Society for Cinema and Media Studies

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Name (Latin)
Society for Cinema and Media Studies
Other forms of name
SCMS (Organization)
Associated country
United States
Field of activity
Mass media--Research
motion pictures research
Associated Language
eng
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 136472726
Wikidata: Q7552080
Library of congress: no2008032995
Sources of Information

Wikipedia description:

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 the Journal of Cinema and Media Studies (formerly 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: The Society for Cinema and Media Studies is the leading scholarly organization in the United States dedicated to promoting a broad understanding of film, television, and related media through research and teaching grounded in the contemporary humanities tradition. Along with the University Film and Video Association, it is one of the principal academic organizations for studying media.

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