Latest Publications on Persona and Celebrity
Dear Readers, I am pleased to announce that my latest chapter on persona, celebrity activism, and selfies has been published in the edited book Mobile and Digital Communication: Approaches to Public and Private. The chapter shows how we can strengthen the use of selfies and other representations of persona in celebrity activism. Receive a copy of the book at http://www.livroslabcom.ubi.pt/book/141#sthash.7VjSBxlh.A6VyZKyZ.dpuf. Special thanks to editors José Ricardo Carvalheiro and Ana Serrano Tellería for the book. I am also honoured to be mentioned in the edited book Bridging Gaps: Higher...
Read MoreConference Corners
I have just over 7 days left for the inaugural Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) conference in Toronto – it will be an honour and pleasure to finally meet all delegates in person. Part of me is in New York as I am also organizing our next media conference there and being interviewed for Shannon Skinner’s new radio show this week. I am grateful for the opportunities to speak and looking forward to sharing views on celebrities at the conferences and in media. Historically, stardom had its origins in Hollywood where film played a role in creating the actor as a star....
Read MoreThe Moving Writer
Dear Readers, Books, blogs and reflections are filling my week in Canada. I just came back from Portugal, where I was invited as a speaker on celebrity, persona and selfies in activism. It was an honour to present developments in celebrity activism for human rights, animal rights, and environmental sustainability at the Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) there. Representation of invisible human conditions and non-human animals in The Save Movement and were deeply touching and memorable for me. Gratitude goes to Dr Anita Krajnc for bearing witness and offering the images that I presented...
Read MoreCelebrity James Cameron on Plant-Based Empowerment
In the words of activist Dr Anita Krajnc, James Cameron is a hero! Cameron, like Bill Clinton, Casey Affleck, Moby, Bryan Adams, Venus and Serena Williams, and many more celebrities, shares critical thoughts and observations on vegan / plant-based empowerment. The above video captures his powerful words at the Blue Ocean Film...
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