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[Commlist] CFP Celebrity Studies Conference

Wed Dec 13 16:33:14 GMT 2023




/DEADLINE EXTENDED  TO DECEMBER 18TH/

/Call for Papers/

/5^th  International Celebrity Studies Conference: Celebrity Crises and Conflicts__/July 1-3, 2024, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands


Routledge, the journal /Celebrity Studies/, and the University of Amsterdam are pleased to announce the fifth Celebrity Studies conference.


The conference theme is ‘Celebrity Crises and Conflicts’. This subject will run through our plenaries and form a strand running throughout the conference. The conference welcomes submissions from a broad range of disciplines that generate new ways of thinking and understanding celebrity: from film, television, literary, digital media, (art) history and theatre studies through to psychology, sociology, politics, etc.

Keynote speakers include: Brenda R. Weber, Anthea Taylor, Erin A. Meyers, and Nandana Bose _https://celebritystudiesconference.com/ <https://celebritystudiesconference.com/>_


Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

Contemporary celebrity crises and conflicts / historical celebrity crises and conflicts / stardom and technological developments / virtual stardom / celebrity feuds / stardom and mental health / political conflicts and celebrity / economic conflicts and celebrity / celebrity divorces and break-ups / attacks on celebrities / legal conflicts and stardom / celebrity scandals / celebrity and intersecting oppressions / stardom and sexism / disgraced celebrities / conflicted celebrity / downsides of stardom / ‘cancel culture’ and celebrity / celebrity and the ‘cultural wars’ / celebrity and generationality/inter-generational conflict / celebrity deep fakes / celebrity and gamification / celebrity brand management / celebrity and platformisation / fan conflicts and celebrity / fan wars / fandom and celebrity conflict / celebrity and the pandemic / stars on lockdown / celebrity and industrial relations / celebrity and unions / stardom and synthetic media / celebrity and political crises / celebrity and climate crises / celebrity and war / celebrity and anti-fans / toxic fandom / destabilizing definition of celebrity / excessive media interest / social impact of political celebrities / weaponized celebrity / the conference team is open to other topics and themes, please get in touch if you have questions about potential approaches or topics.


The conference committee invites proposals for :

・         Individual 20-minute papers:

o   350 word abstract + 50-word biography in a single Word document

・         Pre-constituted panels comprising 3 x 20 minute papers:

o   150-word overview + 3 x 350-word abstracts + 3 x 50-word bios + name of lead contact and panel chair in a single Word document

・         Masterclasses for Early Career Researchers (ERC) (advanced PhDs or early-stage postdocs): sessions, moderated by members of the conference organization team, will include informal discussion on work provided by the ERC and sharing of ideas in a safe and constructive environment; feedback will be offered from keynote speakers and relevant senior academics:

o   Short outline of work (PhD thesis, chapter, project...) in progress: 150-350 words + 50-word biography in a single Word document.



Deadline for all proposals: December 18th, 2023. Successful abstracts will be notified by: January 12th, 2024. Please see _https://celebritystudiesconference.com/call-for-papers-celebrity-studies-amsterdam-2024/ <https://celebritystudiesconference.com/call-for-papers-celebrity-studies-amsterdam-2024/>_ for all details.

Enquiries/abstracts to: (_celebritystudies /at/ gmail.com) <mailto:(celebritystudies /at/ gmail.com)>_


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