News & Events http://www.cmstudies.org/news/default.asp Sat, 25 May 2013 15:05:20 GMT Sat, 6 Apr 2013 17:22:11 GMT Copyright © 2013 Society For Cinema and Media Studies 2013 Election Results http://www.cmstudies.org/news/news.asp?id=121487 http://www.cmstudies.org/news/news.asp?id=121487 Dear Fellow SCMS Members:

The 2013 SCMS elections are now over, and, on behalf of the Board of Directors, I am writing with the results.

I am pleased to announce that Steven Cohan (Syracuse University) has been elected President-Elect. He will serve in that capacity for two years (beginning July 1) before becoming President for another two-year term, then Past President for a final two-year term.

Neepa Majumdar (University of Pittsburgh) and Kara Keeling (University of Southern California) have been elected to three-year terms on the SCMS Board of Directors.

Lindsay Giggey (UCLA) has been elected the Graduate Student Representative to the Board.

Please join the Board in thanking Maria Pramaggiore, Cynthia Lucia, Beretta Smith-Shomade, and Michele Meed for their willingness to stand for office and their ongoing service and commitment to the Society.

The Board would also like to thank members of the Nominating Committee for their hard work in putting together this excellent slate of candidates: Victoria Johnson, Gilberto Blasini, Krin Gabbard, Diane Negra, Paula Massood, Eric Schaefer, and Brenda Weber.

Lastly, thanks to everyone who took the time to cast a ballot in this year's election.

Sincerely,

Corey K. Creekmur
SCMS Secretary 


]]> Sat, 6 Apr 2013 18:22:11 GMT New! Year-Round Publisher Discounts for Members http://www.cmstudies.org/news/news.asp?id=103789 http://www.cmstudies.org/news/news.asp?id=103789 regular discounts of between 20% and 35% for its members purchasing books from major academic presses. Columbia University Press (including its affiliates, among them Wallflower and Edinburgh University Press), the University of California Press, Routledge, and Rutgers University Press will now offer SCMS members year-round special discounts on books in addition to special conference discounts.

In order to take advantage of these discounts, please log in to your SCMS account and click on the "Member Discounts" link on the left sidebar menu (alternatively, you can direct your browser to http://www.cmstudies.org/?page=publisher_discounts, although you will still need to log in). Each publisher's unique discount code and further instructions can be found on this page.

In addition, please like SCMS on Facebook or follow SCMS on Twitter (see links below) in order to stay informed of any special offers and limited-time only deals from these publishers, as well as other SCMS news.

Chris Holmlund
SCMS President


 


]]> Tue, 25 Sep 2012 18:53:56 GMT SCMS Board of Directors' Actions http://www.cmstudies.org/news/news.asp?id=53993 http://www.cmstudies.org/news/news.asp?id=53993 The Board of Directors held its semi-annual meeting on October 15 and 16, 2010. The following items will be of interest to members:

  • The Board has approved the two new Scholarly Interest Groups: the Animated Media SIG and the Cognitive/Analytical SIG. Further information about these SIGs will soon be on our website.
  • The Board established a Scholarly Interest Group Coordinating Committee in order to facilitate better communication, networking, and collaboration across the SIGs. SIG co-chairs will be meeting at the 2011 conference to elect co-chairs for this committee.
  • The Board is instituting orientation sessions for new members at the 2011 conference. These sessions will be held Thursday, March 10 at 11 a.m. and Friday, March 11 at 11 a.m.
  • The Board voted to delay its Spring 2011 meeting until June 2011.
  • The Graduate Student Organization has donated its annual funding to the 2011 travel awards to assist more students with travel to the 2011 conference.
  • The Board voted to extend the length of the annual conference by one day. Beginning in 2012, conferences will take place from Wednesday afternoon to Sunday afternoon.

Additional news and updates will appear on our website and/or be contained in forthcoming newsletters.

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