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March 5, 2021 (March 5, 2021)

SCMS Virtual Exhibit

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Welcome to the University of Illinois Press’s virtual exhibit for the 2021 Society for Cinema and Media Studies conference! We hope you’ll step inside our virtual booth and browse new […]

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December 2, 2020 (December 1, 2020)

Q&A with Richard Porton, Author of Film and the Anarchist Imagination, Expanded Second Edition

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Richard Porton, the author of Film and the Anarchist Imagination, shares the inspirations and discoveries behind the expanded second edition of his exploration of anarchism’s images, ideas, and influence in […]

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November 6, 2020 (September 23, 2021)

Q&A with Sara E. Lampert, Author of Starring Women

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Author, Sara E. Lampert, of Starring Women: Celebrity, Patriarchy, and American Theater, 1790-1850 answers questions about her purpose for writing, book influences, and discoveries about entertainers for her book. Q: […]

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July 8, 2020 (August 3, 2020)

Q&A with Joshua Lund, Author of Werner Herzog

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Author of Werner Herzog, Joshua Lund answers questions about his motivations for writing, and dispels some myths about Herzog. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? A book […]

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April 1, 2020 (March 27, 2020)

Get a Free eBook of Pink-Slipped by Jane M. Gaines

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April’s free ebook is here! This time, we’re giving away Pink-Slipped: What Happened to Women in the Silent Film Industries? by Jane M. Gaines: Women held more positions of power […]

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February 7, 2020 (February 5, 2020)

Queer Timing Awarded the Pop Culture Association’s John Leo and Dana Heller Award

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We are pleased to announce Queer Timing: The Emergence of Lesbian Sexuality in Early Cinema by Susan Potter is this year’s winner of the Pop Culture Association’s John Leo and […]

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January 1, 2020 (December 20, 2019)

Get a Free Ebook of “Todd Haynes” by Rob White

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Get started on those new year’s resolutions to read more books with our January ebook giveaway! This month, we’re giving away Todd Haynes by Rob White in our Contemporary Film […]

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August 19, 2019 (July 22, 2019)

Q&A with Hannah Durkin, author of “Josephine Baker and Katherine Dunham”

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Hannah Durkin is a lecturer in literature and film at Newcastle University. She is a coeditor of Visualising Slavery: Art Across the African Diaspora. She recently answered some questions about her new […]

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July 9, 2019 (June 27, 2019)

Karen E. Whedbee on “Reverend Billy Goes to Main Street: Free Speech, Trespassing, and Activist Documentary Film”

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Karen E. Whedbee is an associate professor in the media studies program in the Department of Communication at Northern Illinois University. She has published widely on topics related to free […]

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June 27, 2019 (June 19, 2019)

Q&A with Susan Potter, author of “Queer Timing”

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Susan Potter is lecturer in film studies at the University of Sydney. She recently answered some questions about her new book, Queer Timing: The Emergence of Lesbian Sexuality in Early Cinema. Q: […]

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May 6, 2019 (April 22, 2019)

Celebrating 10 Years of the Women and Film History International Series

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This year marks the 10th Anniversary of University of Illinois Press’ Women and Film History International series. In collaboration with film historians, Kay Armatage, Jane M. Gaines, and Christine Gledhill, […]

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March 13, 2018

4 Things You Need to Know at #SCMS18

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Headed to SCMS in Toronto this week? So are we! Here’s what you need to know: 1.  We’re giving away 50 copies of Pink-Slipped: What Happened To Women In The Silent Film […]

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