Jülide Etem

Thanks so much, Philip! It was great working with you on this book.

Now available! FILM DIPLOMACY: A MEDIA HISTORY OF US-TURKEY RELATIONS, by Ayşehan Jülide Etem. Use the coupon code CUP20 and save 20% bit.ly/3PaRGj2 @julideetem.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social

Paul McCartney Is One of the Most Important Artists in Rock History. He Was Also One of the Most Controversial. The great new documentary about the virtuosic Beatle rehabilitates two different figures.

wrote about morgan neville's excellent new documentary about paul mccartney's 1970s slate.com/culture/2026...

Radio Preservation Task Force | About This Program | National Recording Preservation Plan | Programs | Library of Congress The Radio Preservation Task Force (RPTF), created early in 2014, grows out of the Library of Congress National Recording Preservation Plan (December 2012, see: www.loc.gov/programs/national-recording-...

Despite it all, our collaborative federal/academic research project has been renewed for two more years. Still featuring hundreds of scholars, archivists, curators, and policy analysts. We might be the last game in town for Film and Media Studies, but the need for memory research continues...

Film Diplomacy | Columbia University Press What if the most consequential alliance between the United States and Turkey was not signed—but screened? Beginning in 1930 and crystallizing during the Co... | CUP

Preorders open.
cup.columbia.edu/book/film-di...

Book cover for Film Diplomacy: A Media History of Turkey–US Relations by Ayşehan Jülide Etem. The top half features bold red and white title text on a dark blue background. Below, a black-and-white archival photograph shows several men operating film cameras and tripods on a hillside overlooking a dense cityscape, suggesting documentary or state media production. The author’s name appears at the bottom on a blue band.

Very excited to announce my first book 🪄 Film Diplomacy 📽️ is forthcoming with @columbiaup.bsky.social.

Thrilled that this is finally coming out! I'm so proud to have collaborated on Linda Williams' incredible last work on melodrama. The intro to our volume is now available -- and look at that killer cover!!

‘The Story of Documentary Film’ Review: Mark Cousin’s Ambitious New Series Celebrates Documentaries’ Power To Connect & Enthrall [Sundance] 'The Story Of Documentary Film’ charts the evolution of nonfiction cinema and how it shapes our view of the world.

First review of The Story of Documentary Film:
theplaylist.net/the-story-of...

Amazing, congratulations!

Congratulations, amazing!

Why does everything feel like a scam?
Can scams be liberatory?
Why do we love scammers so much?

You can watch all the talks (including mine!) and video submissions from the amazing salon on scams at MoMa

momarnd.moma.org/salons/salon...

Exciting streaming event coming up =>

CCSN CHATS: ARCHIVING THE INTERNET?
April 14, 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET / 4 PM GMT
with
- Sakyra Abbitt, National Women's History Museum
- Camille Lawrence, Webrecorder
- Dr. Meredith Clark, UNC Chapel Hill
- Zakiya Collier, Shift Collective […]

Just finished editing the last proof of this baby. This is an idea that has been cooking for several years (since my Fandom While Black essay?) & is informed by my interest in the relationship between media industries & audience reception. (Coming soon in International Journal of Communication).

Call 9-1-1 - With Good Reason The human obsession with growth has created a planetary emergency. Plus: The darling 9-1-1 is a hyperlocal network of dispatch centers.

The world is on fire, so who you gonna call?
www.withgoodreasonradio.org/episode/call...
A reminder that many of our emergency resources are actually hyperlocal in their funding and operation, meaning that they may not work seamlessly but they are available for our attention and direct activism.

Graphic for ProPublica's "Before a Breath" stillbirth documentary event. Text reads: Wednesday, March 5, 2025. 5:30 PM - Pre-Event Gathering. 505 Bloomfield Ave, Montclair NJ. 7:00 PM - Screening and Panel Discussion. The Clairidge, 486 Bloomfield Ave. Montclair, NJ. Registration is required. At the bottom of the graphic are logos for ProPublica, Montclair Film, The Clairidge, and the Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey.

📣 Montclair, NJ residents!

Join us March 5 for a screening and discussion of our new stillbirth documentary, "Before a Breath," in collaboration with the Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey and @montclairfilm.bsky.social.

👉 Register: propub.li/3F4xKJN

This March has two great events w/ @columbiaup.bsky.social authors at @lightindustry.bsky.social:

March 11: Brian Jacobson (@bleudeciel.bsky.social), author of THE CINEMA OF EXTRACTIONS

MARCH 25: Rob King, author of MAN OF TASTE

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How Do Black Lives Matter to Hollywood? Marketing Black Trauma and Joy on Streaming Platforms - Aymar Jean Escoffery, Jamie Cooley, 2025 In the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020, streaming TV platforms responded by releasing playlists curating Black-focused films and series. This be...

New article out!

In the build up and aftermath of BLM 2020, Black Hollywood often critiqued the industry for its interest in their pain. We find evidence they were right.

We analyzed streaming platforms and found most disproportionately marketed Black trauma over joy or more complex narratives.

YouTube video by What Now? with Trevor Noah RIP… D.E.I. with Ruha Benjamin | What Now? with Trevor Noah Podcast

WHAT NOW? With Trevor & Christiana: youtu.be/1VRCfuKEGdo?...

The Routledge Companion to American Film History Presenting new and diverse scholarship, this collection brings together original essays that explore American film history from a fresh perspective. Comprising an introduction and 34 chapters written ...

Congratulations to Pam Wojcik and Paula Massood on this formidable collection…coming soon to a library near you! (Probably a bit expensive for individuals.)

www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...

They’re the Greatest Hard Rock Band in History. A New Documentary Finally Takes Them Seriously. Becoming Led Zeppelin does something better than printing the legend.

I wrote about the new led zeppelin documentary that's currently in theaters, which I really liked. more music docs that actually take their subject and audience seriously! slate.com/culture/2025...

Delighted to be giving an invited talk on the origins of NPR, PBS, and public media, for affiliates and stations themselves. It’s an open talk and all are invited to sign up.

USAID's Development Experience Clearinghouse (DEC) is now offline.This massive online repository, which housed nearly 50 years of USAID's work, is no longer accessible. Over 150,000 documents—including oral histories, program planning materials & records of past USAID projects—have disappeared.
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Bomb Archive: The Marshall Islands as Cold War Film Set This essay offers a decolonial analysis of the inaugural moment of the United States’ Cold War project—the nuclear weapon “testing” in oceanic environments. As an alternative to the usual framing of P...

On the role of the moving image in nuclear coloniality.

The Best Anti-Fascist Films of All Time In light of recent events, it might be a good time to remember a very simple truth: Nazis are ALWAYS the bad guys.

Interesting list of antifascist films from @thr.com. I would add The Mortal Storm (1940) and Black Legion (1937).

Next week at Dartmouth, a talk about The Cinema of Extractions (@columbiaup.bsky.social)

Join us on Lunar New Year to celebrate @hahumiaomiao.bsky.social’s book TO BE AN ACTRESS: LABOR & PERFORMANCE IN ANNA MAY WONG’S CROSS-MEDIA WORLD. @ucpress.bsky.social

DM me for a Zoom link.