<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Dear all<div><br></div><div>Please find below</div><div><br></div><div>Any questions to <a href="mailto:celebritystudies@gmail.com">celebritystudies@gmail.com</a> please!</div><div><br></div><div>James and Su</div><div><br></div><div><div class="Section1"><h2>2<sup>nd</sup> Biannual Celebrity Studies Journal Conference – CFP</h2><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; color: black; "><a href="http://celebritystudiesconference.com/">http://celebritystudiesconference.com</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>When:</b> June 19-21, 2014</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Where:</b> Royal Holloway, University of London</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Deadline for abstracts:</b> <span lang="EN-US">November 4<sup>th</sup>, 2013</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "> </span>(250 words, +50 word bio)<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Successful abstracts notified by: </b>December 6<sup>th</sup>, 2013</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Enquiries/abstracts to: </b><a href="mailto:celebritystudies@gmail.com">celebritystudies@gmail.com</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Organisers: </b>James Bennett and Su Holmes</p><p class="MsoNormal">Follow us on Twitter or join the conversation: @CSJcelebstudies #celebstudies</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Routledge and Royal Holloway, University of London are pleased to announce the 2<sup>nd</sup> biannual <i>Celebrity Studies Journal</i> conference: ‘Approaching celebrity’.<span> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Confirmed keynote speakers:</p></div></div><blockquote class="webkit-indent-blockquote" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 40px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><div><div class="Section1"><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent: -18pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span></p></div>Richard Dyer (Kings College, University of London)</div><div><div class="Section1"><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -18pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span></p></div>Diane Negra (University College Dublin)</div><div><div class="Section1"><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -18pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span></p></div>Mandy Merck (Royal Holloway, University of London)</div><div><div class="Section1"><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent: -18pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span></p></div>Sean Redmond (Deakin University, Melbourne)</div></blockquote><div><div class="Section1"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Theme<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">The 2<sup>nd</sup> <i>Celebrity Studies Journal</i> 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.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">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 <a href="http://celebritystudiesconference.com/pecha-kucha">website for more info</a>.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>PhD Competition</b></p><p class="MsoNormal">A travel bursary and fee waiver will be available to the best two abstract submissions (including abstracts for Pecha Kucha presentations). See the <a href="http://celebritystudiesconference.com/phd-competition">website for more info</a>.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">A special issue of the best papers from the conference will be published in <i>Celebrity Studies Journal</i> in 2015.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Possible topics include, but are not limited to:</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Garamond; "><br clear="ALL" style="page-break-before: auto; "></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 21.3pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Method: how to do celebrity studies</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 21.3pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>The celebrity studies canon</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 21.3pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>The value of fame</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 21.3pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Celebrity and power</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 21.3pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Star and celebrity images</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 21.3pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Pop stardom</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 21.3pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>National cinema, international stars</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 21.3pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>The TV Personality</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 21.3pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Celebrity and performance</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 21.3pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Digital platforms</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 21.3pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>DIY celeb</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 21.3pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Ordinary celebrity</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 21.3pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Austerity and celebrity</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 21.3pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>American Quality TV</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 21.3pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Entrepreneurial celebrity</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 21.3pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Celebrity fandom</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 21.3pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Literary celebrity</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 21.3pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Queer celebrity</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 21.3pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>The celebrity ambassador</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 21.3pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Fame damage</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 21.3pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Celebrity affect, emotion</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 21.3pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Celebrity and gender</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 21.3pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Anti-celebrity</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 21.3pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>The phenomenology of celebrity</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 21.3pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Cult stardom and celebrity</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 21.3pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Charisma and celebrity<i><o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 21.3pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Pathology and celebrity</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 21.3pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Toxic celebrity</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 21.3pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Celebrity and news</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 21.3pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>The sexualisation of celebrity</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 21.3pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Celebrity art/artists</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 21.3pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Race, ethnicity and celebrity</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 21.3pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Celebrity and persona</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 21.3pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Porn stars</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 21.3pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Sport and celebrity</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 21.3pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Gaming and celebrity culture</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 21.3pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Political fame</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 21.3pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Celebrity’s right to privacy</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 21.3pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Leveson inquiry and celebrity</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 21.3pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Reality TV</p></div><div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Best wishes</div><div>James and Su</div><div>Twitter: @CSJcelebstudies</div><div>#celebstudies</div><div>Conference dates: 19-21st June, 2014</div><div>Conference venue: <a href="http://www.conferences.rhul.ac.uk/">http://www.conferences.rhul.ac.uk/</a></div><div><br></div></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
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