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Film Theory

Out now: Subjectivity Across Media. Interdisciplinary and Transmedial Perspectives
18Nov

Out now: Subjectivity Across Media. Interdisciplinary and Transmedial Perspectives

by Maike Sarah Reinerth in Forum | 0 Comment
(ed. Maike S. Reinerth, Jan-Noël Thon) It’s my pleasure to announce the publication of my newest book, Subjectivity Across Media. Interdisciplinary and Transmedial Perspectives (Routledge, 2017), co-edited by Jan-Noël Thon […]
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30Dec

Bibliography on CMT and Cinema

by Maarten Coëgnarts in Forum | 0 Comment
Dear colleagues, Following the recent publications of Embodied Cognition and Cinema (M. Coëgnarts and P. Kravanja, eds., Leuven University Press, 2015) and Embodied Metaphors in Film, Television, and Video Games: […]
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24Mar

Philosophical Aesthetics and the Sciences of Art

by Murray Smith in Forum | 0 Comment
Members of SCSMI may be interested in the following recent publication: Philosophical Aesthetics and the Sciences of Art, Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplement 75 (October 2014), ed. Greg Currie, Matthew […]
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06Aug

“The Power”

by David Bordwell in Forum | 0 Comment
Cognitivist. Historian. Gray. Anointed with "the power" by eminent continental philosopher Slavoj Zizek. Check it out.
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The Viewer’s Share: Models of Mind in Explaining Film
27Jun

The Viewer’s Share: Models of Mind in Explaining Film

by David Bordwell in Forum | 2 Comments
In a recent online essay, I survey some major ways in which people thinking about cinema have floated psychological explanations for filmmakers' creative choices. I would welcome feedback and discussion on the SCSMI Forum.
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Madison calling Budapest!
02Jun

Madison calling Budapest!

by David Bordwell in Forum | 0 Comment
David Bordwell checking in here, with a few memories and reflections, and the paper I would have presented had I been able to attend.
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  • Projections book reviewer needed
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  • CFP ‐ TV Supervillains Conference
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  • CfP: “Utopia & Dystopia Conference on the Fantastic in Media Entertainment,” May 28-29, 2020, University of Southern Denmark
  • CfP: “Utopia & Dystopia: Conference on the Fantastic in Media Entertainment,” May 28-29, 2019, University of Southern Denmark
  • CfP: Documentaries and the Fiction/Nonfiction Divide (London, Nov 15-16, 2019)
  • Special Issue of NECSUS on emotion in media.
  • Female Associate Professor of ‘Arts and Cognition’ (Tenure Track) Rosalind Franklin Fellowship – University of Groningen (NL)
  • Projections changing to 3 issues per year
  • SCSMI BOOK LAUNCH – CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS
  • New anthology on theories of character in moving images
  • Special Issue on Empathy, Fiction, and Imagination

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