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In celebration of Women's History Month, we've removed the paywall from the guest editors’ introductions from the past nine Spring issues of Feminist Media Histories (FMH). As we anticipate the journal's tenth anniversary issue (forthcoming in April 2024), we invite you to read this selection of con

Poster of movie 'Kunku' (Marathi)/ 'Duniya Na Mane' (Hindi), 1937, by V. Shantaram.In 1939, at the height of her stardom, the actress Shanta Apte went on a spectacular hunger strike in protest against her employers at Prabhat Studios in Poona, India. The following year, Apte wrote a harsh polemi

New Spring 2021 Issue"It’s rare in the life of an editor that every feature stands outas special, but such is the case in this wonderful issue."—B. Ruby Rich, Editor of Film QuarterlyDuring the 2021 virtual conference of the Society for Film and Media Studies (SCMS), Film Quarterly invit

The past year was marked by upheaval and activism. And it was marked by sound. From our collectively heightened awareness of birdsong to chants calling for abolition, 2020 was a year defined by aural crisis and calls for justice. A special issue of Resonance, "The Soundwork of Media Activism," draws

This week marks what would’ve been a vibrant meeting in Denver for the 2020 SCMS annual conference. A gathering that is always a highlight of my year, this is where ideas are hatched, shared, and celebrated; where visions for the future of the discipline are discussed and deliberated; and where peop

While the Society for Cinema and Media Studies 2020 Annual Conference in Denver, Colorado is cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, UC Press is committed to sharing the latest research in Film & Media Studies. Although we are unable to see you in person, we are honoring the 40% conference di