Call for Papers: Revisiting Star Studies 2013
From the Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA) The Research Centre in Film & Digital Media at Newcastle University, UK, will host an international conference, Revisiting Star Studies, on June 12-14, 2013. Keynote speakers: Dr Stephanie Dennison (University of Leeds), Dr Neepa Majumdar (University of Pittsburgh), Prof Yingjin Zhang (University of California-San Diego). Dr Martin Shingler (University of Sunderland), co-editor of the recently-launched BFI Film Stars series, will also host a panel on this new project. Since its inception in the pioneering works of...
Read MoreReadings in Celebrity Studies
Dear Celebrity Culture Readers, Hope September is treating you well! My last posts mentioned the reason to read and write on celebrities and their fame, and how these learnings are related to celebrating ourselves. It is important to critically understand dominant meanings of fame and recognize ways in which we can restore talent and a creative spirit that we all carry. Often, recognition of talent leads to popularity but standard practices in popular culture shift attention away from the talent and unconditional love based on which every individual can be celebrated with passion. My next...
Read MoreCelebrating Ourselves Beyond the Crowd
My first weekend of August starts with an empowered thought shared by the Inspired Messenger and lovely friend, Bracha Malka Miller from New York and Toronto. The thought “celebrates individuality and embraces the idea that in order to live, we must not follow, but lead ourselves” – a strategic and inspired way to distinguish oneself in everyday life and mass culture. Click “Have the Courage to Walk Alone” for the complete post. For more thoughts, you can follow Inspired Messenger at https://www.facebook.com/brachamalkamillerfans?ref=stream More soon, Love,...
Read MoreWhy Fame?
Dear Readers, I am writing from my beautiful summer home in Barcelona where I took up a post-PhD thesis writing retreat. The home has an arts library where I find myself reading, writing, and connecting with creative souls. After I read and write, I often seek new paths among Roman ruins, Medieval Gothic architecture, and contemporary art spaces where many heroes and artists received fame. In my last post, I mentioned my focus on celebrity culture. I have been often asked: what is it about fame that appeals me and calls my attention in cultural studies? Let us address this question with a...
Read MoreThe Celebrity Cultural Critic
Dear Readers, I have been often asked why I focus on celebrity culture. What is it about celebrity culture that appeals me and calls my attention? Before I delve into this intriguing question, I thought I would share thoughts on a Celebrity Cultural Critic. As it appears in my PhD, StarBuzz Weekly magazine editions, and social media, I write and speak as a Celebrity Cultural Critic. Is it a celebrity, some sort of an art or film critic…. a fan? The boundaries among these categories become increasingly blurred as I set to define what it is. Celebrity Cultural Critic is a term...
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