The Play Ethic – Is the Future of Work Playful? By Richard Claydon
Tonight marks 15 years since I last spoke with my mum & tomorrow night marks 52 weeks since I last spoke with my dad. It is with their thoughts that I woke up around 4 am this morning and decided to check messages in response to my current Instagram posts on ‘play’ – something they both encouraged through performance, photography, and outdoor games as forms of public practices. Since a group of street kids (also my friends) randomly organized my birthday in an outdoor garage in India on December 8, 2017, I have particularly found ‘street play’ with outdoor...
Read MoreCelebrities and Animals – Interview
Pleased share that my latest interview on celebrity activism and animal rights has been published by ANDA news in Brazil: https://www.anda.jor.br/2017/06/critica-cultural-estuda-como-celebridades-ajudam-a-promover-os-direitos-animais/ Non-Portuguese readers can read the English version of the interview below. A huge thanks to Silvana Andrade and Aline Khouri for the coverage! Special thanks go to Jeremiah Hill Photography for the high resolution image. How did you decide to study the celebrity industry? What prompted you to research this subject? My interest in the celebrity industry...
Read MoreCMCS 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 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...
Read MoreThe Feminist and the Friend
Dear Readers, Last Sunday, host of Extraordinary Women TV Shannon Skinner and I had the honour to conduct a 3-hour media skills training workshop for the Feminist Art Conference (FAC) delegates at Ontario College of Arts and Design (OCAD) University. I also had the privilege to offer a pre-launch display of Fame in Hollywood North – the first ever history and theory of fame in Canadian popular culture. A special thanks to WaterHill Publishing, Ilene Sova at FAC, Carmen Wong, and Nalini Mohabir for being a part of this journey. The day of my Feminist Art Conference (FAC) media workshop...
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