Dear all,

A reminder that the CFP deadline is just 2 months away!

We’d also like to take this opportunity to announce our esteemed panel of international experts in the field: available online here<http://celebritystudiesconference.com/reviewers/>



When: June 19-21, 2014

Where: Royal Holloway, University of London

Deadline for abstracts: November 4th, 2013 (250 words, +50 word bio)

Successful abstracts notified by: December 6th, 2013

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Routledge and Royal Holloway, University of London are pleased to announce the 2nd biannual Celebrity Studies Journal conference: ‘Approaching celebrity’.



Confirmed keynote speakers:



•     Richard Dyer (Kings College, University of London)



•     Diane Negra (University College Dublin)



•     Mandy Merck (Royal Holloway, University of London)



•     Sean Redmond (Deakin University, Melbourne)

Theme

The 2nd Celebrity Studies Journal 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.



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 website for more info<http://celebritystudiesconference.com/pecha-kucha>.



PhD Competition

A travel bursary and fee waiver will be available to the best two abstract submissions (including abstracts for Pecha Kucha presentations). See the website for more info<http://celebritystudiesconference.com/phd-competition>.



A special issue of the best papers from the conference will be published in Celebrity Studies Journal in 2015.



Possible topics include, but are not limited to:





•      Method: how to do celebrity studies

•      The celebrity studies canon

•      The value of fame

•      Celebrity and power

•      Star and celebrity images

•      Pop stardom

•      National cinema, international stars

•      The TV Personality

•      Celebrity and performance

•      Digital platforms

•      DIY celeb

•      Ordinary celebrity

•      Austerity and celebrity

•      American Quality TV

•      Entrepreneurial celebrity

•      Celebrity fandom

•      Literary celebrity

•      Queer celebrity

•      The celebrity ambassador

•      Fame damage

•      Celebrity affect, emotion

•      Celebrity and gender

•      Anti-celebrity

•      The phenomenology of celebrity

•      Cult stardom and celebrity

•      Charisma and celebrity

•      Pathology and celebrity

•      Toxic celebrity

•      Celebrity and news

•      The sexualisation of celebrity

•      Celebrity art/artists

•      Race, ethnicity and celebrity

•      Celebrity and persona

•      Porn stars

•      Sport and celebrity

•      Gaming and celebrity culture

•      Political fame

•      Celebrity’s right to privacy

•      Leveson inquiry and celebrity

•      Reality TV

Dr James Bennett

Reader in Television & Digital Culture

Undergraduate Admissions Tutor

Department of Media Arts

Royal Holloway, University of London

Egham

TW20 0EX

Twitter: @james_a_bennett

@CSJcelebstudies

Ph: 01784 443 940

Fax: 01784 443832



Dr James Bennett

Reader in Television & Digital Culture

Undergraduate Admissions Tutor

Department of Media Arts

Royal Holloway, University of London

Egham

TW20 0EX

Twitter: @james_a_bennett

@CSJcelebstudies

Ph: 01784 443 940

Fax: 01784 443832





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