This weekend, MHSOC PhD students Rachel Jekanowski and Dan Leberg spoke at the 16th Annual FSAC Graduate Colloquium, hosted at the University of Toronto. This year’s topic, “The Corpus: Bodies on Film/Bodies of Film”, brought out a diverse and eclectic…
Now that the 3rd Annual MA Symposium has come and gone, let’s look back at what took place. Just like last year, we drew quite a crowd. Students came to hear their peers present their research project. This year, the…
The Festival du noveau cinéma is upon us, and it has been the perfect distraction for a displaced cinephile over Thanksgiving weekend. Here are some sketches on the films that I’ve caught up with so far, with hopefully more to…
When a snowstorm shut down all the airports in Chicago the day before the 2013 Society for Cinema and Media Studies conference was to start, we all panicked. Out of the nine grad students in the MHSoC contingent going to…
Day 2 of Transitions & Translations started off with lots of coffee (and some more baked goodies!) and then two excellent panels on “Architecture and Space” and “Participatory Spectatorship.” For 9am on a Saturday, the conference turn-out was pretty damn incredible! The…
The 15th Annual FSAC Graduate Student Colloquium has officially begun! Here’s my Day 1 recap. Also, remember to check the FSAC page for schedules, directions, and things to do in Montreal.
Guest post by Matthias Mushinski (current BA in Film Studies) about our recent trip to Pittsburgh for the Cinephilia conference. Fries and coleslaw included.