Events

Program Highlights and Events

  • May 28, 2008: "Preparing for the Profession: Mapping the Field of Feminist Media Studies Workshop"
    Andrea Fontenot, doctoral candidate, UCSB, English Department, with an emphasis in Women's Studies. She has served as the managing editor of Camera Obscura: Feminism, Culture, and Media Studies since 2004.
    DAY: Wednesday, May 28th
    PLACE: Multipurpose Room, TechnoCultural Studies Building (Former Art Annex)
    TIME: 4 p.m.

    This workshop will address the history, institutions, and future directions of feminist media studies. Tracing its development from the early 1970s through its current presence across a range of academic departments and disciplines, including English, Film Studies, Women's and Gender Studies, LGBTQ Studies, American Studies, Drama, language studies, and ethnic studies, the workshop will discuss how a diverse group of scholars constitute feminist media studies as an interdisciplinary field in its own right.

    The aim of the workshop is to provide emerging scholars with both a historical background and a current state-of-the-field context in which to understand their own contributions and career trajectory. We will pay particular attention to strategies for publishing and searching for feminist media studies jobs. Participants are encouraged to bring and share strategies, experiences, and information about currently available opportunities (e.g., conferences and CFPs). The recommended reading for the workshop is posted on the UCD Film Studies Program website.



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  • Spring 2008 Calendar of Events
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  • February 28 and 29 : Veteran's Memorial Theatre, 203 E. 14th Street in Davis Doors open at 7:00 pm, films begin at 8:00 pm

    A grassroots festival of short films from local, national and international filmmakers side by side, featuring perspectives and issues that are too often missing from mainstream media.

    Pre-sale tickets are $10 night/$15 pair for students or $15 night/$25 pair for general admission, available at Armadillo Records in Davis, The Beat in Sacramento, and the Next Chapter Bookstore in Woodland.

    (Tickets at the door are $12/$20 for students or $18/$30 for general admission)

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  • The Italian Department and Film Studies invite you to a guest lecture next Tuesday, January 29th, by UCLA Italian scholar, Thomas Harrison on Pietro Germi's classic 1960 film, "Divorce, Italian Style"

    Professor Thomas Harrison's talk is entitled "Divorce, Italian Style---Or the Fiction of Marriage"

    DAY: Tuesday January 29th
    TIME: 4:10 p.m.
    LOCATION: Hart Hall 1150

    The event is open to all.

    For further information about the event, please contact Professor JoAnn Cannon: jccannon@ucdavis.edu

  • Screenings of Documentary Films by UCD Faculty & Visiting Artists
    There are screenings of documentaries in 2007 on: October 18, October 25, November 1, November 7, and November 13. There will also be a screening on January 14, 2008.
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  • Scott Simmon's DVD Release
    Check the web-links below to learn about Scott Simmon's recent work for the National Film Preservation Foundation. October 16th, 2007 saw the release of the DVD set, Treasures III: Social Issues in American Film, 1900 - 1934!
    http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1665692_1665693_1672133,00.html
    http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=3733457&page=1

  • Chancellor's Teaching Fellowship
    Graduate Student Michelle Yates has been awarded a Chancellor's Teaching Fellowship to teach FMS 124: Representations of the Environment in American Film History in Winter 2008!
    CONGRATULATIONS Michelle!!

  • November 5: Strawberry and Chocolate: Cuban Political Rectification or Veiled Homophobia?
    Presenter: Emilio Bejel
    Monday evening, November 5th, 6:30 p.m.
    Professor Emilio Bejel will present Tomás Gutiérrez Alea's 1994 film, Strawberry and Chocolate, at the small studio theater at the Mondavi Center. Q/A and Discussion after film screening.
    Contact Liz Constable for further information: elconstable@ucdavis.edu

  • October 18: "I am Not a War Photographer"
    Lynne Sachs, Adjunct Lecturer, Film program, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University
    4:00-6:00 pm
    3201 Hart Hall
    Co-sponsored by: Technocultural Studies, Film Studies, Women and Gender Studies, Consortium for Women and Research, DOCS@UCDavis, and the Davis Humanities Institute

  • 2007 Taiwan Film Festival
    October 10-13, 2007; http://2007tff.blogspot.com
    University of California at Davis
    This multi-campus event will show thirteen feature and documentary Taiwanese films. It will also take place on the following campuses: Stanford University (10/7), Salt Lake City Film Center (10/15-17), University of Oregon (10/18-20) and the University of Washington (10/19-21).