Nearing the end of #SCMS26, and guess what's still left to talk about? P18, Reexamining Esports with @a-c-cote.bsky.social, @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social, Keung Yoon Bae, and Taylore Woodhouse. Starting in 30 min in Alpine 1.
#SCMS26 discover a bold look at how cinema reveals, and resists, power over life itself.
From Farhadi to Loznitsa, Wang, and Jude, THE BIOPOLITICAL TURN IN WORLD CINEMA traces biopolitics across global film.
#ReadUP tinyurl.com/34dwnydx
#FilmStudies #WorldCinema #Biopolitics
And cut! 📽️
That's a wrap on #SCMS26! Thanks to the attendees, co-exhibitors, and @scmstudies.bsky.social for an especially jam packed and fun conference.
Our #SCMS2026 website will stay up for a few weeks so you can still save 40% on the books we had on display: www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/s...
In ACTS OF LOVE, author Allyson Nadia Field delves into the rediscovery of the first film to depict African American affection.
For #SCMS26, she writes about the afterlives of ragtime romance. Read it here:
www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/r...
📽️ #SCMS2026 @allyfield.bsky.social
Thanks to all at @scmstudies.bsky.social and the Fairmont and Swissôtel staffs for a fantastic #SCMS26! Grateful to be in a field and among people who keep keeping on in this world.
THE WHITE INDIANS OF MEXICAN CINEMA uncovers how Golden Age Mexican films (1930s–1950s) crafted a striking racial paradox: Whiteness performed as Indigeneity.
#SCMS26 #ReadUP tinyurl.com/s5s59rfs
#FilmStudies #MexicanCinema #DecolonialStudies #RaceAndRepresentation
Seeing the great scholarship at #SCMS26 reminded me that, somehow, it's been FIVE YEARS (!) this month since I shared in the excitement and gratitude of having my first book published! A lot has changed for me professionally since then, so here's hoping the best of my research days aren't behind me.
So far, reports from O'Hare International Airport and Midway International Airport indicate security lines are under 15 minutes. #SCMS26
Hey #SCMS26, if you are the absolute clown who took my reserved, clearly labeled copy of Zen and Slow Games from the MIT press table, I hope your pillow is always warm and your sheets forever scratchy.
Check out Sunday's sponsored panels at #SCMS26. Sunday at 11:00 AM: O5: Celebrity Logics in True Crime Media. Sunday at 2:15 PM: P4: Stardom in a New (Spot)Light.
Rolling Stone was more than a rock magazine.
On the last day of #SCMS26, BRAND NEW BEAT author Peter Richardson traces the iconic periodical's roots to the Bay Area, described as "the journalist voice of its generation."
www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/r...
@peterrichardson.bsky.social #SCMS2026 🎛️
Good final morning, #SCMS26! No SIG-sponsored panels today, but lots of good stuff still on the program. Also hit V up if you want some of the leftover cookies ;)
New in paperback in May, CELLULOID BABEL is a transnational intellectual history of cinema’s early dream: a universal language that could speak to everyone, everywhere.
#SCMS26 #ReadUP tinyurl.com/3scr2f97
Any belongings accidentally left in conference areas will be brought to SCMS Registration. After the conference ends, any unclaimed items will be turned over to hotel security.
#SCMS26
We can't believe we're already in the final hours of #SCMS26!
Stop by our table and say hey to Raina and Jessica before heading to the Gene Siskel Center or the MoCP. You can still grab the Media and Cinema studies titles from our table for 40% off here: www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/s...
#SCMS2026
Rise and shine, #scms26! We've got a scintillating panel to start the final day of the conference. Feeling the Virtual: Embodiment and Sensation in Games, Porn, and Haptic Media. @daveparisi.bsky.social, @teddymax.bsky.social, @mkaisar.bsky.social, and Cecilia Chen.
Quick and efficient tsa through precheck at o’hare. Line at Starbucks took longer. #scms26
Much appreciation to everyone who made #scms26 happen this year. During such a difficult time in the profession, having a chance to connect with other researchers, grad school colleagues, and old friends has been especially heartening.
What lies ahead for the silver screen and those who work to bring it to life?
For #SCMS26, Kate Fortmueller and Miranda Banks excerpt their latest book, BOOM TO BUST, to shed light on what's currently happening in Hollywood’s union negotiations.
🎥 #SCMS2026 @kfortmueller.bsky.social
PhD student Abby Zimmerman & PhD alum @erikasolis.bsky.social presenting at #SCMS26.
PhD alum @yaseminbeykont.bsky.social presenting at #SCMS26!
Paul presents his #SCMS26 paper “Outmoding the Outmoded: Exhibition and Filmgoing Cultures at the Latchis Memorial Theatre, 1921-2025.” Behind the real Paul, another real Paul is shown on a screen being interviewed on a sidewalk. A banner on the screen reads “Landmark’s E Street Cinema to Close After Tonight’s Screenings.”
@ptklein.com cites @ptklein.com re: closing movie theaters! Real?! #SCMS26
One thing I love about (my sector of) SCMS is when first-timers observe with delight that the Q&A is constructive, not hostile, and that people are nice. #scms26
