Society for Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS)

SCMS congratulates Mark Williams (Dartmouth College) on receiving a CompX grant from the Neukom Institute for Computational Science and a Project grant from the Leslie Center for the Humanities to develop AI-powered tools for The Media Ecology Project to study historical moving images.

Have research to share? JCMS is actively seeking submissions in film, media, digital culture, game studies, sound studies, and more.
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Precarious scholar? Grad student? Are you thinking of submitting to but have no institutional support for membership? Apply for a 2026-27 SCMS membership fee waiver from the PLO! Deadline: July 27!

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SCMS congratulates the scholars named finalists for the ACLS Open Access Book Prizes and Arcadia Open Access Publishing Awards! 🎉
Jean Ma for "At the Edges of Sleep: Moving Images and Somnolent Spectators" (University of California Press, 2022)
Danielle Shlomit Sofer for "S*x Sounds: Vectors of Difference in Electronic Music" (The MIT Press, 2022)
Anastasia Salter and Stuart Moulthrop for "Twining: Critical and Creative Approaches to Hypertext Narratives" (Amherst College Press, 2021)

A new SCMS year is around the corner. Renew now so you don’t miss key deadlines and community updates as things ramp up. Join or renew!
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DEADLINE EXTENDED: Wed. May 13, 2026! Curious about volunteering for SCMS Standing, Award, or Program committees? Now’s the time–volunteers help lead our programs + member groups, recognize achievements, and seek the best new scholarship for the 2027 conference. Volunteer here: https://buff.ly/kbvc1we

Today’s the last day to volunteer to serve on a committee, don’t miss out! Click the link to learn more and sign up: https://buff.ly/kbvc1we

SCMS highlights the work of Arzu Karaduman for the publication of her chapter, “Asonority: Derrida in Film Sound Theory,” in "Derrida and Film Studies", edited by Kamil Lipiński and Andrzej Marzec.

SCMS highlights the achievement of Anna Batori for the publication of her book Posthumanism, Cognition and Cyborg Spectatorship: Amalgamated Cinema, published by Routledge.

Your SCMS membership expires soon—don’t miss what’s ahead. From 2027 conference and award submissions, virtual events, to JCMS and community updates, a lot happens over the summer. Renew now to stay in the loop: https://buff.ly/m1XGNEZ