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Chairing a panel at #SCMS26? Check your inbox for guidance on contacting panelists and preparing for the role. Presenting? Review the “Removing Barriers” guidelines in the conference program to help ensure smooth, accessible presentations. buff.ly/JyU9Lso
The title slide for Hyeonjin's SCMS conference paper. On the right side, there are official illustrations of Madeline and Badeline from the video game Celeste. To the left is the following text: Feels Bad to Suck: Dealing with Failure in Celeste and Its Music Hyeonjin Park (they/them) University of California, Los Angeles SCMS in Chicago, Illinois 26 March 2026
Well, a title slide was finally made for my #SCMS26 conference paper. I just have to finish the rest of the slides and the paper now 🫠
SCMS Authoras Celebration
SCMS honors its authors! Join us in celebrating all those who have published a book since our last conference. Read more and submit here: www.cmstudies.org/page/Celebra...
Deadline: Monday, February 9, 2026
#SCMS26
SCMS is excited to announce this year's award winners—congratulations to all! View the full list: cmstudies.org/page/2026_awards.
Thank you to our members who served on award committees—your dedication makes this recognition possible. We can’t wait to celebrate with everyone in Chicago! #SCMS26
The deadline to sign up for the #SCMS26 mentorship program (as either mentee or mentor) is next Friday!
The GSO is also looking to connect first-time attendees with more experienced grad students. A reminder email was sent out this morning with more info and sign-up links
The deadline for SCMS26 exhibitors and advertisers is approaching on Friday, January 16th! Don’t miss this chance to connect with 2,000+ attendees, boost your visibility, and engage with leaders in film and media studies. Join us in Chicago! #SCMS26
Conference Program Proofing
Spot an error in your name, affiliation, or presentation title? www.cmstudies.org/page/2026Con...
Submit corrections here: www.cmstudies.org/page/2026cor...
For tracking purposes, don’t use email or other forms—these may be missed.
Deadline: Wed, Jan 14, 2026, 5:00 PM CT. #SCMS26
Avoid the hassle—register for #SCMS26 today!
www.cmstudies.org/page/SCMS202...
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Caucus & SIG Sponsorships
Caucus & SIG Leaders: Submit up to 8 panels, workshops, or roundtables for SCMS 2026 program sponsorship. #SCMS26
Link: cmstudies.org/page/sponsoredpanels
Deadline: Jan 14, 2026, 5 PM CST
#SCMS26 offers a Dependent Care Fund to help grad students & contingent faculty with conference-related dependent care costs. Need-based subsidies up to $400 are available.
Apply here: buff.ly/8lbuez3.
Deadline: Monday, January 5, 2026.
Grad students & adjunct/underemployed faculty: Apply for travel grants to help with #SCMS26 expenses! Grants are selected by lottery. Learn more and apply here: buff.ly/9kdgtDM
Deadline: Monday, January 5, 2026.
Just learned C2E2 Comics Convention is happening the same time as #SCMS26 in Chicago for people who want more to do then…
Spending a rainy Maine day with the SCMS conference program and sharing sessions related to the DH and Videographic Criticism SIG. Let me know in the comments if you have a panel or presentation I should add. #SCMS26
Draft Program Now Available
The #SCMS26 preliminary conference program draft is now live! Find your session, check details, & submit corrections by Jan 14. Check your email for info on chair volunteer assignments, Caucus/SIG panel sponsorships, and much more!
....... AND the #scms26 preliminary schedule?!!!
WAY TOO MUCH SHIT IS HAPPENING for the Monday before a Thursday Krismus okay
Anyone know when the #scms26 schedule will be out? I’m planning a US tour around the conference so I’m hoping to know when my panel is soon! 🙏@scmstudies.bsky.social
Now Accepting Exhibitors and Advertising for SCMS 2026
Exhibitors and Advertisers - please join us at our annual conference in Chicago from Thursday, March 26 to Sunday, March 29, 2026. Learn more by visiting the advertising and exhibits pages on our website. We hope to see you there! #SCMS26
Co-chair of Precarious Labor Organization here! Join us at 4pm CT tomorrow @scmstudies.bsky.social virtual pre-conference @joeginclark.bsky.social
On the agenda: report on AY24/25 activities (including fee waiver program), plans for SCMS Chicago 2026, and future plans and initiatives
#SCMS26
2026 Conference Registration is now open!
You can now book your hotel, apply for grants and subsidies, review travel and accessibility info, reserve reception spaces, explore volunteer opportunities, and more. Visit cmstudies.org for details about #SCMS26 in Chicago, March 26–29. bit.ly/SCMS2026
Heads up SCMSers! The annual DH and Videographic Criticism SIG meeting is this Friday, Dec 5 from 11-12 CST. Keep an eye on your inbox tomorrow for instructions about how to join the Zoom session. Come hang with us - we know when to use video instead of writing and we can sing (sort of)! #SCMS26
summary of panel, which won't all fit in alt text: Over the past decade, there has been increased scholarly attention to how audiences, and particularly fans, have been incorporated into media industry practices. This has predominantly centered on the fans and practices that are most often industrially and socially sanctioned--heterosexual, cisgender white men and their habits of merchandise collection and canon-formation. This panel challenges this hegemonic focus by interrogating the dynamics between media industries and fans of femslash (typically woman/woman) relationships, whose affective and creative engagements disrupt conventional paradigms of fandom. First, this is a question about how queer fan content becomes formal industry content. Second, the panel examines how industry actively engages queer fans, or even seeks them out. Third, the panel considers how, departing from the history of antagonistic relationships with industry, some queer fans seek out industry validation of their interpretations of source texts. Fourth, the papers take up the question of whether and how fan-industry relationships shed light on how queerness itself is normalized in culture. Through four interdisciplinary case studies, we examine how queer fans navigate, subvert, and reconfigure industrial forces and opportunities to claim visibility and agency, seeking to broaden how we make sense of the relationships fans have with industry through the particular case of fans of lesbian content.
at #scms26, @emcoccia.bsky.social Julie Levin Russo, Jamie J. Zhao, and i will be presenting "From Margins to Markets: Lesbian-Oriented Fandom and the Media Industries"!
Gonna start doing some events for this again in the spring, plus giving some copies away at #scms26! global.oup.com/academic/pro...
So pumped to be doing an SCMS roundtable titled “TV and Catastrophe: Revisiting Classical Questions” with Kelly Kessler, Aniko Bodroghkozy @anikob.bsky.social, Samantha Janes, and Emily Saidel! #SCMS26 #SCMS2026 #TVstudies #TVhistory
Second time’s the charm for my Ripley paper! Sadly I will not be accompanied by all of the wonderful panelists I applied with last year, but I am glad to finally get to share my ideas on this. #scms #scms26
eyyy our #scms26 roundtable "Media, Place, and Space: An Interactive Roundtable on Methodology" was accepted, looking forward to catching up with some pals and meeting some new ones there!
Got in to #SCMS26, and will present some fresh media studies scholarship in person for the first time in quite a while. Hoping to see you all in Chicago in a few months!
Yesterday it occured to me that it was time for SCMS notifications, and the acceptance notice appeared in my inbox a few minutes ago. See you in Chicago for "Creative Labor in the Shadow of Hollywood Hype: Marketers, Non-Union-Actors, and the Struggle for Recognition." 🎉 #SCMS26
Poster with photo of a Chicago bridge at dusk. Text reads: 'Thank you for submitting your proposal. Chicago 2026, March 26–29.' SCMS logo at the bottom.
Thank you for submitting your proposal for #SCMS26!
Margot Tenenbaum puts on the Rolling Stones’ Between the Buttons
Just submitted a roundtable proposal on needle drops for #SCMS26 with @landonpalmer.bsky.social + @askjerseth.bsky.social + Seth Mulliken + Jennifer Smart. Hope to see y’all in Chicago!
