October 16, 2021

History of Media Studies Newsletter October 2021

History of Media Studies Newsletter October 2021

Welcome to the 10th edition of the History of Media Studies Newsletter. The monthly email, assembled by Dave Park, Jeff Pooley, and Pete Simonson, maintains a loose affiliation with the forthcoming History of Media Studies journal and the Working Group on the History of Media Studies. Please contact us with any questions, suggestions, or items.

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1. Working Group on the History of Media Studies

Join us for the next remote session devoted to discussing published works and members' working papers. Hosted by the Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine (CHSTM). Open to anyone interested in the history of the media studies fields. Instructions to join are here.

Wednesday, October 20

Wednesday, October 20, 2pm-3:30pm UTC (10am-11:30am EDT)

Readings for discussion:

• Peter Decherney, “The Museum of Modern Art and the Roots of the Cultural Cold War” (2005)
• Nathaniel Brennan, “Content Analysis, Inc.: Producing and Managing Cultural Intelligence at the Museum of Modern Art”

For the Zoom link and reading downloads, visit the Working Group page. Instructions for joining the group are here. Questions? Contact us

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2. Conferences, Calls & Announcements

1. CFP: Seventh Annual Conference on the History of Recent Social Science (HISRESS)
   • After a two-year pandemic delay, this two-day conference of the Society for the History of Recent Social Science (HISRESS) will bring together researchers working on the history of post-World War II social science. It will provide a forum for the latest research on the cross-disciplinary history of the post-war social sciences, including but not limited to anthropology, economics, psychology, political science, and sociology as well as related fields like area studies, communication studies, history, international relations, law, and linguistics. The two-day conference will be organized as a series of one-hour, single-paper sessions attended by all participants. Ample time will be set aside for intellectual exchange between presenters and attendees, as all participants are expected to read pre-circulated papers in advance.
   • Deadline: 4 February 2022
   • More details
2. History of the Human Sciences – Early Career Prize, 2021-22
   • The winning scholar will be awarded £250 and have their essay published in History of the Human Sciences (subject to the essay passing through the journal’s peer review process). The intention is to award the prize to a single entrant but the judging panel may choose to recognise more than one essay in the event of a particularly strong field. Scholars who wish to be considered for the award are asked to submit an up-to-date CV (a maximum of two pages in length and including a statement that confirms eligibility for the award) and an essay that is a maximum of 12,000 words long (including footnotes and references).
   • Deadline: 31 January 2022
   • More details
3. CFP: Lippmann’s ‘Public Opinion’ at 100
   • Special Issue: Lippmann’s ‘Public Opinion’ at 100: The yesterday and tomorrow of post-truth, disinformation and fake news. The International Journal of Media & Cultural Politics would like to invite submissions for a special issue celebrating the centennial of the publication of Walter Lippmann’s landmark book, Public Opinion.
   • Deadline: 10 December 2021
   • More details
4. Fellowship Opportunity: William Y. and Nettie K. Adams Fund, School for Advanced Research
   • The School for Advanced Research (SAR) in Santa Fe, New Mexico is currently seeking applications for the William Y. and Nettie K. Adams Fund. This fellowship offers funding for short campus seminars or summer research projects focused on the history of anthropology and the theoretical implications of the culture concept. The Adams Fund selection process is guided by the School’s longstanding commitment to support research that advances knowledge about human culture, evolution, history, and creative expression. This year, in conjunction with the 100th anniversary of the Indian Arts Fund collection which we hold on our campus, SAR would be particularly interested in proposals which critically reexamine the “salvage” anthropology era of the early 20th century.
   • Deadline: rolling
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5. CFP - Jacques Derrida & Cinema studies
   • Jacques Derrida’s legacy, based on his in-depth insight into the ambiguity of literary theory with an emphasis on the method of deconstruction, flourished in the 1980s and 1990s in the context of 20th-century visual arts and film studies. The purpose of this volume is to rediscover deconstructive theory via its application to the pluralistic universe of film forms that disseminate in manifold directions and create differences across the film medium. In so doing, they reveal the differential specificity of the medium, which serves as the point of departure of the projected volume.
   • Deadline: 10 November 2021
   • More details

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4. New Publications

Works listed here are (1) newly published, (2) new to the bibliography, and/or (3) newly available in an open access (OA) format.

The History of Communication Research Bibliography is a project of the Annenberg School for Communication Library Archives (ASCLA) at the University of Pennsylvania.

1. Ratcliff, Chelsea L.. "Characterizing Reactance in Communication Research: A Review of Conceptual and Operational Approaches." Communication Research 48, no. 7 (2021): 1033-1058.
2. Etem, Aysehan Jülide. "A Transnational Communication Network Promoting Film Diplomacy: The Case of Turkey and the USA, 1950–86." Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television 41, no. 2 (2021): 292-316.
3. Allmark, Panizza. "Continuum and the Legacy of Brian Shoesmith and Tom O’Regan: A Memorial Issue." Continuum 35, no. 3 (2021): 329-334.
4. Rossiter, Ned. "Harold A. Innis, Asian Media and Dependency Theory: Remembering the Work of Brian Shoesmith." Continuum 35, no. 3 (2021): 335-342.
5. Ida, Rachmah. "Researching Audiences in Surabaya: An Initial Engagement With Brian Shoesmith to Study the Indonesian Television Audience (1993-1995)." Continuum 35, no. 3 (2021): 343-355.
6. Gibson, Mark. "Editing After Exit – Alienation and Counter–Alienation in the Cultures of Cultural Studies Journals." Continuum 35, no. 3 (2021): 356-368.
7. Haq, Fahmidul. "Brian Shoesmith’s contributions to Bangladesh’s media and cultural studies." Continuum 35, no. 3 (2021): 369-371.
8. Martin, Adrian. "Two or Three Things I Know About Tom." Continuum 35, no. 3 (2021): 372-376.
9. Miller, Toby. "Not Suiting the Bureau: Tom O’Regan’s Early Work." Continuum 35, no. 3 (2021): 377-382.
10. Turner, Graeme. "Cultural Nationalism, Australian Media Studies, and Tom O’Regan." Continuum 35, no. 3 (2021): 383-392.
11. Cunningham, Stuart. "Some Reflections on Tom O’Regan’s “Some Reflections on the ‘Policy Moment’”." Continuum 35, no. 3 (2021): 393-396.
12. Morris, Meaghan. "Corridor Talk: Conversing with Tom O’Regan." Continuum 35, no. 3 (2021): 397-400.
13. Tomaselli, Keyan G. "Australian Cultural Policy Studies, South African Exceptionalism." Continuum 35, no. 3 (2021): 414-426.
14. Bode, Lisa. "Seeking Connections Across Constellations: A Reflection on Tom O’Regan." Continuum 35, no. 3 (2021): 427-436.
15. O’Regan, Tom. "Re-reading Personal Influence in an Age of Social Media." Continuum 35, no. 3 (2021): 437-454.
16. Schlesinger, Philip. "In Memoriam: Enrique Bustamante Ramírez." Media, Culture & Society 43, no. 6 (2021): 981-983.
17. Polan, Dana. "Questions of Method." Cinema Journal 49, no. 1 (2009): 194--196.
18. Abel, Richard. "Wonder Cabinets and Writing Cinema History." Cinema Journal 49, no. 1 (2009): 177--180.
19. Stewart, Jacqueline. "The Scholars Who Sat by the Door." Cinema Journal 49, no. 1 (2009): 146--153.
20. Johnson, Victoria E.. "Television, Historiography, and Cultural Power." Cinema Journal 49, no. 1 (2009): 184--187.
21. Nakamura, Lisa. "Digital Media in "Cinema Journal", 1995—2008." Cinema Journal 49, no. 1 (2009): 154--160.
22. Kaplan, E. Ann. "Toward Interdisciplinary Film Studies." Cinema Journal 49, no. 1 (2009): 187--191.
23. Altman, Rick. "Whither Film Studies (In a Post—Film Studies World)?." Cinema Journal 49, no. 1 (2009): 131--135.
24. Parks, Lisa. "Navigating New Studies of Media and Technology." Cinema Journal 49, no. 1 (2009): 191--194.
25. Fischer, Lucy. "Out of the Past." Cinema Journal 49, no. 1 (2009): 128--131.
26. Staiger, Janet. "Some Hopes of SCMS." Cinema Journal 49, no. 1 (2009): 136--140.
27. Wexman, Virginia Wright. "Media Studies and the Academy: A Tangled Tale." Cinema Journal 49, no. 1 (2009): 140--146.
28. Plaisance, Patrick Lee. "The Concept of Moral Ecology in Media Sociology Research." Communication Theory 31, no. 3 (2019): 422-441.
29. Guillory, John. "Marshall McLuhan, Rhetoric, and the Prehistory of Media Studies." Affirmations: of the modern 3, no. 1 (2015): .
30. Jones, Steve. "Tracking Changes and Changing Tracks: Looking Backward and Forward at a Journal’s Founding." Journal of Popular Music Studies 33, no. 3 (2021): 5-7.
31. Dyer, Richard. "Introduction to the 2018 Edition." In The Popular Arts, edited by Stuart Hall and Paddy Whannel, vii-xxvi. Durham: Duke University Press, 2018.