TO FOLLOW UPDATES FOR OUR 2017 FIRST FORUM CONFERENCE PLEASE VISIT HTTP://USCFIRSTFORUM17.WORDPRESS.COM FIRST FORUM invites submissions that explore the multiple valences of the term ‘contagion’ in relation to the movements of cinema and media. Embedded […]
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First Forum 2016 Abstracts & Bios
“Out of Step: Narrative Structure, Agency, and the Hollywood Black Dance Sequence” Peter Labuza (USC Cinema and Media Studies) Through the 1930s, African Americans struggled to get a foothold in Hollywood. Many found employment opportunity […]
Announcing the 2016 ZdC Conference!
Call for Papers: First Forum 2016 Subjected to Play: Locating the Subject in the Promise of Play Division of Cinema & Media Studies University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA October 14-15, 2016 Submission Deadline: […]
Conference Schedule: On the Fringe
View the 2015 Conference Schedule for the most up-to-date details on this year’s spectacular conference line-up. See you on October 16 and 17!
On the Fringe: Two Weeks until Conference
Two more weeks until our big conference! Mark your calendars and please join us! Oct. 16th and 17th, starting at 9am both days in SCA 110. Events include a keynote lecture by Dr. Fatimah Tobing […]
2015 Conference Call for Papers
On the Fringe: Understanding Alternative and Subversive Media USC Critical Studies Graduate Conference, Los Angeles, California October 16th–17th, 2015 First Forum, the 2015 USC Critical Studies Graduate Conference, seeks out scholars examining a wide array […]
2014 Conference: Technologies of Knowing – October 24-25
First Forum Technologies of Knowing October 24-25, 2014 8th Annual Critical Studies Graduate Student Conference School of Cinematic Arts University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA All presentations and procedures held in RZC 111 Map […]

Picturing the Popular: 2013 Conference Schedule
7th Annual Critical Studies Graduate Student Conference School of Cinematic Arts University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA Saturday, April 13, 2013 SCHEDULE 8:30-9:00am: Breakfast & Check-in 9:00-9:10am: Opening Remarks 9:10-11:00am: Panel 1: Criticism and […]

“Picturing the Popular”
Call for Papers 7th Annual Critical Studies Graduate Student Conference “Picturing the Popular” University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA Saturday, April 13, 2013 Submission Deadline: Monday, January 14, 2013 The graduate students of Critical […]