[ecrea] Scholars as Critics: Professional Development Workshop for Academics

We are pleased to announce that the CMCS international conference
/Bridging Gaps: Where is the Persona in Celebrity and Media? /will offer
professional development workshop ‘Scholars as Critics’ in New York City
on September 2, 2015.Details of the workshop are given below.

The early bird registration area is given below the CFP on the
conference page http://cmc-centre.com/conferences-2015/nycsept15/.

*Extended Deadline for Submission: *Monday June 8, 2015*.*

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*_Scholars as Critics: Professional Development Workshop in New York
City, Sept. 2-3, 2015_*

This workshop will offer: guidance on professional skills and career
opportunities both inside and outside academia; insights and resources
for scholars to become critics and experts in media; and basic media and
public relations training with a focus on academic branding and how to
answer questions from reporters.

*Key Speakers:*

*Josh Nathan*is a broadcaster and communication professor at The Art
Institute of Colorado in Denver. Profiled this year by both the College
and its parent company, Education Management Corporation (EDMC), Josh
never thought he would become a professor. After graduating Magna Cum
Laude from Northwestern University, he started building his chops for
CNN- and NBC-affiliates. In 2002, CBS tapped him as one of 72 employees
to begin its new station in southern California’s Coachella Valley. He
holds a National Weather Association Broadcaster’s Seal of Approval and
has presented twice at its annual conferences. Josh’s interest in
Critical Theory began as a graduate student ten years ago when he served
as the primary author of an article for the /Organization Development
Journal/. He also wrote /Can TV News Change History? /(2008), has
appeared in /The Denver Post, /and was cited around the globe in more
than eight languages this year for his expertise in an article for
/Reader’s Digest. /Currently, he’s studying the effectiveness of his
first children’s book, /Too Mad to Trust /(2015)/,/which addresses
anticipated fears in early readers.

*Shetal Shah*is a filmmaker, actor and media practitioner in New York.
Trained at the Maggie Flanigan Studios. Shetal worked at the Maine Media
Workshops, Boston Film/Video Foundation, CBS News and with
Python/Aquarius Productions. Graduating from Columbia University and The
New School, she has worked in collaboration with the United Nations
focusing on human rights and climate change. She is a proud member of
the InViolet Theater Company and has performed in films, TV and theatre.
Some of her favorite theater credits include: /Truth Be Told/(Ensemble
Studio Theatre), /Parts and Parts of Stitches/(MT Works), /Caitlin and
the Swan/(The Management) among many more. Her favorite film credits
include: /Arya/, for which she won the 2005 SAMA Award for Best Actress,
and /Loins of Punjab Presents/. Her favorite TV credits include: /The
Daily Show/, /VH1 Denmark/, and In-Scene host and co-producer for /ARY/.
Shetal is a founding member of The Funding Network USA, an alumnus of
the Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership and has presented her
papers in NY and Uganda on food security, climate change and human
rights outcomes from the UN Copenhagen conference. Shetal also performs
poetry, speaks five languages, and is currently working on a short film
about hoarders.

*Shannon Skinner*is the host and producer of television series,
/Extraordinary Women TV/, now in its third season on television in
Toronto. With more than 20 years of experience in public relations, she
is regular contributor to Huffington Post and has appeared in LIFE
magazine, /Good Morning America/, Rogers TV /Daytime/, /Global
TV,//Canadian Living/, /Notable.ca,//Good News Toronto/, /Liquid Lunch/,
among others.  Shannon studied creative writing at the University of
Oxford and film studies at Ryerson University, and received her B.A. at
the University of Saskatchewan. She is an active member of Women in Film
and TV (WIFT) and the Oxford and Cambridge Society of Toronto. She is
also the recipient of the University of Saskatchewan, College of Arts &
Science’s /Alumni of Influence Award 2014/. Her show airs on Rogers TV
Toronto and syndicated world-wide online.

*Samita Nandy*is the director of the Centre for Media and Celebrity
Studies (CMCS) and writes as a cultural critic on fame. She earned her
PhD in media and celebrity culture from the Department of Media and
Information at Curtin University, Australia in 2012 and is a certified
broadcast journalist. Her international media relations and work led her
to be featured CBC News, CTV’s Breaking News CP 24, The Globe and Mail,
/Daytime /and /First Local/on Rogers Television, OMNI TV, Chatelaine,
Flare, Canadian Journalism Foundation, Eternity Watch magazine, ANOKHI
Media, ATN Television Network, CINA 1650 AM; Starbuzz Weekly, and
Mississauga News among many more. Her work has been published in edited
books /The Performance of Celebrity /and /The Emotions Industry/. Her
forthcoming book /Fame in Hollywood North /will be published in 2015 by
WaterHill Publishers.

This workshop is part of international conference /Bridging Gaps: Where
is the Persona in Celebrity and Journalism? /that will be held on
September 2-3, 2015 at the Terrace Club in New York City.

URL: http://cmc-centre.com/workshops/nyc2015/.

For inquires, contact (info /at/ cmc-centre.com) <mailto:(info /at/ cmc-centre.com)>



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