<div dir="ltr"><div><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000"><em>Apologies for cross-posting</em></font></span></div><div><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">On behalf of the Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) board, I am pleased to announce that the </font></span><span style="color:black;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:9pt">7^th edition of <em><span style="font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Celebrity Culture and Social Inquiry</span></em> </span><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">has been published.</font></span><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></div><p style="margin:12pt 0cm;line-height:150%"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Highlights include:</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><ul style="list-style-type:disc;direction:ltr"><li style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="line-height:normal;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt">Dr Louis Massey and Dr Basuli Deb join CMCS media experts</span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:black;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt">Dr Deb&rsquo;s upcoming book <i>Come, Cross the Line: Celebrity Lifestyles and Public Intellectualism</i></span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt">CMCS board member Dr Anita Krajnc on </span><span style="color:black;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt">SUN News Network and City TV</span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt">Submission guideline for international conference </span><i><span style="color:black;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt"><a href="http://cmc-centre.com/conference2015/" target="_blank"><font color="#000000">Bridging Gaps: Media, Higher Education and Society</font></a></span></i><span style="color:black;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">.</font></span></p></li></ul><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000"><br>You&nbsp;may now access the newsletter for printing or review </font></span><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt"><a href="http://us3.campaign-archive1.com/?u=8d968a451671b45aa780b5674&amp;id=ccfe7c6f51&amp;e=9b4b89800a" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext">here</span></a></span><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">.</font></span><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></div><p style="margin:12pt 0cm;line-height:150%"><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">If you would like to subscribe, discuss scholarly publications&nbsp;/ creative productions,&nbsp;or share contributions with our growing research network, contact us at </font><a href="http://cmc-centre.us3.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=8d968a451671b45aa780b5674&amp;id=81ae8de81b&amp;e=9b4b89800a" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext">info@cmc-centre.com</span></a><font color="#000000">.&nbsp;</font></span><span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