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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">CFP: Twitter, Celebrity and online public identity<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Abstracts due: 28<sup>th</sup> Feb<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Contact and submissions to: Sarah Thomas <a href="mailto:skt@aber.ac.uk">skt@aber.ac.uk</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">The ongoing adoption of Twitter as a tool for communication, broadcasting and interaction has meant that the social media platform has emerged as a significant site for re-thinking
some of the key relationships between celebrity, performance and the presentation of the self. This CFP seeks short articles for <i>Celebrity Studies Journal</i> Forum section that explore Twitter and its usage beyond its status as a ‘new’ platform (that positions
its singular significance through comparison with traditional representational media). We aim to consider the diversity of presentational modes that Twitter allows for through an examination of the different functions, usages, modes of address and performance
that may operate across the site in its own right. In particular, we are interested in the way the platform has re-invigorated debates around the conception of authenticity as a way of understanding the online presentation of public personalities, and are
especially interested in receiving submissions that explore the following topics:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">The presentation of self online</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Authenticity and interactivity</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Performance, authenticity and the digital self</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Interactive celebrity</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Digital labour and celebrity</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Online spaces of ‘public privacy’</span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">The special issue of the journal will incorporate the style and ethos of Twitter in the submissions:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Abstracts should be 140 words.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">The short articles should begin with reference to a specific Tweet that sparks the analysis within the rest of the article.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">The final word count for the article will be between 750 and 1,500 words, depending on the number of accepted submissions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Detailed schedule of production</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Abstracts due: 28<sup>th</sup> Feb<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">First drafts: 28<sup>th</sup> March<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Editors return: 25<sup>th</sup> April<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Final drafts: 23<sup>rd</sup> May<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Contact and submissions to: Sarah Thomas <a href="mailto:skt@aber.ac.uk">skt@aber.ac.uk</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Dr James Bennett<br>
Reader in Television & Digital Culture<br>
Undergraduate Admissions Tutor<br>
Department of Media Arts<br>
Royal Holloway, University of London<br>
Egham <br>
TW20 0EX<br>
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