[csaa-forum] Celebrity Studies Conference: 2014 CFP

[James and Su]

Dear all

Please find below

Any questions to celebritystudies at gmail.com please!

James and Su

2nd Biannual Celebrity Studies Journal Conference – CFP

http://celebritystudiesconference.com

When: June 19-21, 2014

Where: Royal Holloway, University of London

Deadline for abstracts: November 4th, 2013 (250 words, +50 word bio)

Successful abstracts notified by: December 6th, 2013

Enquiries/abstracts to: celebritystudies at gmail.com

Organisers: James Bennett and Su Holmes

Follow us on Twitter or join the conversation: @CSJcelebstudies #celebstudies

 

Routledge and Royal Holloway, University of London are pleased to announce the 2nd biannual Celebrity Studies Journal conference: ‘Approaching celebrity’. 

 

Confirmed keynote speakers:

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Richard Dyer (Kings College, University of London)
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Diane Negra (University College Dublin)
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Mandy Merck (Royal Holloway, University of London)
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Sean Redmond (Deakin University, Melbourne)
Theme

The 2nd Celebrity Studies Journal conference will be themed around questions of methodology: ‘Approaching celebrity’. We invite abstracts for individual 20minute papers or pre-constituted panels of 3 x 20minute papers that speak to this theme or on any topic in celebrity studies.

 

We also invite submissions for Pecha Kucha style presentations, either individually or as part of a pre-constituted panel of 3-4 speakers. See the website for more info.

 

PhD Competition

A travel bursary and fee waiver will be available to the best two abstract submissions (including abstracts for Pecha Kucha presentations). See the website for more info.

 

A special issue of the best papers from the conference will be published in Celebrity Studies Journal in 2015.

 

Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

 


·      Method: how to do celebrity studies

·      The celebrity studies canon

·      The value of fame

·      Celebrity and power

·      Star and celebrity images

·      Pop stardom

·      National cinema, international stars

·      The TV Personality

·      Celebrity and performance

·      Digital platforms

·      DIY celeb

·      Ordinary celebrity

·      Austerity and celebrity

·      American Quality TV

·      Entrepreneurial celebrity

·      Celebrity fandom

·      Literary celebrity

·      Queer celebrity

·      The celebrity ambassador

·      Fame damage

·      Celebrity affect, emotion

·      Celebrity and gender

·      Anti-celebrity

·      The phenomenology of celebrity

·      Cult stardom and celebrity

·      Charisma and celebrity

·      Pathology and celebrity

·      Toxic celebrity

·      Celebrity and news

·      The sexualisation of celebrity

·      Celebrity art/artists

·      Race, ethnicity and celebrity

·      Celebrity and persona

·      Porn stars

·      Sport and celebrity

·      Gaming and celebrity culture

·      Political fame

·      Celebrity’s right to privacy

·      Leveson inquiry and celebrity

·      Reality TV

Best wishes
James and Su
Twitter: @CSJcelebstudies
#celebstudies
Conference dates: 19-21st June, 2014
Conference venue: http://www.conferences.rhul.ac.uk/




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