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Speaker: Rachel M CampbellDate\Time: Thursday 7 May 2026, 12:30-13:30Location: Building 1 Level A Room 1A21, University of Canberra (NB Room 1a21 is accessed from the foyer joining Building 1 and Mizzuna café); or Zoom: http://zoom.us/j/95029077504 AbstractAlthough this seminar takes Kim Kardashian's now-iconic 2014 Paper Magazine cover as its entry point, the argument it makes reaches back two centuries. When Kardashian "broke the internet" with a single image, she was participating in a mechanism of celebrity image-making with a much longer history than we might expect.Long before the internet, the rapid expansion of print technologies in the nineteenth century unleashed an unprecedented proliferation of celebrity images into everyday life, appearing on sheet music, lithographs, ceramics, and illustrated newspapers. Suddenly, you didn't need to hear Jenny Lind sing or see Nellie Melba perform to feel intimately acquainted with them. Their faces, reproduced and commodified, did that work instead.Drawing on visual culture and historical celebrity studies, this seminar argues that the relationship between fame and image is not a product of the digital age: the technology has changed, but the mechanics of celebrity have not.All are welcome! BioDr Rachel M Campbell is a Senior Lecturer in Arts at the University of Canberra. Her research sits at the intersection of Historical Celebrity Studies and Visual Culture, with a focus on the visual representation of musicians and composers in the long nineteenth century. Her doctoral work developed a multidisciplinary methodology to examine how the proliferation of print technologies transformed musical celebrity, exploring figures including Dame Nellie Melba and Jenny Lind. Dr Campbell argues that the relationship between celebrity image and fame is far from a modern phenomenon. Her teaching practice is grounded in a relational pedagogy of kindness, equity considerations, and UDL. The Culture and Creativity Seminar Series is hosted by the Centre for Cultural and Creative Research (CCCR), Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra. To discover upcoming seminars, please follow us on Facebook @uccccr, or Instagram and Twitter @uc_cccr. Alternatively, join our mailing list by emailing cccr@canberra.edu.au. Any questions and accessibility requests please contact: cccr@canberra.edu.au.

Speaker: Sharpay WuDate\Time: Thursday 14 May 2026, 12:30-13:30Location: Building 1 Level A Room 1A21, University of Canberra (NB Room 1a21 is accessed from the foyer joining Building 1 and Mizzuna café); or Zoom: http://zoom.us/j/95029077504 AbstractBilibili isa popular Chinese video-streaming platform known for its synchronised Danmu commentary system which is particularly popular with younger audiences. A growing body of literature has explored digital nationalism in the context of Chinese social media participation, with Bilibili offering some important examples.  Applying a digital ethnographic lens, I investigate how these Danmu commentary responses reflect both user-generated digital nationalist sentiment and practice, as well as state-led forms of nationalism. Drawing on one episode of the Year Hare Affair (2015-2019) and a trailer for Yao-Chinese Folktales Season 1 (2023), this article argues the responses shared in Danmu comments not only constitute a form of digital nationalism, shaped partly by the values and interests of the Chinese state government, but are also grassroots expressions of ‘imagined communities’, cultural identity, and a sense of belonging.All are welcome! BioSharpay Qiong Wu is a PhD Candidate at the University of Canberra. After studying commerce and cultural studies at the University of Canberra and the Australian National University, she is now researching Chinese domestic animation production through the lens of cultural and creative industries studies. Her research aims to provide further understanding of how popular cultural and creative practices in China have been shaped by central policies as well as through other cultural, social and economic factors. Her research addresses recent heated discussions surrounding creative industries, digital cultures, soft power and cultural nationalism in China. The Culture and Creativity Seminar Series is hosted by the Centre for Cultural and Creative Research (CCCR), Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra. To discover upcoming seminars, please follow us on Facebook @uccccr, or Instagram and Twitter @uc_cccr. Alternatively, join our mailing list by emailing cccr@canberra.edu.au. Any questions and accessibility requests please contact: cccr@canberra.edu.au.

Date: Friday 29 May 2026Time: 12.00 for lunch and refreshments; 12.30-13.30 for the launchLocation: Building 1 Level A Room 1A21, University of Canberra (NB Room 1a21 is accessed from the foyer joining Building 1 and Mizzuna café);  Join us for the launch of Bugiya Yesterday Nhaway Today Buraadja Tomorrow: Stories from the Wreck Bay People. The book is an anthology of Creative Writing from the Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community, traditional custodians of the lands and waters of Jervis Bay and joint managers of Booderee National Park.  Featuring poems, stories, memoirs by 31 community members from elders to the very young, this richly illustrated book was developed in partnership with creative writing staff in UC’s Centre for Creative and Cultural Research and will be available for purchase at the event. This event is hosted by the Centre for Cultural and Creative Research (CCCR), Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra. To discover upcoming seminars and events, please follow us on Facebook @uccccr, or Instagram and Twitter @uc_cccr. Alternatively, join our mailing list by emailing cccr@canberra.edu.au. Any questions and accessibility requests please contact: cccr@canberra.edu.au.