12 days after I first had flu symptoms, I'm still not 100%. Acute flu-like symptoms mostly gone, but still don't feel great, still have a cough, and still just exhausted. I have so much to catch up on, but just doing the grocery shopping this morning wore me out. That #SCMS25 flu, y'all. 🥴
April 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
12 days after I first had flu symptoms, I'm still not 100%. Acute flu-like symptoms mostly gone, but still don't feel great, still have a cough, and still just exhausted. I have so much to catch up on, but just doing the grocery shopping this morning wore me out. That #SCMS25 flu, y'all. 🥴
We had a great time hosting THREE tours as part of #SCMS25!
A huge thank you to @mediaburn.bsky.social @danerdman.bsky.social for hosting three different group archive tours this week. It was a pleasure to learn about Media Burn’s collections and preservation challenges unique to video tape formats #SCMS25
April 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
We had a great time hosting THREE tours as part of #SCMS25!
#SCMS25 attendees can still explore our collection and save 20% on their order with code CUP20SM at:https://cup.columbia.edu/film-and-media-studies/
My #SCMS25 book haul!! Excited to dive into new (and new to me) works by Brian Jacobson @bleudeciel.bsky.social, Alison Griffiths, Tom Slater, Alyssa Lopez, Rielle Navitski, Jie Li, and more! @ucpress.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social @templeunivpress.bsky.social
April 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
#SCMS25 attendees can still explore our collection and save 20% on their order with code CUP20SM at:https://cup.columbia.edu/film-and-media-studies/
My #SCMS25 book haul!! Excited to dive into new (and new to me) works by Brian Jacobson @bleudeciel.bsky.social, Alison Griffiths, Tom Slater, Alyssa Lopez, Rielle Navitski, Jie Li, and more! @ucpress.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social @templeunivpress.bsky.social
April 11, 2025 at 2:58 PM
My #SCMS25 book haul!! Excited to dive into new (and new to me) works by Brian Jacobson @bleudeciel.bsky.social, Alison Griffiths, Tom Slater, Alyssa Lopez, Rielle Navitski, Jie Li, and more! @ucpress.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social @templeunivpress.bsky.social
This hits hard, as 10 years ago we got a @neh-odh.bsky.social grant to launch our Scholarship in Sound & Image workshop. That grant was truly transformative, as we just saw at #scms25 - it's no exaggeration to say that videographic criticism as we know it would not exist without #NEH support!
My Slate piece on the widespread NEH grant cancellations is live. So much gratitude to everyone who took the time to talk with me these past few days while fighting fires on every side.
#humanities #highered #neh
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#humanities #highered #neh
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Say Goodbye to Small-Town Libraries and Museums, Thanks to Trump’s Latest Cuts
The NEH budget is tiny. The loss is huge.
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April 10, 2025 at 10:29 PM
This hits hard, as 10 years ago we got a @neh-odh.bsky.social grant to launch our Scholarship in Sound & Image workshop. That grant was truly transformative, as we just saw at #scms25 - it's no exaggeration to say that videographic criticism as we know it would not exist without #NEH support!
#SCMS25 in Chicago was exhausting but absolutely worth it! I was jet lagged and stressed about all the immigration chaos around US travel. Many thanks to colleagues whose support made the experience so much better!
April 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
#SCMS25 in Chicago was exhausting but absolutely worth it! I was jet lagged and stressed about all the immigration chaos around US travel. Many thanks to colleagues whose support made the experience so much better!
Feeling very thankful for the privilege and opportunity to attend a conference that did so much to restore, galvanize, and encourage. What a welcome site of conversation, connection, and compassion #SCMS25
April 9, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Feeling very thankful for the privilege and opportunity to attend a conference that did so much to restore, galvanize, and encourage. What a welcome site of conversation, connection, and compassion #SCMS25
In this terrifying political moment, it’s an acutely scary time to be a fledgling media scholar. Yet, gatherings like #SCMS25 offer key fonts of hope: the inspiring research & unfaltering generosity of so many brilliant scholars are a buoy, affirming the vital importance of our work and community.
April 9, 2025 at 8:53 PM
In this terrifying political moment, it’s an acutely scary time to be a fledgling media scholar. Yet, gatherings like #SCMS25 offer key fonts of hope: the inspiring research & unfaltering generosity of so many brilliant scholars are a buoy, affirming the vital importance of our work and community.
This year's conference bug was apparently the flu, because OMG 🤒. Influenza A over here. (I masked in Denver but didn't the past 2 years, and that bit me in the ass this time.) Still loved seeing y'all though! #SCMS25
April 8, 2025 at 8:55 PM
This year's conference bug was apparently the flu, because OMG 🤒. Influenza A over here. (I masked in Denver but didn't the past 2 years, and that bit me in the ass this time.) Still loved seeing y'all though! #SCMS25
I love the imperative to be didactic; @adewaard.bsky.social also shared this at the #scms25 Jonathan tribute. Jonathan: “I’ve made writing a cornerstone of my graduate seminar pedagogy. We do better when we recognize scholars, including ourselves, as writers, and pay careful attention to the craft.”
April 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I love the imperative to be didactic; @adewaard.bsky.social also shared this at the #scms25 Jonathan tribute. Jonathan: “I’ve made writing a cornerstone of my graduate seminar pedagogy. We do better when we recognize scholars, including ourselves, as writers, and pay careful attention to the craft.”
Recovering from a fun weekend at #scms25 and shifting focus to the next event: The 2025 Midwest Graduate Film and Media Studies Symposium is in just two weekends, with keynote talk from sound studies scholar Neil Verma!
April 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Recovering from a fun weekend at #scms25 and shifting focus to the next event: The 2025 Midwest Graduate Film and Media Studies Symposium is in just two weekends, with keynote talk from sound studies scholar Neil Verma!
Bye, #SCMS25! It was great being back in the Windy City. Glad to have gotten to present my paper on #gooning, which I revised to the Beckett inspired title “I Can’t Go On, I’ll Goon.” Cameo by one of my favorite gooners @jvmarxx.bsky.social.
April 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Bye, #SCMS25! It was great being back in the Windy City. Glad to have gotten to present my paper on #gooning, which I revised to the Beckett inspired title “I Can’t Go On, I’ll Goon.” Cameo by one of my favorite gooners @jvmarxx.bsky.social.
SCMS Karaoke 2025: A Playlist
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April 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
If any #scms25/#scms2025 folks want to be added to these, let me know!
April 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
If any #scms25/#scms2025 folks want to be added to these, let me know!
Back in Philadelphia, America's finest city, after #scms25. I so love spending time among generous and inspiring colleagues whom I respect, admire, and enjoy. Thanks to everyone who gave a talk, let me sit at their table, said hello, and indulged me singing Procul Harum at karaoke
April 7, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Back in Philadelphia, America's finest city, after #scms25. I so love spending time among generous and inspiring colleagues whom I respect, admire, and enjoy. Thanks to everyone who gave a talk, let me sit at their table, said hello, and indulged me singing Procul Harum at karaoke
Shout-out to the ten people (!) who came to our panel in the last time slot of #scms25 and to Katie for documenting our talks.
First up is Melanie Kohnen on Critical Role as a soap opera. She’s showing us a clip with Owlbears!! 🦉🧸 #scms25
April 6, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Shout-out to the ten people (!) who came to our panel in the last time slot of #scms25 and to Katie for documenting our talks.