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First Forum Conference, USC School of Cinematic Arts

November 11, 2015
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First Forum Conference, USC School of Cinematic Arts

USC School of Cinematic Arts hosted its first forum, “On the Fringe: Understanding Alternative and Subversive Media." The two-day event had numerous panels and included special presentations on Blaxploitation and the Academy Film Archive.
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The Importance of Being SIG’d: Scholarly Interest Groups and Their Role at SCMS

April 2, 2015
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The Importance of Being SIG’d: Scholarly Interest Groups and Their Role at SCMS

Collenn Glenn reports on the significance of specialized scholarly interest groups for academic organizations like the Society for Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS), which held its annual conference in Montreal last week.
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#SCMS15: The Conference as Media Event

March 30, 2015
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#SCMS15: The Conference as Media Event

The Society for Cinema and Media Studies annual conference, held this March 25-29, was in many ways a media event. But what kind of media event was it, and what are the implications of the conference's more public presence?
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Radio Studies at SCMS 2015

March 23, 2015
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Radio Studies at SCMS 2015

Alex Russo previews the radio oriented papers, workshops, and presentations at this week's upcoming Society for Cinema and Media Studies conference in Montreal.
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#SCMS14: Klout & The ‘Influence’ Economy

March 28, 2014
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#SCMS14: Klout & The ‘Influence’ Economy

Klout attempts to quantify the ephemeral, subjective concept of online influence through social media analytics. What does such a number mean for how we consider self-presentation online?
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Anne Friedberg, Innovative Scholarship, and Close Up (1927-1933)

January 24, 2014
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Anne Friedberg, Innovative Scholarship, and Close Up (1927-1933)

Recipient of the 2014 Anne Friedberg Innovative Scholarship Award Eric Hoyt discusses his personal connection with Friedberg, her contributions, and her legacy.
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Roundtable (Part 2): Career Stages and Conferencing Strategies

March 21, 2013
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Roundtable (Part 2): Career Stages and Conferencing Strategies

In the second part of this series on conferencing strategies and SCMS, focus is given to guidance and advice from faculty at various stages of their career.
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Roundtable (Part 1): Career Stages and Conferencing Strategies

March 20, 2013
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Roundtable (Part 1): Career Stages and Conferencing Strategies

In the second part of this series on conferencing strategies and SCMS, focus is given to guidance and advice from graduate students at various stages of their education.
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Turning Twitter into Work: Digital Reporting at SCMS 2013

March 14, 2013
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Turning Twitter into Work: Digital Reporting at SCMS 2013

Reconsidering the delicate work of tweeting about others' scholarship, the necessity of establishing best practices for conference tweeting, and the value of digital labor.
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Radio at SCMS 2013

March 1, 2013
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Radio at SCMS 2013

Some thoughts on the current state of qualitative radio scholarship, plus a line-up of radio studies related papers, panels, and events at this year's SCMS conference.
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The Unicorn That Roared

March 17, 2011
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The Unicorn That Roared

I know that even as the bad job market is a haunting reality for most grad students, it's also a gamble every one is clearly willing to take, deep down surely believing that they will beat the odds. After all, everyone whom they encounter and interact with has done so, right?
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Report from SCMS: Saturday, Sunday, and Beyond

March 16, 2011
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Report from SCMS: Saturday, Sunday, and Beyond

While there have been a number of diverse responses to this year’s SCMS, a substantial portion of the discussion boils down to this central question: why do we attend academic conferences?
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Report from SCMS: Friday

March 12, 2011
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Two days in and SCMS 2011 has already proved an amazing experience.
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