UCSB Department of Film and Media

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What have our faculty members been up to lately?

Radio Radioactivity and Cold War Culture

In addition to teaching classes... Jennifer Holt published a book called Media Industries
Anna Everett published a book called Digital Diaspora Dick Hebdige led the Dry Immersion Art Workshop in the Mojave desert

Janet Walker brought the film The Cove to UCSB for a screening and and moderated a panel discussion with the film's expedition leader and other experts.

Michael Curtin gave a lecture at the Global Fusions Conference at UT-Austin

Lisa Parks gave a lecture at the Technology and Culture Symposium at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, Sweden

Peter Bloom just published a book called Frenchness and the African Diaspora.

Bhaskar Sarkar just published a book called Mourning the Nation: Indian Cinema in the Wake of Partition

Cristina Venegas participated in the workshop "Envisioning a Sustainable Transnational Cultural Policy: Lessons and Inspirations from Across the Hemisphere" at the American Studies Association in Washington, D.C.

Jackie Apodaca is currently running Backstage newspaper's ongoing educational series, "The Successful Actor," in Los Angeles.



To Constance Penley and the Carsey-Wolf Center for Film, Television and New Media for winning a
very prestigious and highly competitive MacArthur Digital Innovation Award for the DigitalOcean: Sampling the Sea project in the amount of $211,000.
For more information about the award see:
Congratulations to Prof Bhaskar Sarkar who won a 2008/2009 Distinguished Teaching Award!
Film and Media Studies welcomes Professor Michael Curtin, Mellichamp Chair in Global Media and Representation

Founded as a small interdisciplinary program in 1973, Film and Media Studies now enrolls approximately 500 undergraduate majors. Students who attend UCSB develop critical and analytical skills to gain an understanding of the world around them through the study of film and media as both objects and practices. Majors engage in a multi-faceted curriculum with broad coverage of the history and theory of film, television, and new media around the world. Undergraduates have an opportunity to interact closely with our distinguished faculty and graduate students on collaborative research projects. The rigorous academic standards established by our undergraduate curriculum has provided a foundation for the emergence of a new generation of well-informed film and media visionaries with a stake in producing and understanding future audiovisual forms. Building from this foundation the department offers a wide range of opportunities for student to explore potential future career paths. In FM 54 Hollywood: Anatomy of an Industry, guest speakers from the entertainment field engage our students in Q&A sessions discussing the current state of the industry. Undergraduate clubs such as the Screenwriters’ Co-op and the Freshmen Film Club foster a dynamic community of student activity on campus. Each spring the Reel Loud Film Festival highlights some of the best creative work in film, music and art here at UCSB. Majors preparing for graduate programs can join the editorial staff of the Focus Media Journal or seek out research assistant positions with our faculty. Many of our alumni remain closely connected to the department lecturing in classes, presenting their latest work, and providing leads on internships and employment.

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