Society for Cinema and Media Studies

Now Accepting Exhibitors and Advertising for SCMS 2026

Exhibitors and Advertisers - please join us at our annual conference in Chicago from Thursday, March 26 to Sunday, March 29, 2026. Learn more by visiting the advertising and exhibits pages on our website. We hope to see you there! #SCMS26

Thank You for Attending the Virtual Symposium

Thank you for attending the 2025 Virtual Symposium. Recordings will be available until Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. To access them, please keep and reference the email with your join link. You can access the lobby and view recordings the same way you accessed your meetings during the symposium.

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SCMS Virtual Symposium Reminder: The schedule on the website is in U.S. Central Time (CST) and Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), but once you're in the platform, session times will adjust to your local timezone! Pro Tip: Check the platform for your specific times. www.cmstudies.org/page/VSsched...

Reminder Virtual Symposium This Friday & Satursday

SCMS Virtual Symposium is this Friday & Saturday! Ensure your membership is current to access the platform. Watch your email for the invite. Times: US Central Standard. Link to schedule: www.cmstudies.org/page/VSsched...

2026 Conference Registration is now open!
You can now book your hotel, apply for grants and subsidies, review travel and accessibility info, reserve reception spaces, explore volunteer opportunities, and more. Visit cmstudies.org for details about #SCMS26 in Chicago, March 26–29. bit.ly/SCMS2026

SCMS Giving Tuesday

Join us today in creating opportunities for scholars who require them most. Our achievements would not be possible without your ongoing support. We express our sincere appreciation for your generosity this Giving Tuesday and throughout the year. Donate Today - bit.ly/SCMSGivingTu...

Grandes Dames of Feminist Film Theory: a Roundtable

Please join us for two upcoming online events focused on the lasting impact of feminist film theory. “The Grandes Dames of Feminist Film Theory: A Roundtable” will take place on Friday, December 5 at 3 pm CST as the showcase event of the SCMS Virtual Symposium. See bit.ly/DamesFeminis...

Educated initially as a scholar of eighteenth-century English literature, Kinder joined USC’s School of Cinematic Arts in 1980 and spent more than three decades shaping one of the world’s leading critical studies programs. Please read the full In Memoriam on our website. bit.ly/MarshaKinder

In Memoriam: Marsha Kinder 1940-2025

In Memoriam: Marsha Kinder 1940-2025

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Marsha Kinder, Emerita University Professor at the University of Southern California and a pioneering figure in film, television, and digital media studies.

Acceptance notices have been sent

Acceptance notices have been sent. You’ll receive a follow-up email with details on registration, accommodations, accessibility, funding, travel guidance, volunteer opportunities + more! Please make sure your SCMS membership is active so you don’t miss it. Join us in Chicago, March 26–29, 2026!

Institutional Membership connects your program to a national network of cinema and media studies scholars and supports the work that sustains our field.

If you’re an institutional chair, you should have received an email invitation. Feel free to contact the office with any questions. If your department would like to join as an Institutional Member, we’d love to welcome you.

SCMS Virtual Symposium Institutional Chairs Meeting

SCMS will host its annual Institutional Chairs Meeting during the 2025 Virtual Symposium. It’s a chance for department chairs and representatives from our Institutional Member organizations to connect, share concerns, and help shape how SCMS supports cinema and media studies programs.

SCMS 2025 Virtual Symposium Schedule Now Available

Join us on Zoom Events for the SCMS 2025 Virtual Symposium from Dec. 5-6. Simple, accessible, and familiar. Access invites and a user guide will be sent Dec 3. Check out the schedule now: www.cmstudies.org/page/VSsched.... See you online!

Graphic announcing a new episode of the podcast Moving Histories by John Trafton, Robert Burgoyne, and Kim Nelson about the Netflix series House of Guinness. Includes a photo of characters from the show and the SCMS logo.

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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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....

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!
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

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.

“SHARE YOUR NEWS highlights the work of Hollis Griffin was interviewed for an article in The New York Times related to sexuality, reality television, and conservative politics.” It also shows a tilted screenshot of a New York Times article titled: “Can You Re-enter Your Virgin Era? Pop Culture Does It All the Time.” At the bottom right, the SCMS logo is displayed.

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.

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.

(6/6) She will be deeply missed by her students, colleagues, and all who were inspired by her work. SCMS extends its heartfelt condolences to her family, friends, and the wider community touched by her life and scholarship.

(5/6) Beyond her own films, she contributed to the broader field through her writing and advocacy, including her influential book "Kill the Documentary: A Letter to Filmmakers, Students, and Scholars", which Bill Nichols called “a manifesto" for post-realism in documentary.

(4/6)Godmilow was also a deeply influential teacher and mentor whose rigorous, generous guidance shaped generations of filmmakers and scholars. At Notre Dame, she championed critical approaches to media and nurtured students with curiosity, creativity, and conviction.

(3/6) "What Farocki Taught" (1998), and "Roy Cohn/Jack Smith" (1994). Her films consistently challenged conventions of documentary form and pushed audiences to reconsider the politics of representation.

(2/6) Godmilow was a fearless and innovative filmmaker whose works include "Antonia: A Portrait of the Woman" (1974, with collaborator Judy Collins, nominated for an Academy Award and selected for the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress), "Far From Poland" (1984),