Film Diplomacy goes to France! 🇫🇷 I’m delighted to be presenting tomorrow at #NECS2026 in Montpellier. My talk, “Governing In/Visibility: From Celluloid to Statistics in Cold War Turkey-US Relations,” draws from my new book Film Diplomacy. @columbiaup.bsky.social 📍 G103 🕒 Fri, June 19, 15:50–17:30

ANAMED& Koç Üniversitesi Tarih Bölümü’nün davetiyle 15 Haziran’da Film Diplomasisi hakkında konuşmaktan mutluluk duyuyorum. Kerem Tınaz ve Can Nacar’a emekleri için çok teşekkür ederim. İpek A. Çelik Rappas’ın katılacak olması onur verici. anamed.ku.edu.tr/events/film-... @columbiaup.bsky.social

Constance Narcio, my amazing student, created this video after taking my Introduction to Film course and reading Film Diplomacy: A Media History of Turkey–US Relations @columbiaup.bsky.social cup.columbia.edu/book/film-di... a.co/d/0aQiCrOe #FilmDiplomacy #NasreddinHoca #PublicScholarship

At Environmental Fridays, I’ll discuss my book Film Diplomacy (@columbiaup.bsky.social) and how films shaped conversations about farming, sustainability, and development. One Turkish villager reminds us that environmental solutions depend on local economic & ecological realities. Join us on Friday!

As a high school exchange student in Italy, I remember showing a film about Turkey to friends from Sardinia, Ecuador, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, and the United States. During, before& after the film, I explained Turkish history and culture and embracing the role of an ambassador. #filmdiplomacy

Film Diplomacy goes to Italy! 🇮🇹 I will be giving a talk at the University of Bologna. Join me on Thursday to learn more! #filmdiplomacy #newbook #italy #diplomacy @columbiaup.bsky.social

Excited to share that first podcast interview with New Books Network is now live. @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social I spoke with host Ailin Zhou about my new book Film Diplomacy ( @columbiaup.bsky.social) Listen here: newbooksnetwork.com/film-diplomacy #FilmDiplomacy #newbook #history

"FILM DIPLOMACY invites us to expand our analytical lens. It challenges us to look beyond messages and narratives to the systems that produce and circulate them...." Julide Etem's new book is reviewed on the CPD blog. @julideetem.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social

Someone at the book launch asked if writing Film Diplomacy ( @columbiaup.bsky.social) was “a piece of cake.” After years of research, I can confidently say: no 😅 But celebrating it with a cake version of the cover? Excellent. Possibly the first time my book has been called “delicious.” 🍰🎬📘

I had the pleasure of celebrating the official release of my book Film Diplomacy: A Media History of Turkey- US Relations @columbiaup.bsky.social at the Morven Sustainability Lab with the Islamic Worlds Initiative! 2 years ago I wrote parts of the book at MSL’s movie theater &Japanese Garden

Congratulations to Jülide Etem on the official publication date of her book, FILM DIPLOMACY: A MEDIA HISTORY OF TURKEY-US RELATIONS. Use the coupon code CUP20 and save 20% bit.ly/3PaRGj2 @julideetem.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social

In her review of Film Diplomacy (@columbiaup.bsky.social), Nancy Snow writes: 
“For scholars and practitioners alike, Etem’s book offers both a valuable historical account and a conceptual toolkit for understanding the evolving nature of public diplomacy.” 👉 uscpublicdiplomacy.org/blog/review-...

Last semester, I reimagined Introduction to Film by integrating hands-on production into a large lecture course. The result: • 39 original films • The launch of the Scenes of Us Student Film Festival at UVA

Bugün, okullarda yaşanan silahlı saldırılar nedeniyle çok derin bir üzüntü içindeyim. Ben de Virginia Üniversitesi'nde bir öğrencinin silahla arkadaşlarını öldürdüğü bir olayın ardından bu konuyu çalışmaya başladım. Bu yüzden şunu söylemek istiyorum:  Silah şiddeti tek bir nedene indirgenemez.

Have you read Film Diplomacy? #newbook #filmdiplomacy @columbiaup.bsky.social

🚨 We are hiring! The University of Virginia’s Department of Media Studies invites applications for an Assistant Professor of Media Studies on the academic general faculty. This is a three-year, tenure-ineligible appointment with the possibility of renewal, though not guaranteed.

We’re hiring! ⚡️ The Department of Media Studies at the University of Virginia is searching for a new faculty member to join as an Assistant Professor General Faculty. 💥 Great colleagues, strong students, and an exciting intellectual environment. 🌟 Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/182234

Last week I served on the jury for the Virginia Student Film Festival. A few observations: The strongest films had a clear concept and delivered it through close attention to image and sound.

That moment at SCMS @scmstudies.bsky.social Spotting Film Diplomacy at the booth of Columbia University Press 😍⚡️ @columbiaup.bsky.social next to books by brilliant scholars.🔥🔥🔥 #filmdiplomacy #newbook

Happening today in Swissôtel at 2:15pm #scms2026

Film Diplomacy goes to #SCMS2026 @columbiaup.bsky.social

Good morning, Chicago ☀️ Excited to be here and can’t wait to talk Film Diplomacy this Saturday at #SCMS2026 📽️ Come say hi, tell me what you’re working on, and let’s talk film, history, and all things media across borders ✨

If you’re at #SCMS2026, come say hi—I’d love to hear what you’re working on and chat about #FilmDiplomacy.

Honored to see Film Diplomacy in such strong company—alongside work that continues to shape how we understand media, power, and politics. #filmdiplomacy

Amazing book to understand the politics of comparison particularly in the triangular relationship between #Iran #US and #Türkiye

Excited for our panel at #SCMS2026 and talk about #filmdiplomacy this Saturday #nontheatrical #mediaecologies

In 2026, I’ll take tiny moments of joy whenever I can find it. Thus, I present this lovely blog from the Library of Virginia about 16mm film and public library rental programs! #nontheatricalfilm uncommonwealth.lva.virginia.gov/blog/2026/03...

Can't wait to talk about #filmdiplomacy at @smithcollege.bsky.social today!

It's Oscars night!!! Sharing a piece I wrote for @filmquarterly.bsky.social a few years ago when AMPAS first announced their milquetoast diversity criteria. 🏆🎞️ filmquarterly.org/2020/09/30/t...

Some readers begin earlier than expected. 📚✨ Watching this little one approach the pages reminds me how curiosity begins long before we have the words for it. 🎞️ Film Diplomacy is now available 🪄 @columbiaup.bsky.social cup.columbia.edu/book/film-di...

COMING SOON in #nontheatricalfilm books. @julideetem.bsky.social's FILM DIPLOMACY: A MEDIA HISTORY OF TURKEY-US RELATIONS from @columbiaup.bsky.social. We love to see it! 🍾👏

Film Diplomacy is here! 🪄@columbiaup.bsky.social #unboxing #filmdiplomacy #newbook #educationalfilms #türkiye #usa

Let’s see if my book Film Diplomacy has arrived yet 📽️🎞️ @columbiaup.bsky.social #filmdiplomacy #newbook #film

Congratulations are in order for Ideas on Fire author Asif Majid, whose new book Making Muslimness: Race, Religion, and Performance in Contemporary Manchester is out now from @routledgebooks.bsky.social. www.routledge.com/Making-Musli... #IoFAuthors

Last year when I was checking into a hotel, the desk person was wearing Meta glasses. I kindly asked them to take them off. They were annoyed. I said, “I do not consent to you looking at my credit card and ID with Meta glasses on.” My instincts were correct: www.bbc.com/news/article...

I found 16mm films about Turkey in the middle of the United States and I wanted to understand why they were made. After years of research, I uncovered why they were sponsored, how they circulated, how they were received, and what they communicated. For answers: Film Diplomacy. ✨

Buy this book! I had the opportunity to blurb it and can confidently say it’s a superb analysis of film, propaganda, race and national identity

🎉 Film Diplomacy is READY FOR ORDER! Cold War classrooms. Cultural politics. Educational cinema as global strategy. So excited to finally share this with you all 💫 #NewBook #FilmDiplomacy #AcademicSky Use the coupon code CUP20 and save 20%. cup.columbia.edu/book/film-di...

Few pre-book copies of "Unlimited: Aspirational Politics and Mobile Media Distribution" arrived in package, and some kind endorsements from scholars whom I deeply respect. The book is going to be published in late March through MIT Press.

Now available! FILM DIPLOMACY: A MEDIA HISTORY OF US-TURKEY RELATIONS, by Ayşehan Jülide Etem. Use the coupon code CUP20 and save 20% bit.ly/3PaRGj2 @julideetem.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social

wrote about morgan neville's excellent new documentary about paul mccartney's 1970s slate.com/culture/2026...

Despite it all, our collaborative federal/academic research project has been renewed for two more years. Still featuring hundreds of scholars, archivists, curators, and policy analysts. We might be the last game in town for Film and Media Studies, but the need for memory research continues...

Very excited to announce my first book 🪄 Film Diplomacy 📽️ is forthcoming with @columbiaup.bsky.social.

Thrilled that this is finally coming out! I'm so proud to have collaborated on Linda Williams' incredible last work on melodrama. The intro to our volume is now available -- and look at that killer cover!!

First review of The Story of Documentary Film: theplaylist.net/the-story-of...

Why does everything feel like a scam? Can scams be liberatory? Why do we love scammers so much? You can watch all the talks (including mine!) and video submissions from the amazing salon on scams at MoMa momarnd.moma.org/salons/salon...

Exciting streaming event coming up => CCSN CHATS: ARCHIVING THE INTERNET? April 14, 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET / 4 PM GMT with - Sakyra Abbitt, National Women's History Museum - Camille Lawrence, Webrecorder - Dr. Meredith Clark, UNC Chapel Hill - Zakiya Collier, Shift Collective […]

The world is on fire, so who you gonna call? www.withgoodreasonradio.org/episode/call... A reminder that many of our emergency resources are actually hyperlocal in their funding and operation, meaning that they may not work seamlessly but they are available for our attention and direct activism.