<div dir="ltr"><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Droid Sans""><font size="3"><font color="#000000">Apologies for cross-posting</font></font></span></div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Droid Sans""><font color="#000000" size="3"></font></span> </div>
<div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Droid Sans""><font size="3"><font color="#000000">The Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) will be launched in Toronto, Canada on Thursday, August 29.<span> </span></font></font></span></div>
<div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Droid Sans""><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><span></span></font></font></span> </div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Droid Sans""><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><span></span></font></font></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Droid Sans""><font size="3"><font color="#000000">CMCS is a research and production centre that specializes in critical studies about media and celebrity culture. CMCS carries a pedagogical philosophy that inspires integration of research, production, and learning by academics, artists and public. The centre believes in intellectual, aesthetic, and ethical values of making media literacy skills accessible to a wide range of learners in studies and practices of popular culture. As well, the centre recognizes a reformed model of education that accommodates multiple learning styles in public spaces.</font></font></span><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></div>
<div> </div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Droid Sans""><font size="3"><font color="#000000">Our Advisory Board includes international faculty members and creative practitioners in cross-disciplinary fields.<span> </span>We are committed to working with academic and cultural institutions to advance understanding of media culture and fame. </font></font></span></div>
<div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Droid Sans""></span> </div><div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Droid Sans""></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Droid Sans";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">CMCS aims to:</font></span><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></div>
<ul type="disc"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><li style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Droid Sans";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">Develop, coordinate and disseminate research, teaching, training, and creative arts productions in media and celebrity studies</font></span></li>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Droid Sans";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">Build international, national, and regional relations and networks in higher education and media industry</font></span></li>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Droid Sans";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">Advance cultural work through attendance and collaboration in cross-disciplinary settings</font></span></li><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font></ul>
<font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><ul type="disc"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font><li style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Droid Sans";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">Facilitate academic and media partnerships in developing cultural productions and strengthen the creative industry sector</font></span></li>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Droid Sans";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">Develop and support lectures, conferences, workshops, seminars, gallery exhibits, performances, and mentorship to educate and guide academics and artists</font></span></li>
<font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><li style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Droid Sans";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">Support academics, artists, and public with resources and effective mentorship</font></span></li>
<font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font><li style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Droid Sans";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">Publish and share creative productions in open-access formats for public</font></span></li>
<font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font></ul><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Droid Sans";font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">The launch of CMCS will be taking place at the prestigious venue The Inner Garden (Suite 384) at 401 Richmond Street in Toronto, Canada. </font></span></p>
<font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Droid Sans""><font color="#000000" size="3">For more information on CMCS, please visit </font></span><a href="http://www.cmc-centre.com/" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:windowtext;font-family:"Droid Sans""><font size="3">www.cmc-centre.com</font></span></a><span><font color="#888888"><span style="font-family:"Droid Sans""><font size="3"><font color="#000000"> <span lang="EN-US"></span></font></font></span></font></span></p>
<br>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><font face="Arial"><span><font face="Arial"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#333333"><strong>Dr Samita Nandy<br></strong>Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS)<br>
<font>PhD Curtin University, Australia (Media)</font></font></font></font></span></font></div></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Arial" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span>MA and BA York University, Canada (Communication)<br>
</span></font><font face="Arial"><span><font face="Arial"><font><font color="#333333" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Tel.: 1-905-896-7834 | Fax: <a value="+19052689996"><font color="#333333" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">+1 905-268-9996</font></a><font color="#333333" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </font></font></font></font></span></font></div>
<font face="Arial"><span><font face="Arial"><div><font color="#333333" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Email: <a href="mailto:info@cmc-centre.com">info@cmc-centre.com</a> | <u><font color="#0066cc">URL</font></u>: <a href="http://www.cmc-centre.com/" target="_blank"><font color="#333333" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">www.cmc-centre.com</font></a><font color="#333333" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </font> </font><font color="#333333" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><a href="mailto:samitanandy@gmail.com" target="_blank"><br>
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