If you’ve been looking for scholarship on film, video, and media production, history, and aesthetics, this reading list is for you! The Journal of Film and Video (JFV) also includes […]
Category: film
Q&A with the author of THUNDER ON THE STAGE
Bruce Allen Dick, the author of Thunder on the Stage: The Dramatic Vision of Richard Wright, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this […]
SCMS 2024 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2024 Society for Cinema and Media Studies conference! Explore our extensive collection of books, journals, blog posts, and more. […]
Adding new series editors to the Contemporary Film Directors series
This month, the University of Illinois Press welcomes new co-editors to one of its flagship series, Contemporary Film Directors (CFD). Sarah Keller and Joshua Yumibe will join incumbent co-editor Justus […]
Q&A with Kim Hong Nguyen, author of MEAN GIRL FEMINISM
Kim Hong Nguyen, author of Mean Girl Feminism: How White Feminists Gaslight, Gatekeep, and Girlboss, answers questions on her new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? […]
Q&A with Barbara Mennel, author of SU FRIEDRICH
Barbara Mennel, author of Su Friedrich, answers questions on her new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? I have long admired Su Friedrich’s films with vivid […]
Announcing the new editor of Journal of Film and Video
The Journal of Film and Video is excited to announce a new editor! The Journal of Film and Video features scholarship on film, video, and media production, history, and aesthetics […]
Q&A with Marc Yamada, author of KORE-EDA HIROKAZU
Marc Yamada, author of Kore-eda Hirokazu, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? I have always loved Kore-eda’s films, but it wasn’t […]
Q&A with Catherine Russell, author of THE CINEMA OF BARBARA STANWYCK
Catherine Russell, author of The Cinema of Barbara Stanwyck: Twenty-Six Short Essays on a Working Star, answers questions on her new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this […]
SCMS 2023 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2023 Society for Cinema and Media Studies conference! Explore our extensive collection of books, journals, blog posts, and more. […]
Free E-book Giveaway: MOVIE WORKERS
April’s free e-book is here! Check out Movie Workers: The Women Who Made British Cinema by Melanie Bell before the month is over! After the advent of sound, women in […]
Refresh for the Women and Film History International series
We are happy to announce that you will see new books coming from assistant acquisitions editor Mariah Schaefer in the near future. Mariah has been working on charting the future […]