This is the official blog of MCS - the Media and Cinema Studies Program in the College of Communication at DePaul University (Chicago, IL). Here you will find the latest updates from our faculty members about new research and publications, conference talks, sponsored events and more.You'll also find updates from current students and alumni (including career paths, publications and media events).

Wednesday, 15 January 2014

Society for Cinema and Media Studies Conference Activity

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Society for Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS) Conference

The Society for Cinema and Media Studies is the largest international scholarly organization for the study of film and media. Their annual conference will be held March 19-23, 2014 in Seattle, Washington. 


Several of our MCS faculty members will be there. Here is a summary of what they're doing:

Luisela Alvaray
- Chairing a panel: "Specters of the Dictatorship in Contemporary Chilean Cinema"
- Presenting a paper: "Missing Links: Hidden Histories and Traumatic Memories in Contemporary Chilean Cinema"

Paul Booth
- Chairing a workshop: "Rethinking Networked Culture, Media Audiences and Media Content Through Spreadable Media"
- Presenting a Paper: "Crowdfunding Fandom: A Spimatic Analysis of Kickstarter"

Blair Davis 
- Chairing a panel: “New Approaches in Comics Studies: Past, Present and Future”
- Presenting a paper: “Reframing ‘Comics  and Film’ Scholarship”

Kelly Kessler
- Presenting a paper: "I Dreamed a Dream of Close-Ups Gone By: 'Les Miserables and the Visual Excess of Stage-to-Screen Transfers in the FX Era"
- Participating in a Workshop: "24 fps, 24/7?: Striving for Work/Life Balance"