The Society for Cinema and Media Studies is the leading scholarly organization in the United States dedicated to the scholarly study of film and media.

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CFP: Gaming Fandom special issue, Transformative Works and Cultures, papers due 1/1/25 See the full CFP here: journal.transformativeworks.…
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Want to write a book review? 📚 JCMS welcomes proposals for both individual book reviews and book review essays! We value reviews that move beyond summary, locating the book and its interventions within the broader field. To learn more, visit: github.com/jcmsjournal/edito…
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#Archivists! As #AmericanArchivesMonth winds down, we encourage you to take a look at NEH #PresAccessFunded grants—$10K to $350K to preserve & boost access to your collections. From digitization to preventive conservation, training, R&D, storage, & more! bit.ly/NEHPresAccess
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Play, Politics, and Participation: Exploring Ambiguous Fannish Practices in Online Networks will take place on Wednesday 30th October from 9:30-15:30 (UK). Remote participants can join here: tinyurl.com/2vw6xtjm To see the schedule, see our post on FB.
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Don't forget to join us tomorrow, October 30 at 3:30 PM EDT for a webinar with @NEHgov on Funding for Community College Faculty in the Humanities! Register now: bit.ly/3A9SaPp
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We are delighted to announce a second online talk! On November 8 (12 PM CST/1 pm EST/6 pm GMT) Professor Pamela Robertson Wojcik will introduce her new book "Unhomed: Cycles of Mobility and Placelessness in American Cinema" @ucpress Register here: lu.ma/cjptbklw
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We are less than two weeks away from our upcoming virtual book talk! We will be joined by editor Lorrie Palmer, as well as contributors @michaelddwyer, Heike Kumpf, @shmacek1, @AnnaViolaSborgi, Chung-kin Tsang and Kalima Young. Register here: lu.ma/f66s6nqs
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The deadlines for 3 of our programs are only two weeks away! Apply by Wednesday, Oct. 30, 9 PM EDT: • Luce/ACLS Dissertation Fellowships in American Art • Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowships • Summer Institute for the Study of East Central and Southeastern Europe
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Register now for ACLS Digital Justice Grant Program webinars! ACLS program staff and former reviewers & grantees will share information on the application process, cultivating community partnerships, operationalizing digital humanities projects, and more: acls.org/DigitalJustice
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Hey TV studies folks! We hope you'll join the #SCMSTV SIG and @tvnewmedia for this exciting event coming up on Friday! This is a virtual roundtable coinciding with a special journal issue on Pandemic TV. Check TV SIG email or FB page, or DM me, for event info + Zoom link.
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Upcoming event I've organized for @ConsolePassions on Fri 9/27, with these amazing panelists @sbanetweiser @sayanniething @kat_hig and Jennifer Clark @SCMStudies @Industries_SIG @FemMediaStudies Link to register: umich.zoom.us/s/97596637800 Ask questions: forms.gle/AmVLac6bhZmbSYrKA
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ACLS and @pomonacollege welcome nominations for The Arnold L. and Lois S. Graves Awards in the Humanities, recognizing early-career faculty in the humanities at select institutions in California, Oregon, and Washington. Learn more: bit.ly/3ZeRDpp
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Applications open! ACLS Digital Justice Grants support digital humanities projects that critically engage with the interests & histories of people of color & other historically marginalized communities through the ethical use of digital tools & methods. acls.org/DigitalJustice
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Keep brat summer going with a brand new issue of JCMS 💚 From Beyoncé and Hong Kong gangster pictures to television comedies and feminist experimental films, we have something for everyone in this issue! Read here: quod.lib.umich.edu/j/jcms/is…
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If you're looking to get published, we’ve got just the roundtable for you! We've paired up experienced editors and young scholars with questions, so the end result is an engaging and enlightening discussion about how academic publishing works these days. aca-media.org/episode75
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Today, ACLS announced updates to the 2024-25 ACLS Digital Justice Grant competitions, as well as the program's webinar schedule. Learn more and register: bit.ly/48eoNaY
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ACLS is now accepting nominations from publishers for the 2025 ACLS Open Access Book Prizes and @ArcadiaFund Open Access Publishing Awards! The $50,000 prizes will be awarded to one #openaccess #oa monograph in each of four categories. Learn more: bit.ly/3WoD0y5
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We want to remind all our members that the QTC's Secretary and Grad Representative elections are open. You should have received an email about it, but you can also access the election survey by visiting your profile on the SCMS website. cmstudies.org/
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