[csaa-forum] Prof CHRIS ROJEK Friday, 23 JULY 2004 QUT

[Melissa Gregg]

> Professor CHRIS ROJEK FRIDAY, 23 JULY 2004
>
> Please feel free to distribute this to anyone you feel might be
> interested in attending.
>
> CIRAC is proud to sponsor a major international guest appearance:
>
> Professor CHRIS ROJEK
>
> Professor of Sociology and Culture, Nottingham Trent University, UK, 
> and
> Sage Publications Commissioning Editor for Cultural and Media Studies
>
> Will give two papers on
> FRIDAY, 23 JULY 2004
> at QUT Kelvin Grove, and at the Creative Industries Precinct
>
> Following the publication of his new book on Frank Sinatra, and his
> books on Celebrity and Stuart Hall published last year, Chris will 
> speak
> on:
>  
> CELEBRITY CULTURE     12.00pm to 2.00pm       A105 KG
>
> Later on, if you are interested in the dissemination of your research,
> dont miss:
>
> ACADEMIC PUBLISHING   4.00pm to 5.30pm        The Hall, Z2, Room 226
>                 Creative Industries Precinct
> All welcome
>
> ALSO:
> ONE-ON-ONE INDIVIDUAL   2.00pm to 4.00pm        Bookings Essential!*
> CONSULTATIONS for aspiring authors      
>
> Chris is willing to meet academics or completing PhDs who want to pitch
> a book idea to Sage Publications Ltd  one of the worlds leading
> academic publishers. If you would like to talk to him, please contact
> Leanne Blazely in advance* to secure a time-slot between 2pm and 4pm:
>
> Chris Rojek is Professor of Sociology and Culture at Nottingham Trent
> University in the UK, and Deputy Director of Mike Featherstones TCS
> (Theory Culture Society) group.
> He has written many books, most recently Stuart Hall (Polity, 2003),
> Celebrity (Reaktion Books, 2003), and Frank Sinatra (2004).
> Chris is also Sage Publications Commissioning Editor for Cultural and
> Media studies, and was formerly Senior Editor in Sociology at 
> Routledge.
> Through his publishing career he has worked with major figures in
> sociology and cultural studies throughout the world.
> He has worked at Caledonian University and Staffordshire University,
> where he was Head of Department of Sociology. His research interests
> include the sociology of leisure, postmodernity and social theory.
> Please RSVP to l.blazely at qut.edu.au or 3846 3716 for catering 
> purposes. 
> Thank you.
>
>
>
Melissa Gregg
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies
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University of Queensland 4072
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