes to that appeal. At the same time, as a Celebrity Cultural Critic, I find missing links that make famous representations...
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