Our interdisciplinary guide to the 2025 Society for Cinema and Media Studies conference, filled with new books, interviews, publishing tips, and more.
Resources: film studies
New Books in March by Ideas on Fire Authors
Intriguing new books by Ideas on Fire authors about settler colonialism in Asian diasporic film, reproductive justice, and feminist witch studies.
New Books in November and December by Ideas on Fire Authors
Awesome new books by Ideas on Fire authors about transpacific citizenship, South–South racial capitalism, video game cultures, and more.
Ideas on Fire Guide to the 2024 Society for Cinema and Media Studies Conference
Ideas on Fire is excited to be exhibiting at the 2024 Society for Cinema and Media Studies conference. Come by our booth and say hi!
Juan Llamas-Rodriguez on the Visual Politics of Border Tunnels
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews media scholar Juan Llamas-Rodriguez about how representation of the US–Mexico border shapes public policy
Christopher Ali on Building a More Connected World
Cathy Hannabach interviews Christopher Ali about the politics of of rural broadband access and connectivity.
Sandra Ristovska on Seeing Human Rights
Cathy Hannabach interviews Sandra Ristovska about the ethical, political, and legal relationship between imagery and human rights.
Ani Maitra on Media and Identity in the Public Sphere
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews media studies scholar Ani Maitra about the interplay between identity, media, and capitalism.
Hunter Vaughan on the Ecological Impact of Media Technologies
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Hunter Vaughan about Hollywood and climate change, interdisciplinary science communication, and media industry futures.
Malinda Maynor Lowery on Lumbee Storytelling
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Malinda Maynor Lowery about telling Lumbee history, food television, and Indigenous political sovereignty.
Jian Neo Chen on Trans of Color Art and Activism
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Jian Neo Chen about transgender studies publishing and drawing academic inspiration from art and activism.
Gayatri Gopinath on Queer Diasporic Aesthetics
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Gayatri Gopinath about queering visual culture, diasporic aesthetics, and mentoring queers of color.