<div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><i><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">The following roundtable, media interview, and awards announcement might be of interest to scholars examining critical issues in popular culture. <br></font><font color="#000000"> <br></font></span></i><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) will host an exclusive conference roundtable <i>‘Beyoncé Debate’ </i><span>in Barcelona on July 5, 2016<i>. </i></span></font><font color="#000000">The roundtable will be held prior to the awards for best media and celebrity studies paper and Celebrity Chat video. </font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">We now welcome guests, journalists, and publicists to attend the complete conference in Barcelona (July 3-5, 2016) for a discounted rate of $150. </font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><b><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">The full conference program is available for download as a PDF file </font><a href="http://cmc-centre.us3.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=8d968a451671b45aa780b5674&id=3fe729718b&e=9b4b89800a" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;font-weight:normal">here</span></a><font color="#000000">.</font></span></b></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Further details are given in the 29^th</font><font color="#000000"> edition of the CMCS newsletter. Highlights of the newsletter include:</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><ul style="list-style-type:disc;direction:ltr"><li style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">CMCS <i>Beyonc</i></span><i><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">é<span> Debate</span></span></i></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">CMCS and Celebrity Chat Awards</span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">CMCS Media Interview and <i>Celebrity Studies</i> journal publication</span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">CMCS Interview on Donald Trump</span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">CFP: Gods, Icons, and Idols: Stars from Hollywood and Beyond</span></p></li></ul><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><p style="background:white;margin:0cm 23.05pt 10pt 0cm;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">You may now access the newsletter for printing or review here: </font></span><u><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><a title="http://eepurl.com/b4vlkP" href="https://t.co/SbkQp7I71I" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext">eepurl.com/b4vlkP </span></a></span></u></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Please feel free to share this newsletter with faculty and students in your department.</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><p style="background:white;margin:0cm 23.05pt 10pt 0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><br><font color="#000000">  </font></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:9pt"><br><font color="#000000"></font></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:9pt"><font color="#000000">The Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) is an international organization and research network that helps coordinating academic research and media commentaries on celebrity culture. CMCS carries a pedagogical philosophy that inspires integration of research and media skills training in academic and public discourses of fame.  The centre believes in intellectual, aesthetic, and ethical values of bridging gaps in higher education and media. With this view, CMCS facilitates research, publications, creative productions, and media commentaries to restore artistic and ethical acts for social change.</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt 18pt"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000"> </font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000"> </font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font></div>