FPRC Conference – Fame and Fandom: Functioning On and Offline

We had a wonderful time organising and Chairing the first FPRC conference! Special thanks to Dr Celia Lam for co-chairing and to Professor David Marshall for giving us the opportunity. A huge thanks to our Keynote Speakers Dr Tama Leaver and Dr Bertha Chin, as well as all those that presented and attended. Thanks to…

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Stephen Amell admits to using his bromance with Jared Padalecki for promotional purposes

At Supanova in Perth, I had the opportunity to ask Stephen Amell (Arrow) about using his bromance with Jared Padalecki (Supernatural) for promoting their shows and charities. His response was: "Well for advertising purposes, I mean it just... I don't know if we ever advertised anything together. We did a wine with him one time.…

FPRC Conference – Fame and Fandom: Functioning On and Offline

The Fame and Persona Research Consortium (FPRC) is a non-profit international research network dedicated to supporting and advancing research in the study of fame, celebrity and persona. It was founded by Prof David Marshall at Deakin University and is made up of members from around the world including Dr Celia Lam and myself. As members…

New Book! – Disassembling the Celebrity Figure

I received my printed books in the mail today! Disassembling the Celebrity Figure: Credibility and the Incredible, is technically the first book I ever worked on but has taken four years to come out. The journey began at Oxford University at an IDP conference in 2014, where I met Dr Celia Lam and Millicent Weber.…

NEW BOOK: Personas and Places

I am very excited to share my latest book - Personas and Places: Negotiating Myths, Stereotypes and National Identities. This book was inspired by papers presented at the Perth CMCS conference in December 2017. I would like to thank all the contributing authors, my co-editor Dr. Celia Lam and of course Professor Sean Redmond for writing…

The Legend of Ledger: The role of the media in reporting and remembering

When a celebrity dies it becomes both news and gossip. People want to know how? Why? Where? Who was there? What happened? However, a decade or two after their death, they are often forgotten. Their fans have moved on and the media is focused on the next big celebrity rise, fall or death. Yet, some…

True bromance: the authenticity behind the Stewart/McKellen relationship

I am pleased to announce that the paper Dr. Celia Lam and I wrote together for the Celebrity Studies Conference in Amsterdam in 2016 has been published. Dr. Lam and I have been working on a book about bromances being used as a promotional tool for the past few years. This is a sneak peek…

Perth CMCS Conference – National Identity

I am very pleased to announce that we are holding our first Australian CMCS Conference in Perth, WA! I have organised and Chaired CMCS conferences in New York and Barcelona, so it is exciting to bring it home! I would like to thank the Perth Convention Bureau and Tourism WA for their support. Click below…

New Book! – Becoming Brands

My new book, Becoming Brands: Celebrity, Activism and Politics, is now available for purchase here. I would like to thank my co-editor Dr. Celia Lam and P. David Marshall for writing the foreword. I would also like to thank all the authors for contributing their chapters and Waterhill for publishing. This book was inspired by the…

Published in Femina

I was interviewed by Albertine Bourget for the Swiss Women's Weekly, Femina. We discussed celebrities, feminism, media representation, having control through social media and much more. Check out the article here (you may need to use Google Translate)...   http://www.femina.ch/people/news-people/bashing-pourquoi-flingue-autant-people-kardashian-aniston-swiftt-reseaux-sociaux