The ''Journal of Cinema and Media Studies'' (formerly ''Cinema Journal'' and ''The Journal of the Society of Cinematologists'') is the official
academic journal
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of the
Society for Cinema and Media Studies (formerly the Society for Cinema Studies). It covers
film studies,
television studies,
media studies,
visual arts
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,
cultural studies
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, film and media history, and
moving image studies and is published by the
University of Michigan Press
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.
History
The journal began publishing in 1961 as ''The Journal of the Society of Cinematologists''—publishing research from the organization that would become SCS and then SCMS. In 1966, it evolved into ''Cinema Journal''. It remained so named until October 2018 when it became ''The Journal of Cinema and Media Studies'' to better align itself with the name of its host organization.
See also
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List of film periodicals
References
Film studies journals
Television studies journals
Academic journals established in 1967
University of Texas Press academic journals
Quarterly journals
English-language journals
Magazines published in Austin, Texas
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