Venue:
Clore Theatre, Birkbeck, University of London
Date: Friday 9 December 2011
9.30am Registration
10.15am Introductions
Dr. Janet McCabe, Birkbeck, University of London
Dr. Deborah Jermyn, Roehampton University
10.30-12.00 Panel 1: Celebrity, Ageing and Performance
Chair: Dr. James Bennett, Royal Holloway, University of London
Ageing disgracefully: gendered recognition of age-inappropriate behaviour in
celebrity war reporters
Dr. Tim Markham, Birkbeck, University of London
Imitations of Lives: Ageing, Celebrity and Performance in The Trip
Dr. Mike Allen and Dr. Janet McCabe, Birkbeck, University of London
Auteur or Celebrity? Franco Zeffirelli
Prof. Mary Wood, Birkbeck, University of London
12.00-1.15 Lunch
1.15-3.15 Panel 2: Ageing and the Female Celebrity
Chair: Dr. Janet McCabe, Birkbeck, University of London
Nothing Less Than Perfect: Female Celebrity, Ageing and Hyper- Scrutiny in
the Gossip Industry
Dr. Kirsty Fairclough, University of Salford
“Get Off Your Asses For These Old Broads!”: Elizabeth Taylor and Her Later
Work in Television
Dr. Susan Smith, University of Sunderland
‘Glorious, Glamorous and that Old Standby, Amorous’: Diane Keaton, Ageing
Female Stardom and Romantic Comedy
Dr. Deborah Jermyn, University of Roehampton
Nicole Kidman: Back to Nature
Prof. Pam Cook, University of Southampton
3.00-3.45 Break
3.45-5.00 Keynote: Ageing Disgracefully: Brigitte Bardot at 75
Prof. Ginette Vincendeau, King’s College, University of London
Chair: Professor Laura Mulvey, Birkbeck, University of London
Closing Reception from 5.30 pm at the Keynes Library, Gordon Square.
The reception is free but spaces are limited.
Reception and Event are booked separately - see Home page
The reception is free but spaces are limited.
Reception and Event are booked separately - see Home page
