Society for Cinema and Media Studies
Encyclopedia
The Society for Cinema and Media Studies (formerly the Society for Cinema Studies) is an organization of professors and scholars. Its home office is at the University of Oklahoma
, but it has members throughout the world.
SCMS holds an annual conference and publishes Cinema Journal
, a periodical featuring articles on media from a critical (i.e., not empirical
) perspective. This includes, but is not limited to, film studies
, television studies
, media studies
, visual arts
, cultural studies
, film and media history, and moving image studies.
Its stated goals are:
Along with the University Film and Video Association
, it is one of the principal U.S. academic organizations for studying media.
It added "media" to its name in 2002 to account for the work of its members outside of the film studies
discipline.
2011 New Orleans
2010 Los Angeles
2009 Tokyo (canceled due to concerns about containing the H1N1 ["Swine Flu"] virus)
2008 Philadelphia
2007 Chicago
2006 Vancouver
2005 London
2004 Atlanta
2003 Minneapolis
2002 Denver
2001 Washington, DC
2000 Chicago
1999 West Palm Beach
1998 San Diego
1997 Ottawa
University of Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...
, but it has members throughout the world.
SCMS holds an annual conference and publishes Cinema Journal
Cinema Journal
The Cinema Journal is published by the Society for Cinema and Media Studies . It features articles on film studies, television studies, media studies, visual arts, cultural studies, film and media history, and moving image studies....
, a periodical featuring articles on media from a critical (i.e., not empirical
Empirical
The word empirical denotes information gained by means of observation or experimentation. Empirical data are data produced by an experiment or observation....
) perspective. This includes, but is not limited to, film studies
Film studies
Film studies is an academic discipline that deals with various theoretical, historical, and critical approaches to films. It is sometimes subsumed within media studies and is often compared to television studies...
, television studies
Television studies
Television studies is an academic discipline that deals with critical approaches to television. Usually, it is distinguished from mass-communication research, which tends to approach the topic from an empirical perspective...
, media studies
Media studies
Media studies is an academic discipline and field of study that deals with the content, history and effects of various media; in particular, the 'mass media'. Media studies may draw on traditions from both the social sciences and the humanities, but mostly from its core disciplines of mass...
, visual arts
Visual arts
The visual arts are art forms that create works which are primarily visual in nature, such as ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, design, crafts, and often modern visual arts and architecture...
, cultural studies
Cultural studies
Cultural studies is an academic field grounded in critical theory and literary criticism. It generally concerns the political nature of contemporary culture, as well as its historical foundations, conflicts, and defining traits. It is, to this extent, largely distinguished from cultural...
, film and media history, and moving image studies.
Its stated goals are:
- to promote all areas of media studies within universities and two-and four-year colleges; to encourage and reward excellence in scholarship and writing; to facilitate and improve the teaching of media studies as disciplines and to advance multi-cultural awareness and interaction. SCMS is dedicated to serving its members' professional needs and concerns; strengthening the ties between the academic community and those who interact with it, from the media industry to the government to the public at large; and to promoting the preservation of our film, television, and video heritage.
Along with the University Film and Video Association
University Film and Video Association
The University Film and Video Association is an organization of professors, scholars, and film and video makers. Although it is based in the U.S., it has members throughout the world.Its stated description is:...
, it is one of the principal U.S. academic organizations for studying media.
History
SCMS was founded in 1959 as the Society of Cinematologists. It became the Society for Cinema Studies in 1969.It added "media" to its name in 2002 to account for the work of its members outside of the film studies
Film studies
Film studies is an academic discipline that deals with various theoretical, historical, and critical approaches to films. It is sometimes subsumed within media studies and is often compared to television studies...
discipline.
Conference locations
2012 Boston (forthcoming)2011 New Orleans
2010 Los Angeles
2009 Tokyo (canceled due to concerns about containing the H1N1 ["Swine Flu"] virus)
2008 Philadelphia
2007 Chicago
2006 Vancouver
2005 London
2004 Atlanta
2003 Minneapolis
2002 Denver
2001 Washington, DC
2000 Chicago
1999 West Palm Beach
1998 San Diego
1997 Ottawa