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Umass Film Studies is an interdepartmental and interdisciplinary program that offers graduate and undergraduate tracks. Here you can learn film history, criticism, theory, and aesthetics, as well as production
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The Certificate Program in Film Studies offers a comprehensive course of study in the history, criticism, theory, aesthetics, and production of the moving image in the unique context of an interdepartmental and interdisciplinary program. The Interdepartmental Program in Film Studies is the home of the Massachusetts Multicultural Film Festival, an annual series that brings to the campus and Five College community important new international films and visiting filmmakers. Certificate students are encouraged to participate in the Festival’s one-credit colloquium and internship program as well as in the annual Five College Student Film and Video Festival which showcases the best work of students in the Five Colleges and offers valuable opportunities to Certificate students interested in production to screen their film and video projects and to participate in producing and organizing the Festival.
Mission: Since the Program began in 1991, Film Studies graduates have used the Certificate to compete successfully for admission to prestigious film schools and graduate programs; for positions in film and video production; for employment in film and video distribution and exhibition, digital and new media, and as editors, producers, actors and independent filmmakers.
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UMass Film Studies students, Please do not miss this opportunity!!
If you wrote a paper you are proud of, please consider participating at the 5C Film and Media Studies: Undergraduate Conference.
It's a great opportunity for you to share your insights with a wider audience through a 15-minute Zoom presentation, as part of a panel with 2-3 fellow students working on related themes. And it will also be a great addition for your resume!!
Submissions on any form of media (film, television, radio, videogames, podcasts, Internet media, etc.) and welcome a variety of approaches (textual analysis, historical studies, explorations of archiving and curating, critical interventions presented in a creative format such as a videographic essay or digital platform, etc.). Please note, however, that this is not a venue for showing student films and other forms ofmedia production (consider submitting to the 5C Student Film Festival instead).
Please email a Word document or PDF of the following to the organizers at [email protected] and [email protected] with the subject “5C Conference Submission” by this Sunday, Feb. 7th:
• Your name, preferred pronoun(s), school, year, major, email address, and time zone
• An abstract of 250-300 word
Your abstract should deliver a succinct, well-written, and self-contained preview of the work you’ll be presenting. Strong abstracts describe what text(s) the presentation will be about, but spend more time on the presenter’s analysis of the text(s) and feature a clear argument. Be sure to include a descriptive title at the top.
• A brief bio of 100-150 word
This is a professional, rather than personal, bio. In it you may describe your interest inFilm and Media Studies, topics in the discipline that you find most compelling, anything notable you’ve worked on, and/or your career ambitions after graduation. Applicants will be notified of whether their abstract has been accepted by February 15. Email Alex Keller ([email protected]) or Lise Sanders ([email protected]) with questions.
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The Five College Film and Media Studies Undergraduate Conference is open to submissions from any undergraduates in the Five Colleges regardless of major or field. All strong scholarly work done on and around the moving image will be considered, and the conference welcomes presentations from any humanistic discipline.
5C Film and Media Studies: Undergraduate Conference
Call for Submissions
Event Details:
• A one-day conference to be hosted by Smith College via Zoom on Saturday, April 10, 2021
• Organized by Alexandra Keller (Film Studies, Smith College) and Lise Sanders (Film and Media Studies / English, Amherst College and Hampshire College) for the Five College Film Council
Description:
The 5C Film and Media Studies Undergraduate Conference is designed to build
community among students studying film and media on each of the five campuses, to give our most engaged students an opportunity to hone their presentation skills, and to allow them to share insights from their work with a wider audience. Participants will each give a 15-minute Zoom presentation as part of a panel with 2-3 fellow students working on related themes (the organizers
will assemble these panels). Each panel will include time for questions and discussion. This is a standard format for academic conferences in the humanities and social sciences, so the experience will offer an additional benefit for participants who are considering graduate school. Although we are using a formal structure, the virtual conference will be focused on providing a friendly, supportive atmosphere for sharing ideas and meeting colleagues across the Five Colleges.
We invite applicants who are interested in presenting scholarly work they have done in and around Film and Media Studies. This material might come from a final paper in a class, an independent study, or a senior thesis—even one that will still be in progress at the time of the conference. We encourage submissions on any form of media (film, television, radio, video games, podcasts, Internet media, etc.) and welcome a variety of approaches (textual analysis, historical studies, explorations of archiving and curating, critical interventions presented in a creative format such as a videographic essay or digital platform, etc.).
Please note, however, that this is not a venue for showing student films and other forms of media production (consider submitting to the 5C Student Film Festival instead).
To Submit an Application:
By Monday, February 1, please email a Word document or PDF of the following to the organizers at [email protected] and [email protected] with the subject “5C Conference Submission”:
• Your name, preferred pronoun(s), school, year, major, email address, and time zone
• An abstract of 250-300 words
-Your abstract should deliver a succinct, well-written, and self-contained preview of the work you’ll be presenting. Strong abstracts describe what text(s) the presentation will be about, but spend more time on the presenter’s analysis of the text(s) and feature a clear argument. Be sure to include a descriptive title at the top. Email the organizers if you’d like to see a sample abstract.
• A brief bio of 100-150 words
-This is a professional, rather than personal, bio. In it you may describe your interest in Film and Media Studies, topics in the discipline that you find most compelling, anything notable you’ve worked on, and/or your career ambitions after graduation.
Applicants will be notified of whether their abstract has been accepted by February 15. Email Alex Keller ([email protected]) or Lise Sanders ([email protected]) with questions.
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Any student formally enrolled as a student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst may pursue a Certificate in Film Studies in conjunction with his or her departmental major. Upon graduation, students who have completed all certificate requirements will receive a Certificate in Film Studies that is noted on the transcript, in addition to their UMASS diploma.
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