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Celebrity and the Attention Economy: how popular culture can commodify an audience’s attention by Professor Ian Brown Date: Monday 6 December 2021 Time: 5.30pm – 7pm Location: Pavilion Fusion Cafe, University of Staffordshire, College Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2DE Category: Free event Professor Ian Brown bases his presentation on a series of artworks he has produced as part of artists’ group Common Culture. This uses ready-made to engage audiences in a critical assessment of Celebrity culture and the attention economy where attention is the focus over anything meaningful or enriching. Warning: contains examples of internet celebrities focused solely on attention capital. Register now Contact comms@staffs.ac.uk