Society for Cinema and Media Studies

Don't miss today's SCMS+ and UVFA virtual event at 12 pm CT!

This Friday at 12 PM CT: SCMS+ and UFVA present Hybrid Expertise: How Scholarship and Creative Practice Shape Contemporary Faculty Searches. Scholar-practitioners and colleagues discuss hiring, tenure, and hybrid academic careers. Join us!
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The 2026 SCMS election results are in.
Thanks to everyone who voted and helped shape the future of SCMS.
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SCMS highlights the achievement of Joy McEntee for the publication of her new book, Netflix’s Ripley: Television Antiheroes, Difficult Empathy, and the Aesthetics of Forgery, by Palgrave Macmillan. Discount code: PALAUT. Link: buff.ly/LlqU55v

SCMS highlights the achievement of Tina Kendall for the publication of her new book, Entertained or Else: Boredom and Networked Media, from Bloomsbury Academic.

Tomorrow is the last day to vote in the 2026 election! Don't miss it.
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SCMS+ and UFVA present Hybrid Expertise: How Scholarship and Creative Practice Shape Faculty Searches, March 6 at 12PM CT. Join scholar-practitioners and academic leaders discussing how creative work is reshaping hiring, tenure, and hybrid careers. Read more about the speakers here: conta.cc/4qRPfzb

Don't forget to vote in the 2026 election before it closes on February 27th at 11:59 ET. Your vote matters and will help shape the future of our organization.
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We’re excited to announce that the 2027 SCMS Annual Conference will be held in Montréal, Québec, Canada, March 17–20, 2027, at Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel. We look forward to gathering together in this vibrant city and welcoming the SCMS community to Montréal in 2027.

Episode 82 of Aca-Media "After Mass Media" is now available! Listen on the Aca-Media website or wherever you get your podcasts!

SCMS+ and UFVA present “Hybrid Expertise: How Scholarship and Creative Practice Shape Contemporary Faculty Searches” on March 6 at 12 PM CT. A panel of scholar-practitioners and academic leaders will discuss hiring, tenure, and hybrid careers. More details to come - mark your calendars!

SCMS highlights the achievement of Helle Kannik Haastrup and the publication of her book: "Digital Film and Television Culture - from Hollywood to Social Media" published by Routledge.

Meet the candidates for the Member-at-Large positions! Read more about them here: buff.ly/t6b8te3
Be sure to cast your vote by February 27.

For more about Donald’s life and accomplishments, head to our website. www.cmstudies.org/page/memoriam

Donald Staples’s career was defined by leadership, institutional service, and a sustained commitment to advancing film studies as a respected and enduring discipline. SCMS extends its deepest sympathies to his family, friends, former students, and colleagues during this time of loss.

Over the course of more than four decades, Don played a role in shaping the study of cinema as an intellectual field grounded in aesthetic analysis, historical inquiry, and critical engagement.

With heavy hearts, we acknowledge the passing of Donald Staples, a scholar and educator whose career helped establish film studies as a recognized academic discipline in the United States.

Don't forget about the Feminist Influences online roundtable today!
Email the office for the Zoom details.

(3/3) SCMS extends its deepest sympathies to her family, friends, students, and colleagues. Teresa de Lauretis’s intellectual legacy and singular voice will continue to resonate across disciplines for generations to come.

Please read more about Teresa’s life on our website. buff.ly/5XXzFii

(2/3) A pioneering intellectual who coined the term “queer theory,” de Lauretis brought semiotics and psychoanalytic theory into transformative dialogue with cinematic representations of desire, gender, and subjectivity. She died in San Francisco on February 3, 2026, at the age of 87.

(1/3) It is with deep sadness that we mourn the passing of Teresa de Lauretis (1938–2026), an internationally renowned feminist and film theorist whose work reshaped the fields of cinema studies, feminist theory, and queer thought.

Feminist Influences Roundtable

SCMS+ Event: Continuing feminist film theory from Part 1 during the Virtual Symposium, the Gender & Feminisms Caucus will host a roundtable, “Feminist Influences,” on Thu, Feb 12 at 4:00 CST / 5:00 PM EST. Speakers will reflect on key essays or book chapters. Email the SCMS office for Zoom details.

Meet the Candidates Part One

Meet the candidates for Treasurer in our 2026 election! Learn more about their backgrounds and visions for our organization’s future: www.cmstudies.org/page/Electio...

SCMS Authoras Celebration

SCMS honors its authors! Join us in celebrating all those who have published a book since our last conference. Read more and submit here: www.cmstudies.org/page/Celebra...
Deadline: Monday, February 9, 2026 ⁠
#SCMS26

The voting period for the 2026 SCMS election is now open and will close on February 27. To participate, one must be an active member and logged in. Get involved and vote for your representatives! Learn more here: cmstudies.org/page/Election2026

SCMS is excited to announce this year's award winners—congratulations to all! View the full list: cmstudies.org/page/2026_awards.
Thank you to our members who served on award committees—your dedication makes this recognition possible. We can’t wait to celebrate with everyone in Chicago! #SCMS26

The deadline for ⁠SCMS26 exhibitors and advertisers is approaching on Friday, January 16th! Don’t miss this chance to connect with 2,000+ attendees, boost your visibility, and engage with leaders in film and media studies. Join us in Chicago! #SCMS26

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