[Commlist] CFP Celebrity Studies Conference

/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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