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A Look Back at 10 Years of Feminist Media Histories
Mar 14 2024
In celebration of Women's History Month, we've removed the paywall from the guest editors’ introductions from the past nine Spring issues of Feminist Media Histories (FMH). As we anticipate the journal's tenth anniversary issue (forthcoming in April 2024), we invite you to read this selection of con
A Tribute to David Bordwell and Cari Beauchamp
Mar 08 2024
With the recent loss of UC Press authors David Bordwell and Cari Beauchamp, our Film & Media Studies Editor Raina Polivka shares a reflection on their contributions and legacy in the film community.I am saddened to write that we've recently lost two major pillars of the film community: David
How a Past in Planetary Science Influenced a New Book on Tonality
Nov 09 2023
By Táhirih Motazedian, author of Key Constellations: Interpreting Tonality in FilmMy path to music theory and film music was a circuitous one: in college I originally started out as a music performance major, then (due to a hand injury) I entered the world of planetary science, and after several
Film Quarterly Call for Editor Applications
May 31 2023
University of California Press (UC Press) is seeking applications for the editorship of the journal Film Quarterly. The applicant appointed to this position will succeed Interim Editor Rebecca Prime when her term ends June, 30 2024.Film Quarterly (FQ) has been publishing peer-reviewed articles,
Deleted Scene: The Archival Memo I Had To Lose To Find My Book’s Argument
Mar 30 2022
By Annie Berke, author of Their Own Best Creations: Women Writers in Postwar TelevisionAt a recent book event– co-hosted with Liz Clarke, author of The American Girl Goes to War– one participant asked: “How did you decide what to put in the book and what to leave out?”Having relied on archiv
Q&A with Noah Tsika, author of Cinematic Independence
Mar 28 2022
Noah Tsika is Associate Professor of Media Studies at Queens College, City University of New York. He is contributing editor of Africa Is a Country and the author of several books, including Traumatic Imprints and Nollywood Stars. He is also a first-generation scholar.Cinematic Independence traces t
What The Great Escape Tells Us About America in the 1960s
Mar 25 2022
By Dana Polan, author of Dreams of Flight: "The Great Escape" in American Film and CultureI had long wanted to revisit the 1963 classic The Great Escape, ever since seeing it as a kid at a drive-in re-release in the mid-60s. Like many young American boys of the time, I imagine, I went to the fil
Film Quarterly Webinar:
Nov 30 2021
Film Culture: The Legacy of the Pacific Film ArchiveFilm Quarterly marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Pacific Film Archive (now officially known as BAMPFA) with a webinar discussion of the PFA's invaluable role in cultivating film culture that expands upon the "Special Focus" in FQ's Fall
The Human, Youthful Face of Post-Genocide Guatemala
May 23 2021
By J. T. Way, author of Agrotropolis: Youth, Street, and Nation in the New Urban GuatemalaAs a scholar whose research applies directly as testimony in asylum cases, I am well-versed in why thousands of Guatemalans are fleeing for their lives. I explain many of these realities in my new book, Agr
Watch: Samantha Sheppard previews her book Sporting Blackness
Mar 17 2021
This guest post is part of our #SCMS2021 conference series. Visit our virtual exhibit to learn more.In this video, scholar Samantha Sheppard offers a sneak peek at her book, Sporting Blackness: Race, Embodiment, and Critical Muscle Memory on Screen."In her fusion of theories of race and