on the media in war and war in the media
~~SUMMER NETWORKING MEETING UPDATE~~ Dear WMS Members! We hosted a virtual networking meeting on Friday, July 28. And, though sparsely attended (it is summer after all), we had some productive discussions we wanted to share. Kate McClancy is potentially interested in putting together a panel on the Barbenheimer phenomenon, perhaps […]
Read moreSCMS Conf 2023–Whoohoo! It’s here! WMS Sponsored Panels & Recommended Panels/Rountables/Papers Sponsored Panels F26 Representation and Militarism Chair: Mary Schmitt, Quinnipiac University Mary Schmitt, Quinnipiac University, “Reading Black Panther Through/With The Spook Who Sat by the Door: Lessons on Black Internationalism and US Militarism” Karina Griffith, University of Toronto, Berlin University […]
Read moreDear Colleagues! What a wonderful annual meeting we had with our WMS members! We want to update members on the review of the past year and the plans for the upcoming year. ***For the past year & the 2023 Denver conference: 1. Graduate Student Writing Prize Winner: Hugo Ljungbäck, University […]
Read moreDear Colleagues,The year is already racing towards SCMS’s main event: the 2023 Denver Conference!1. WMS’s SPONSORED PANELSUPDATE–>Please go to the following Google doc to register your panel by Tuesday, February 7th. Like all the SIGs, we can sponsor EIGHT panels. So, please fill in the information here ASAP.https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BRZ3Lk5-O9GrXhE3B-CQ6qI8ckqaKHHCZ0ZZvyKojhM/edit2. In wonderful […]
Read moreWMS: Updates, Special Call for Co-Editor, Jobs, Podcasts, CFPS & Publications [01-13-23] Conference REMINDERS: *For the SCMS 2023 Denver conference, presenters must register by Jan 27th. *The virtual preconferences have been moved to Feb 24-25. UPDATE: We’re well into our essay contest review process and will make our […]
Read moreCongratulations to co-chair Cortland Rankin on Routledge publishing his first monograph! Decline and Reimagination in Cinematic New York Check out the link: https://www.routledge.com/Decline-and-Reimagination-in-Cinematic-New-York/Rankin/p/book/9781032246413 Book Summary: Decline and Reimagination in Cinematic New York examines the cinematic representation of New York from the mid-1960s through the mid-1980s, placing the dominant discourse of urban […]
Read moreHello WMS Members, We hope this summer newsletter finds you relaxing, rejuvenating, and brainstorming! SCMS Alert: The deadline for all conference proposals (pre-constituted panels, open call papers, workshops, roundtables) is Wed, August 31, 2022, 5:00 PM US Central Time. Also, please note SCMS’s new 2023 participation regulations: https://scms-conference.secure-platform.com/a/organizations/main/submissions/details/15056 […]
Read moreWe had eleven applications for the Travel Award this year, and we have selected two winners. The video below illustrates the random selection process and reveals our two winners. They are (drumroll, please): Hang Wu of McGill University and Xiuhe Zhang of UCSB. Congratulations to the winners! Awards will be […]
Read moreWar and Media Studies will again offer TWO small travel stipends for members accepted into the annual conference. Both stipends will be $100, and the competition will be restricted to our graduate student members and those who are precariously employed. The award will be determined through random selection from among […]
Read moreStudent Essay Prize in War and Media Studies The SCMS War and Media Studies Scholarly Interest Group invites submissions to its annual Graduate Student Writing Award. A $100 cash prize will be awarded to an outstanding essay on any topic related to the relationship between war and media studies. The […]
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