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</strong></em></font><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Pleased to announce the release of the book <i>Building
Bridges in Celebrity Studies </i>(WaterHill Publishing, 2016). To order copies for libraries, courses, and
research, please visit the publisher’s website </span><a href="http://www.waterhillpublishing.com/books.html"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#0000ff">http://www.waterhillpublishing.com/books.html</font></span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">. </span></span></font></div><div><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font></span></font></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><font color="#000000"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"></span></i></b></font><br></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><font color="#000000"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Building
Bridges in Celebrity Studies </span></i></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">(WaterHill Publishing, 2016)</span></b></font><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><br><font color="#000000">
Editors: </font></span><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Jackie
Raphael, Basuli Deb and Nidhi Shrivastava</font></span></i></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">This edited book addresses the complex
interplay between celebrities and media. Various themes are investigated
including trend setting, consumer consumption, impact of social media,
sensationalism in reporting, celebrities as a commodity, media scandal creating
fame, and feminism. <i>Building Bridges in Celebrity Studies</i></font><font color="#000000"> invites
scholars and media professionals to critically consider ethical and social
justice directions where media and celebrities combine for a commitment to
social transformation. Both media and celebrity culture are crucial parts of
our daily lives, thus a greater understanding of how the two co-exist is
essential. This book provides some key perspectives towards such understanding.</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Contents<br></font></span></b></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Introduction: Bridging the Gaps
Between Celebrity and Media <br></font><font color="#000000">
</font><i><font color="#000000">Jackie Raphael, Basuli Deb and Nidhi Shrivastava<br></font><font color="#000000">
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</font></i></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">PART I - Bridging
Celebrity Trends and Consumer Perception<br></font><font color="#000000">
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</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Celebrity Influence on Audiences’
Consumption Practices as Parents </font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Elizabeth Fish
Hatfield</font></span></i></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000"> </font></span></i></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Front Row Aspirations in the Online
Era: Bodies, Accessories and Fashioning Celebrity .</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Rebecca Halliday</font></span></i></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000"> </font></span></i></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">PART II - Bridging
Sensationalised Media and Commodified Celebrities<br></font><font color="#000000">
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</font></span></b></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Selling the Bromance: Sensationalism
of the McAvoy/Fassbender Relationship </font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Celia Lam and Jackie
Raphael</font></span></i></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000"> </font></span></i></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Commodifying Celebrity: Social media,
sensationalism, and how the media</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">plays a role in creating celebrities .</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Judith Roberts<br></font><font color="#000000">
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</font></span></i></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Quantifying Celebrity: Influence
Measurement in the Digital Age </font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Andrew Zolides<br></font><font color="#000000">
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</font></span></i></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">PART III - Bridging
Media Controversy and Celebrity Status<br></font><font color="#000000">
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</font></span></b></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">A Persona of Global Controversy:
Assange, Snowden, and the Makings of the</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Digital Information Activist </font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Andrew Munro<br></font><font color="#000000">
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</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Corporate Colonization and the Myth of
Authentic Journalism <br></font><font color="#000000">
</font><i><font color="#000000">William Huddy<br></font><font color="#000000">
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</font></i></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Celebrity Culture and the Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation: <br></font><font color="#000000">
Jian Ghomeshi, Global Others, and Sexual Violence </font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Kiera Obbard<br></font><font color="#000000">
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</font></span></i></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">PART IV - Bridging
Women’s Issues and Media Representation<br></font><font color="#000000">
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</font></span></b></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">The Power of Celebrity Culture and its
Response to Rape and Sexual</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Violence against Women in Post-2012
India </font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Nidhi Shrivastava<br></font><font color="#000000">
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</font></span></i></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Media Representations and Angelina
Jolie’s Elective Mastectomy and</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Transnational Adoption </font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;line-height:normal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Basuli Deb</font></span></i></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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