Tag Archives: Star Studies

Jennifer Lopez and Bordertown

Posted on July 9, 2019 by niamh

I get regular updates on Jennifer Lopez in my email because I’ve been writing about her as an actor and star/celebrity. What is very clear from the daily coverage is the level of scrutiny and speculation she, her partner, and … Continue reading →

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Kóblic: A Troubling Perpetrator Story

Posted on June 21, 2016 by niamh

I am currently on a trip to Buenos Aires as part of a project on commemorative practices. My work will focus on Mexico, but Argentina is a locus for much of the critical work around this in Latin America and … Continue reading →

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YouTube as Archive: Fans, Gender and Mexican Film Stars Online

Posted on June 25, 2015 by niamh

I am doing the final edits of a chapter, “YouTube as Archive: Fans, Gender and Mexican Film Stars Online” for a book entitled Revising Star Studies edited by Guy Austin and Sabrina Yu.  In the chapter I’m exploring what it … Continue reading →

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The lady with the tutti-frutti hat

Posted on September 16, 2013 by niamh

Review: Lisa Shaw Carmen Miranda London: BFI/Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. I recently reviewed the first three books in this series: Martin Shingler’s Star Studies: A Critical Guide, Ginette Vincendeau on Brigitte Bardot, Susan Smith on Elizabeth Taylor and Pam Cook’s Nicole … Continue reading →

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Monkey Business in Hollywood and Mexico

Posted on September 4, 2013 by niamh

Me Cheeta: The Autobiography James Lever London: Fourth Estate (2008) 2009. I spoke at the Revisiting Star Studies conference in June held at the University of Newcastle about the online presence of Mexican male stars from the so-called Mexican Golden … Continue reading →

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Bardem in Bond

Posted on December 3, 2012 by niamh

Joint Blog Post with Fiona Noble Shadows and Mirrors: Otherness and Stardom in Skyfall *Spoiler alert   In his seminal work Orientalism, Edward Saïd exposes the constructedness and mutual dependence of the categories of the West and the Orient.  His … Continue reading →

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