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February 2022
TELEVISION AS DEMOCRATIC EXPERIENCE
A lecture by Dr. Sandra Laugier , Professor of Philosophy at Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne and senior member of Institut Universitaire de France. Hosted by Dr. James McNamara (PhD, Oxford, 2011). Dr. McNamara is a screenwriter and a Lecturer in Film and Media Studies at UC Santa Barbara. McNamara’s creative practice, teaching, and research focus on adaptation studies, with a particular interest in screen adaptations of Shakespeare. Co-Sponsored by the Film & Media Studies Department, the Carsey-Wolf Center, and…
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Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
When Alice Guy-Blaché completed her first film in 1896, she was not only the first female filmmaker, but one of the first directors ever to make a narrative film. Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché tells the largely forgotten story of her rise from Gaumont secretary to her appointment as head of production a year later, and her illustrious 20-year career in France and in the United States, as the founder of her own studio and as writer,…
Find out more »Page Views Live: A Conversation with Ross Melnick
Join Film Quarterly for "Page Views Live," its original webinar series showcasing the best in recent film and media studies publications. The series continues this spring with a conversation between Page Views editor Bruno Guaraná (Boston University) and Ross Melnick (University of California Santa Barbara) about his new book, Hollywood’s Embassies: How Movie Theaters Projected American Power Around the World (Columbia University Press, 2022). A truly global account, Hollywood’s Embassies offers a new understanding of Hollywood’s role in U.S. cultural…
Find out more »A Roundtable Discussion with Filmmaker Abderrahmane Sissako
Please join us for a 90-minute roundtable discussion with the renowned filmmaker Abderrahmane Sissako, who was born in Mauritania, raised in Mali, and currently resides in France. He is the director and writer of a number of award winning films including Life on Earth (1999), Waiting for Happiness (2002), Bamako (2006), and Timbuktu (2014). He recently staged his first opera, Le Vol du Boli that is currently being staged in Paris at the Théâtre de la Ville, and is in…
Find out more »June 2022
2022 UCSB FILM AND MEDIA STUDIES GRADUATION RECOGNITION CEREMONY
Edited by Keith Boynton, and Chris Jenkins, graphics Dana Welch Special Thanks to Acting Dean Mary Hancock, Tom Lazarus and Michael Siegel download a pdf of the program Graduation Recognition Ceremony June 12, 2022 Wishing You Success in the Future Welcoming Remarks & Departmental Address Peter Bloom Department Chair Student Address Magan Tran Presentation of Awards: The Alexander Sesonske Prize: Presented by Charles Wolfe Recognizes writing and research capacity for student essays about film, television, and…
Find out more »2023 UCSB FILM AND MEDIA STUDIES GRADUATION RECOGNITION CEREMONY
download a pdf of the program Graduation Recognition Ceremony June 18, 2023 Wishing You Success in the Future Welcoming Remarks & Departmental Address Peter Bloom Department Chair Student Address Alejandro Flores Presentation of Awards: The Alexander Sesonske Prize: Presented by Charles Wolfe Recognizes writing and research capacity for student essays about film, television, and digital history, theory and criticism. The award is named after one of the founders of our department. First Place: Amy Hansa, “The…
Find out more »September 2022
Film and Media Studies Orientation
During Orientation, you will hear from different staff and faculty in the Film and Media Studies department. They will go over what to expect in the major and opportunities that will arise during your time here. FAMST club leaders will also be in attendance at Orientation, so this is a great opportunity to hear what students with similar interests are doing and how you can get involved. Attending orientation will allow you to meet the professors you will have classes with…
Find out more »November 2022
Hollywood’s Embassies: How Movie Theaters Projected American Power Around the World by Ross Melnick
Join us for a dialogue between Ross Melnick (Film and Media Studies) and Charles Wolfe (Film and Media Studies) about Melnick’s new book, Hollywood’s Embassies: How Movie Theaters Projected American Power Around the World. Refreshments will be served. Beginning in the 1920s, audiences around the globe were seduced not only by Hollywood films but also by lavish movie theaters that were owned and operated by the major American film companies. These theaters aimed to provide a quintessentially “American” experience. Outfitted…
Find out more »September 2023
The Political Mandate of the Arts with Sasha Razor
Join the Wende Museum, the Thomas Mann House, and dublab radio for the eighth program in our monthly virtual program series on art and politics in times of crises. The freedom of art is one of the imperatives of every democracy. But does this freedom make art inconsequential? Does art have a role in addressing social issues, promoting social justice, or in defending democracy when it comes under pressure? In short: does art have a political mandate? The Student Council…
Find out more »January 2024
Arabic Glitch Book Launch
Download Poster Discussants: George Legrady (Media Arts and Technology) Constance Penley (Film and Media Studies) Sherene Seikaly (History) Description: The concept of Arabic Glitch challenges the once dominant narratives about the relationship between technology and political agency that center Silicon Valley, as well as the study of digital art (specifically glitch art), the study of online social movements, and area studies of the Arabic-speaking Middle East and North Africa. It instigates interventions by demonstrating that twenty-first century resistance movements are…
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