Slide Presentations (UPDATED; ASSIGN 7/13)

This semester, you will be responsible for a slide presentation based upon a fame-related topic.

Presentations must: 

• Run at least 10 minutes—you may utilize any presentation program you like (e.g. PowerPoint, Slides)
• Be 10-12 slides in length, excluding cover slide and works cited—introduction and conclusion slides are mandatory; presentations without an introduction and/or conclusion cannot receive full points 
• Include at least one multimedia clip—no longer than 2 minutes in length
• Include an MLA Style works cited slide—not to be presented
• Be submitted to Canvas no later than the day of your presentation
  

IMPORTANT:

• To present on Zoom, you will be made a co-host. Be sure to select "Share Sound" before sharing your screen.
• Your presentation must be in your own words—simply copying and pasting text is not only plagiarism, it will result in an F.
• Do not read your presentation—there are few things more boring for an audience than having a presentation read to them by the presenter. Instead, you should know your material enough so that you can sufficiently "riff" on your subject.
• You must present with your camera on.

Topics:

1. "The Crime of the Century": The Lindbergh Kidnapping
2. Eight Men Out: The Black Sox Scandal
3. Rising Crime: On The Explosion of True Crime Podcasts
4. How “The Fappening” Changed Everything
5. ‘Cause This is Thriller: When Michael Jackson Ruled the World
6. Five of This Century’s One-Hit Wonders
7. Champagne Wishes and Caviar Dreams: Inside Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous 
8. Notorious: Inside the World of British Tabloids
9. The Job: I Am an Influencer
10. Entertainment for Men: Hugh Hefner and the History of Playboy
11. FF: Inside the World of FanFiction
12. The Legend of Billy the Kid
13. Here Comes the Bling: On the Most Expensive Celebrity Weddings
14. Blonde Ambition: Forty Years of Madonna
15. An American Showman: PT Barnum
16. Athletes with Asterisks: Those Problematic Records in Sports
17. Goodbye, Norma Jean: The Life and Times of Marilyn Monroe
18. John Hinckley Jr.: Jodie Foster-Stalker and Would-Be Presidential Assassin
19. Legendary Hoaxes: The Surgeon’s Photograph, The War of the Worlds, and Ballon Boy
20. The People’s Princess: Diana, Princess of Wales
21. I Read the News Today, Oh Boy: The Assassination of John Lennon
22. The Life and Times of Norton I, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico
23. When Social Media Makes a Superstar: Justin Beber, The Weeknd, Megan Thee Stallion, and Shawn Mendes
24. No Laughing Matter: The Fatty Arbuckle Scandal
25. This is the True Story: A Brief History of The Real World
26. Teenage Dream: A Brief History of Teen Fam Magazines
27. So, I Won a Realty TV Competition: American Idol, America’s Next Top Model, and The Bachelor
28. The Celluloid Closet: Being Gay During Hollywood’s Golden Age
29. The ‘90s: The Golden Age of the Supermodel
30. Hiding in Plain Sight: The Covert (and Overt) Homosexuality of Paul Lynde, Charles Nelson Reilly, and Rip Taylor
31. The Job: I am a Paparazzo
32. Catch and Kill: Donald Trump and The National Enquirer
33. Sarah Bernhardt, Acting’s First Superstar
34. Mommie Dearest and the History of Celebrity Tell All
35. The Great American Pin-Up Girls
36. The Reality of Being on Reality TV
37. Fame Seekers: The Psychology of Pursuing Fame
38. The Celluloid Closet: Being Gay During Hollywood’s Golden Age
39. The Job: I am a Celebrity Stylist
40. The Queens of Hollywood Gossip: Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons
41. Keeping to Themselves: Hollywood's Most Private Actors (topic reserved for Lucas N)

Schedule:

Week 7: Fri. 10.4
1. Andrea A - Here Comes the Bling: On the Most Expensive Celebrity Weddings
2. Pierce G - Fame Seekers: The Psychology of Pursuing Fame

Week 8: Fri. 10.11
1. Anthony M - An American Showman: PT Barnum
2. Emjay A - The Great American Pin-Up Girls
3. Manuel E - The Reality of Being on Reality TV

Week 9: Fri. 10.18
1. Carl R - The People’s Princess: Diana, Princess of Wales
2. David M - The Job: I am a Paparazzo
3. Loc N - The ‘90s: The Golden Age of the Supermodel

Week 10: Fri. 10.25
1. Jailyn Y - I Read the News Today, Oh, Boy: The Assassination of John Lennon
2. Noah C - "The Crime of the Century": The Lindbergh Kidnapping
3. Marcel B - Cause This is Thriller: When Michael Jackson Ruled the World

Week 11: Fri. 11.1
1. Shawn P - Eight Men Out: The Black Sox Scandal
3. Axe L - Rising Crime: On The Explosion of True Crime Podcasts

Week 12: Fri. 11.8
1. Joseph M - Teenage Dream: A Brief History of Teen Fan Magazines
2. Matthew P - Legendary Hoaxes: The Surgeon’s Photograph, The War of the Worlds, and Balloon Boy
3. Shivaji G - John Hinckley Jr.: Jodie Foster-Stalker and Would Be Presidential Assassin

Week 13: Fri. 11.15
1. Yannick M - The Legend of Billy The Kid
2. Olivia M - So, I Won a Reality TV Competition: American Idol, America’s Next Top Model, and The Bachelor
3. Camille F - Blonde Ambition: Forty Years of Madonna

Week 14: Fri. 11.22
1. Owen K - ‘Cause This is Thriller: When Michael Jackson Ruled the World
2. Abhay R - Athletes with Asterisks: Those Problematic Records in Sports
3. Jasmine J - Goodbye, Norma Jean: The Life and Times of Marilyn Monroe

Week 16: Fri. 12.6
1. Arjun M - The Job: I Am an Influencer
2. Lucas N - Keeping to Themselves: Hollywood's Most Private Actors