The ideal viewer of Darren Aronofsky's AI animated TV series both knows and expects less. I wrote about this show, the future of AI filmmaking, and D.W. Griffith's wildest dream come true, for @newrepublic.com : newrepublic.com/article/2067...

New episode! (Finally!) @meesk.bsky.social and @drtvlotz.bsky.social chat about Lotz’s 2025 book After Mass Media, which explores how industrial shifts and technological changes have reshaped the entertainment landscape, as well as academic approaches to the media industries. aca-media.org/episode82

here is how you get into Wiseman

Apologies for our recent radio silence — times have been tough, but we’ll have a new episode very soon — and in the meantime, it’s sadly worth reposting this episode today.

Calling historians and researchers. The BBC Written Archives Centre has changed its access rules without consultation. This means an end to proper independent research into the BBC's rich history. 178 have already signed the open letter. Please join the campaign here: tinyurl.com/bbcwaccampaign

teachers! excited to share a new website at this late date of Aug 15 to try to help us collectively prepare for back to school in the interpretative humanities classroom assaulted by the AI grift, so we don't have to go it alone. take a look, share, + most importantly: CONTRIBUTE against-a-i.com

New episode! David Lipson chats with @mikemiley.bsky.social about his new book DAVID LYNCH'S AMERICAN DREAMSCAPE, his insights into the intertextuality of Lynch’s work, and being a high school teacher publishing academic books. aca-media.org/episode81

I made a piece of software! It’s called the film|minutes video|graphic workstation. It’s pretty niche but cool if you want to take notes or do very close readings of films/videos.

We’re the #2 film studies podcast! Behind only a movie discussion podcast hosted by a self-described bearded viking luchador w/a whopping 770 eps, so we’re very honored to share that podium along with #3 @petecant.bsky.social's newbooksnetwork.bsky.social www.millionpodcasts.com/film-studies...

Special episode! Jordan Sjol talks with acclaimed writer José Rivera about his journey from theater to Hollywood, discussing adaptation of literay classics, writing across media, and balancing art with commerce. aca-media.org/episode80

Special episode! Jordan Sjol talks with acclaimed writer José Rivera about his journey from theater to Hollywood, discussing adaptation of literay classics, writing across media, and balancing art with commerce. aca-media.org/episode80

Eric Hoyt wrapped the panel by recording his own love tape, and expressing his feelings about the NEH. In the spirit of Wendy Clarke’s work, he’d like for it to be shared widely and seen by as many people as possible. #SCMS25 #scms2025 #neh

As #scms25 approaches (first of the post-twitter era!), feel free to follow this conference feed in Bluesky to track the discourse:

One of our sponsored panels, Session L6, "Rewinding Tape Across Media: Archives of Ambivalence (A RoundTaple)," Saturday 11am, will be dedicated as a tribute to Jonathan Sterne, a space for SCMS members to reflect on what he has meant to them and to our field.

Beautiful piece on Linda Williams (1946-2025 💔) in the NY Times. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/a...

Adding to the remembrances of Linda Williams' invaluable work, listen to her incredible keynote address from the 2013 SCMS conference here (mp3 download link) aca-media.org/s/LindaWilli... She also did an @scmstudies.bsky.social Fieldnotes interview; see here: www.cmstudies.org/general/cust...

Someone requested a transcript for the @aca-media.bsky.social episode featuring NPR's founding program director Bill Siemering, and putting that together offered a very profound listen/read right now. aca-media.org/aapbep6notes

New podcast episode featuring my podcast "The Global Media Podchat" and my book #networkedbollywood how #star #power globalized #hindi #cinema @scmstudies.bsky.social #mediastudies #academic #podcasting

New ep! @swapnilrai.bsky.social talks about her book on Bollywood stars and how she uses podcasting activities in the classroom. And if you’ve got ideas for how students can study media by making media, you’re invited to submit a proposal for a symposium at Notre Dame. aca-media.org/episode78

We talked about this issue on @aca-media.bsky.social in the spring with @aruehlicke.bsky.social (who did her diss on the labor of reality TV contestants)! aca-media.org/news/2023/12...

Media scholars - CFP for Console-ing Passions is out. Consider applying, especially if you haven't been before; it's a great conference! fmt.gsu.edu/console-ing-...

All y'all who want to follow along #scms25 / #scms2025 - here's a feed I built for the conference skeeting! bsky.app/profile/did:...

New Aca-Media episode! Aca-Media producer David Lipson covered the 2024 Olympics/Paralympics in Paris, capturing city sounds, fan excitement, and journalists’ experiences. Using just a smartphone, he explored the shared challenges and joys of media professionals worldwide. https://buff.ly/3AJSS6v

New ep! Aca-Media producer David Lipson captured sounds from the 2024 Olympics and turned modern journalism’s most essential tool – a smartphone – toward journalists themselves, uncovering challenges, and a few joys, that unite media professionals across the globe today aca-media.org/episode77

This was a departure for us, a fun one to put together, and also a thoughtful listen in light of just about everything

New ep! Aca-Media producer David Lipson captured sounds from the 2024 Olympics and turned modern journalism’s most essential tool – a smartphone – toward journalists themselves, uncovering challenges, and a few joys, that unite media professionals across the globe today aca-media.org/episode77

Learn more about Faye Emerson’s career in this Aca-Media episode: aca-media.org/episode58

Reposting because the film/media history starter pack is quite popular. Feel free to make suggestions! Happy that we've been building a community so quickly over here. go.bsky.app/12Wo3y5 #mediahistory #filmhistory #books #history #media

Made a starter pack of media industry scholars: go.bsky.app/61pDASR Please let me know if you want to be added (or removed)!

Join the party!!! go.bsky.app/497Tp3t

JCMS is on Bluesky! We're expanding our social media presence to bring more info and updates to the media studies community. Stay tuned 📻📺📽️💻🎮

Come for the discussion of dying from laughing, stay for some analysis of political memes and Kamala Harris’s laughter.

New ep! @stephbrown.bsky.social delves into the dangerous world of women laughing with @hennefem.bsky.social. From 19th-century obits blaming giggles for women’s deaths to the modern-day political power of a cackle, this episode will entertain you … just short of killing you. aca-media.org/episode76

If you're looking to get published, we’ve got just the roundtable for you! We've paired up experienced editors and young scholars with questions, so the end result is an engaging and enlightening discussion about how academic publishing works these days. aca-media.org/episode75

"Talking Television" is back! Organizers Hunter Hargraves, Brandy Monk-Payton, and Lynne Joyrich are joined by Samantha Sheppard for a chat about the televisual construct of O.J. Simpson and notions of law and order, celebrity and scandal, race and gender, class and nation aca-media.org/pandemic-tv

New episode! David Lipson talks with (Frederick) Wiseman Podcast hosts Shawn Glinis and Arlin Golden about how the show is produced and why they feel the legendary documentary filmmaker should be mentioned in the same breath as Kubrick, Coppola, and Scorsese. aca-media.org/episode74

New episode! @jnp1966.bsky.social talks with Jacob Smith about his recent experimental audiobooks, ESC and LIGHTNING BIRDS, both of which are available open access from University of Michigan Press. Bust out your fancy headphones for this episode and think with your ears! aca-media.org/episode73

We're LIVE tomorrow at SCMS in Boston at 9pm EDT, and if you're not there in person or asleep, you can watch via our YouTube channel. We'll chat with some SCMS Board members and attendees about what hopes and dreams they have for the next four days. www.youtube.com/@Aca-MediaPo...

New episode! @stephbrown.bsky.social chats with @justinrawlins.bsky.social about his new book on method acting and the discourse “the Method” has generated over the years. Meanwhile, @mkackman.bsky.social tries to channel his inner authentic podcaster & nearly goes full-Leto. aca-media.org/episode71

Our next episode, which we hope to have out by the end of the month, will feature an interview with @justinrawlins.bsky.social about his new book on method acting, and UT Press has a 40% disount deal going on through Jan 31. So order now and listen later! utpress.utexas.edu/978147732850...

Feeling sluggish from the holiday season? Press play on this rich conversation between @jnp1966.bsky.social and Jordan Sjol about medium specificity to get your brain sparked and ready for a new year of smart conversations about media. aca-media.org/episode70

Hoping to land a publisher for your scholarly book in 2024? I’ll lay out what you need to know at my free webinar tomorrow! Please share widely with friends and students (it will be recorded) courses.manuscriptworks.com/courses/webi...

We've launched an accessbility initiative to transcribe every episode of Aca-Media. All new episodes will arrive with completed transcripts, and we're working on archived episodes. If you'd like to request prioritization of a specific episode, fill out this form: aca-media.org/request-an-e...

Follow some other Aca-Mediacians here! @mkackman.bsky.social @stephbrown.bsky.social @jnp1966.bsky.social @mznewman.bsky.social

Woo! Shouts out to @aruehlicke.bsky.social and her knowledge of all things reality tv

New episode! We continue on with our coverage of media industry labor, as Stephanie Brown talks with Andrea Ruehlicke about reality TV contestants fighting for fair rights and against exploitative conditions. aca-media.org/episode69