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SCMS highlights the work of John Trafton, Robert Burgoyne, and Kim Nelson, who released the latest episode of the podcast Moving Histories titled "Exploring the Netflix series House of Guinness".
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October 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
SCMS highlights the work of John Trafton, Robert Burgoyne, and Kim Nelson, who released the latest episode of the podcast Moving Histories titled "Exploring the Netflix series House of Guinness".
movinghistories.com
movinghistories.com
SCMS highlights the achievement of Tanya Shilina-Conte for the publication of her book, "Black Screens, White Frames: Gilles Deleuze and the Filmmaking Machine,” from Oxford University Press. The book provides a detailed account of blankness and darkness in cinema.
October 22, 2025 at 6:20 PM
SCMS highlights the achievement of Tanya Shilina-Conte for the publication of her book, "Black Screens, White Frames: Gilles Deleuze and the Filmmaking Machine,” from Oxford University Press. The book provides a detailed account of blankness and darkness in cinema.
Reminder: Proposals for Call for Translations from SCMS Translation/Publication Committee are due by 10/25! Call seeks proposals to translate a scholarly or creative work on cinema + media studies, to be published in JCMS. Submit by 10/25. Read the full #CFP here: www.cmstudies.org/page/committ....
October 20, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Reminder: Proposals for Call for Translations from SCMS Translation/Publication Committee are due by 10/25! Call seeks proposals to translate a scholarly or creative work on cinema + media studies, to be published in JCMS. Submit by 10/25. Read the full #CFP here: www.cmstudies.org/page/committ....
SCMS highlights the achievement of Alex Ludwig for the publication of his new book, "Hearing Death at the Movies: Film Music and the Long History of the Dies Irae," from Palgrave Macmillan.
October 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
SCMS highlights the achievement of Alex Ludwig for the publication of his new book, "Hearing Death at the Movies: Film Music and the Long History of the Dies Irae," from Palgrave Macmillan.
Issue 64.5 of JCMS (published open access online) is now available!
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October 8, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Issue 64.5 of JCMS (published open access online) is now available!
More here: quod.lib.umich.edu/j/jcms/oa-is...
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More here: quod.lib.umich.edu/j/jcms/oa-is...
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We look forward to welcoming you all to the SCMS Virtual Symposium, December 5-6, 2025. All current SCMS members will be granted access. There is no additional registration for this event; your membership dues allow you to attend and participate. More here: conta.cc/4o0axto
October 7, 2025 at 2:43 PM
We look forward to welcoming you all to the SCMS Virtual Symposium, December 5-6, 2025. All current SCMS members will be granted access. There is no additional registration for this event; your membership dues allow you to attend and participate. More here: conta.cc/4o0axto
SCMS highlights the achievement of Gohar Siddiqui for the recent publication of her book "Déjà Viewed: Nation, Gender, and Genre in Bollywood Remakes of Hollywood Cinema" from SUNY Press.
October 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
SCMS highlights the achievement of Gohar Siddiqui for the recent publication of her book "Déjà Viewed: Nation, Gender, and Genre in Bollywood Remakes of Hollywood Cinema" from SUNY Press.
SCMS highlights the achievement of Paul Flaig for the publication of his new book, "Weimar Slapstick and Hollywood Comedy Transformed", from Bloomsbury's "World Cinema" series.
October 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
SCMS highlights the achievement of Paul Flaig for the publication of his new book, "Weimar Slapstick and Hollywood Comedy Transformed", from Bloomsbury's "World Cinema" series.
SCMS highlights the work of Hollis Griffin, who was interviewed for an article in The New York Times related to sexuality, reality television, and conservative politics.
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September 29, 2025 at 2:08 PM
SCMS highlights the work of Hollis Griffin, who was interviewed for an article in The New York Times related to sexuality, reality television, and conservative politics.
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SCMS highlights the achievement of Mark Edlitz with the publication of his book "Look Up in the Sky: The Forgotten Superboy Series", a case study examining an early effort to adapt a film series for television through transmedia storytelling.
September 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM
SCMS highlights the achievement of Mark Edlitz with the publication of his book "Look Up in the Sky: The Forgotten Superboy Series", a case study examining an early effort to adapt a film series for television through transmedia storytelling.
SCMS highlights the achievement of Matthew J. Fee for the recent publication of his new book, "Fantastic Spaces: Irish Cinema and the Supernatural", from Syracuse University Press.
September 24, 2025 at 5:26 PM
SCMS highlights the achievement of Matthew J. Fee for the recent publication of his new book, "Fantastic Spaces: Irish Cinema and the Supernatural", from Syracuse University Press.
(1/6) It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Jill Godmilow, acclaimed documentarian and Professor Emeritus of Film, Television, and Theatre at the University of Notre Dame.
September 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
(1/6) It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Jill Godmilow, acclaimed documentarian and Professor Emeritus of Film, Television, and Theatre at the University of Notre Dame.
SCMS highlights the work of John Trafton, Robert Burgoyne, and Kim Nelson, who released the latest episode of the podcast Moving Histories, where they dive into the Netflix series American Primeval.
September 22, 2025 at 1:44 PM
SCMS highlights the work of John Trafton, Robert Burgoyne, and Kim Nelson, who released the latest episode of the podcast Moving Histories, where they dive into the Netflix series American Primeval.
SCMS highlights the work of Ling Zhang and Pao-chen Tang, co-editors of "Socializing Medicine: Health Humanities and East Asian Media", alongside Yuqian Yan, from Hong Kong University Press.
September 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
SCMS highlights the work of Ling Zhang and Pao-chen Tang, co-editors of "Socializing Medicine: Health Humanities and East Asian Media", alongside Yuqian Yan, from Hong Kong University Press.
SCMS highlights the achievement of Kendall R. Phillips for the publication of a new and expanded edition of "Projected Fears: Horror Films & American Culture" (2nd Edition) from Bloomsbury.
September 17, 2025 at 2:41 PM
SCMS highlights the achievement of Kendall R. Phillips for the publication of a new and expanded edition of "Projected Fears: Horror Films & American Culture" (2nd Edition) from Bloomsbury.
SCMS highlights the achievement of Michael D. Dwyer for the recent publication of his new book, "Tinsel and Rust: How Hollywood Manufactured the Rust Belt", from Oxford University Press.
September 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
SCMS highlights the achievement of Michael D. Dwyer for the recent publication of his new book, "Tinsel and Rust: How Hollywood Manufactured the Rust Belt", from Oxford University Press.
Announcing Call for Translations from SCMS Translation/Publication Committee! Call seeks proposals to translate an outstanding scholarly or creative work on cinema + media studies, to be published in JCMS. Submit by 10/25/25. Read the full #CFP here: buff.ly/EMHI54x.
September 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Announcing Call for Translations from SCMS Translation/Publication Committee! Call seeks proposals to translate an outstanding scholarly or creative work on cinema + media studies, to be published in JCMS. Submit by 10/25/25. Read the full #CFP here: buff.ly/EMHI54x.
(1/2) We’re grateful to celebrate Hannah Frank (1986–2017), whose book "Frame by Frame: A Materialist Aesthetics of Animated Cartoons" has received the 2025 ACLS Open Access Book Prize in Literary Studies.
September 12, 2025 at 3:51 PM
(1/2) We’re grateful to celebrate Hannah Frank (1986–2017), whose book "Frame by Frame: A Materialist Aesthetics of Animated Cartoons" has received the 2025 ACLS Open Access Book Prize in Literary Studies.
Thank you for your submissions! SCMS26 has drawn a strong and wide-ranging set of proposals. In the coming weeks, the Program Committee will undertake the careful process of reviewing submissions. For more information about the review process: buff.ly/ktgIqHN
September 11, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Thank you for your submissions! SCMS26 has drawn a strong and wide-ranging set of proposals. In the coming weeks, the Program Committee will undertake the careful process of reviewing submissions. For more information about the review process: buff.ly/ktgIqHN
It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Lauren Rabinovitz, Professor Emeritus of American Studies and Cinematic Arts at the University of Iowa.
September 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Lauren Rabinovitz, Professor Emeritus of American Studies and Cinematic Arts at the University of Iowa.
SCMS highlights the work of member Kate Galloway, co-editor of Taylor Swift: The Star, The Songs, The Fans, alongside Christa Anne Bentley and Paula Clare Harper. The volume is now out with Routledge.
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September 9, 2025 at 10:57 PM
SCMS highlights the work of member Kate Galloway, co-editor of Taylor Swift: The Star, The Songs, The Fans, alongside Christa Anne Bentley and Paula Clare Harper. The volume is now out with Routledge.
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SCMS highlights the achievement of Pao-chen Tang on the recent publication of his open-access book "The Animist Imagination in East Asian Cinema".
September 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
SCMS highlights the achievement of Pao-chen Tang on the recent publication of his open-access book "The Animist Imagination in East Asian Cinema".
