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Colleen Laird @colleenlaird.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It is graduate school application season. I cannot emphasize enough how important it is to encourage your mentees to make sure that their materials do not look like AI-produced content.

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Colleen Laird @colleenlaird.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Meanwhile, in Scotland, the Ways of Undoing exhibit is up at the Wardlaw Museum, St. Andrews! www.st-andrews.ac.uk/museums/ward...

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Colleen Laird @colleenlaird.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

In the Vancouver area in September and interested in videographic scholarship for research and teaching and want more of a hands on experience beyond a presentation? The Ways of Undoing team is offering a three-day workshop at the University of British Columbia Sept 21-23. Registration required.

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Colleen Laird @colleenlaird.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

In the Vancouver area in September and interested in videographic scholarship for research and teaching? 👀 👀 👀 "Beyond the Written Assignment: Videographic Methods in Research and Tecahing" Ways of Undoing coming to UBC campus. Sept 18. 4-6pm. Asian Centre.

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Colleen Laird @colleenlaird.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Aaaand the second Ways of UnDoing videographic essay exhibition is a much longer affair. Sept 17 - Oct 29 at the Wardlaw Museum, University of St. Andrews! Scotland! Exciting!

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Colleen Laird @colleenlaird.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The first Ways of UnDoing videographic essay exhibition is happening Wednesday Sept 9th at Dundee Contemporary Arts! Scotland! So exciting! www.dca.org.uk/events/BbL-w...

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De Gruyter Brill Asian Studies @dgb-asianstudies.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

We're organizing a 'Meet the Editor' session at this year's European Association for Japanese Studies @eajs.eu conference in Poznań with Prof. Joshua Mostow, Editor-in-Chief of Brill's Japanese Studies Library (www.brill.com/BJSL). 📅 Friday, 28 August 2026 🕒 1:00-2:00 p.m. 📍 De Gruyter Brill booth

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Filmscalpel @filmscalpel.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The Journal of Embodied Research invites videographic submissions for an issue on how racism, digital technologies, and Asian Americanness are lived, felt, and contested through dance and embodied research. Abstracts are due November 15. Read the call here: tinyurl.com/JER-cfp

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CFP: Racing After Technology

CALL FOR PROPOSALS Racing After Technology: Asian American Digital Choreographies and Embodied Research in an Anti-Black World Guest Editor: Al Evangelista, Oberlin College The Journal of Embodied Res...

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Colleen Laird @colleenlaird.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Extremely honored to have my "See Under: Orient" video screened at Locarno this week!!! Many thanks to Dayna McLeod, Chiara Grizzaffi, and Kevin B. Lee for inviting the piece and curating this amazing collection!

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Colleen Laird @colleenlaird.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Very honored to have one of my supercuts --The Landlady--screened tomorrow at Birkbeck Cinema as part of the "Making Series: ii. Film, Tactility and the Politics of Aesthetic Labour" programme! ❤️ Many thanks to Lily Ford! When: 03 July 2026, 15:30 — 18:30 Venue: Birkbeck 43 Gordon Square, London

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Colleen Laird @colleenlaird.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

#6 in A Year of Supercuts. What is a supercut. What is a video essay. vimeo.com/1204964369?s...

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The Secret of Success

A Year of Supercuts: Athena Exploration: Voice-over

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Colleen Laird @colleenlaird.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

New Ways of Doing Newsletter! It is totes free with videographic goodies. Get yours today: waysofdoing.com/newsletter/

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Barbara Zecchi @barbarazecchi.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Only 20 spots available. Open to graduate students and faculty at any rank. Deadline March 31 VIDEOGRAPHIC VENICE WORKSHOP July 31 - Aug 6. Step into Venice, one of the world’s most fragile landscapes as a videoessayist, and learn to navigate through delicate terrains: www.univiu.org/study/summer...

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Videographic Venice | The Video Essay at the Intersection of Place and Practice - Venice International University

Venice International University

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UBC Asian Studies @asia.ubc.ca · 25/02/2026

Co-organized by Dr. Colleen Laird and her colleagues, Videographic Venice invites participants to explore Venice as both subject and medium through videographic criticism. Apply by March 31: www.univiu.org/study/summer...

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Videographic Venice | The Video Essay at the Intersection of Place and Practice - Venice International University

Venice International University

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Ariel Avissar @arielavissar.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Screenworks 16.2 - "Laird's Constraint": Videographic Montage Analysis Special Issue, entry #6 of 6 In "The Most unCertain Hour", @colleenlaird.bsky.social studies multiple iterations of the Marvel Studios logo, then pairs it with the 1963 anime "Astro Boy": www.screenworks.org.uk/archive/volu...

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Ariel Avissar @arielavissar.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Delighted to announce the publication of Screenworks 16.2 - "Laird's Constraint": Videographic Montage Analysis Special Issue! I'm very proud of this one! Enjoy - and make your own: www.screenworks.org.uk/archive/volu...

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Colleen Laird @colleenlaird.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Just one week left to apply for this incredible, FUNDED opportunity! waysofdoing.com/ways-of-undo...

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Ways of Undoing – Ways of Doing

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Colleen Laird @colleenlaird.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Now accepting applications! Join me, @barbarazecchi.bsky.social, @jbinotto.bsky.social, @arielavissar.bsky.social, Alan O'Leary, and Danielle Hipkins for a intensive videographic exploration of Venice this summer. Deadline: Mar 31. See details here: www.univiu.org/study/summer...

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Colleen Laird @colleenlaird.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Call for Applications! Ways of Undoing invites videographic makers, scholars, and artists to apply to one of three intensive, week-long residential workshops (St Andrews 2026 | Vancouver 2027 | Tokyo 2028). Funded accommodation & board provided. Deadline: Feb 1, 2026 waysofdoing.com/ways-of-undo...

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Ariel Avissar @arielavissar.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Now on 16:9, @colleenlaird.bsky.social's "See Under: Orient", the first in a series of videos made for our summer workshop, “𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐁𝐚𝐫…”, in response to the The New York Times’ list of “100 Best Movies of the 21st Century". 16-9.dk/2025/11/the-... More to follow soon...

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The 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century: "See Under: Orient" - 16:9 filmtidsskrift

VIDEO-ESSAY. Kicking off the “One Hundred Movies Walk into a Bar…” series, Colleen Laird’s “See Under: Orient” examines films from The New York Times list from or set in East Asia. Through formal gest...

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Colleen Laird @colleenlaird.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

waysofdoingcollective.substack.com/p/ways-of-do...

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Ariel Avissar @arielavissar.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

🎬 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐏𝐇𝐈𝐂 𝐏𝐄𝐄𝐏𝐒! 🎬 This summer, we're diving into the New York Times' 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century list — and we want you to join us! We’re very interested to see what kinds of works might come out of a collective analysis of/reflection on the same curation of films...

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Colleen Laird @colleenlaird.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

New banger of a newsletter. See what we’ve been up to. 👀 Follow some links to new ideas and opportunities. ✨ waysofdoingcollective.substack.com Newsletter for waysofdoing.com

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Ariel Avissar @arielavissar.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

"Cut to Sound" is a group exercise prompt based on a collaborative videographic experiment, exploring the relationship between sounds, images, and words. See detailed instructions + 3 videos made by 24 participants here: www.arielavissar.work/cut-to-sound Check them out - and make your own!

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Jason Mittell @jmittell.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

This hits hard, as 10 years ago we got a @neh-odh.bsky.social grant to launch our Scholarship in Sound & Image workshop. That grant was truly transformative, as we just saw at #scms25 - it's no exaggeration to say that videographic criticism as we know it would not exist without #NEH support!

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Colleen Laird @colleenlaird.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

New newsletter out today <3 waysofdoingcollective.substack.com/p/ways-of-do...

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Aaron Gerow @dengerow.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

The National Film Archive of Japan has opened their "Movie Meets Shinpa, Shingeki and Shinkokugeki" portal, which lets you watch 9 feature films from the 1920s influenced by Japanese theater. Unfortunately, no subs yet. eigameetsshinengeki.filmarchives.jp/movie.html

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映画をみる｜はじまりの日本劇映画　映画 meets 新派・新劇・新国劇

国立映画アーカイブ所蔵作品から見る日本劇映画の革新「はじまりの日本劇映画　映画 meets 新派・新劇・新国劇」ウェブサイトの「映画をみる」のページです。

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Colleen Laird @colleenlaird.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Deadline extended to account for an exciting development: due to generous funding, our summer workshop is now fully funded. There is no fee for attendance (room and board covered). Please share with eligible graduate students!

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Colleen Laird @colleenlaird.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

✨✨✨✨Deadline extended to April 7th! Come work with me, @arielavissar.bsky.social, @barbarazecchi.bsky.social, and Matt Payne! Please circulate /repost 👀👀👀👀

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Lindsay Nelson-Santos @newsfromnihon.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Loved creating this video essay for Screen Stars Dictionary, and grateful for the invaluable guidance of @barbarazecchi.bsky.social, @arielavissar.bsky.social, and Vicente Rodriguez Ortega. vimeo.com/1069164951?f...

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Fukumoto Seizō. Screen Stars Dictionary. By Lindsay Nelson (Meiji University)

Screen Stars Dictionary Entry on Fukumoto Seizō by Lindsya Nelson

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Ariel Avissar @arielavissar.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Application deadline is March 28 - please share with your students and colleagues who might be interested!

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Colleen Laird @colleenlaird.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

👀 Applications open for a graduate student summer workshop, June 9-15, on videographic criticism at Notre Dame University! Organized by @arielavissar.bsky.social, @barbarazecchi.bsky.social, Matthew Payne, and @colleenlaird.bsky.social . Deadline Mar 28 Please share! sites.google.com/view/reframi...

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Reframing the Argument

Videographic Criticism as Graduate Research Practice June 9-15, 2005

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Colleen Laird @colleenlaird.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

I have now officially joined the ranks of people who have vulnerably placed their job security in the hands of publishers. Like all the others, I hope that my work is interesting and promising enough to ascend this realm to the even more gut-wrenching status of "peer review."

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Catherine Grant @filmstudiesff.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Out now! MONSTRUM 7.2, “Queer/ing Horror,” guest-ed: @Daynarama.bsky.social. The 9 video essays in this issue think about what queer reuse of queerness looks like through a horror lens, and are also acts of queer re-telling and reviewing practices of horror. www.monstrum-society.ca/monstrum-v7-...

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MONSTRUM v7 n2 (December 2024)

A PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL OF STUDIES IN HORROR AND RELATED AREAS

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Catherine Grant @filmstudiesff.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

New Open Access book on Archives and Global Women’s Film Heritage, edited by Lizelle Bisschoff, Ana Grgić and Stefanie Van de Peer Stretching the Archives: Toward a Global Women’s Film Heritage www.archivebooks.org/stretching-t...

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Stretching the Archives Toward a Global Women’s Film Heritage - Archive Books

— Stretching the Archives Toward a Global Women’s Film Heritage is the result of two years of networking, workshops, and conferences that aimed to bring together scholars, archivists, and filmmakers...

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Catherine Grant @filmstudiesff.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Two marvellous (+ freely available online) collections of videographic studies about David Lynch’s films and television works: Ariel Avissar’s grouping of just under 50 video essays at Vimeo: vimeo.com/showcase/115.... And Filmscalpel’s longstanding collection: www.filmscalpel.com/david-lynch/

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Colleen Laird @colleenlaird.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

I met him once. I told him he had beautiful hands. Because it was true. <3

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yutaka kubo @yutakakubo.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Today I’m giving a talk on film stars of postwar Japanese cinema at Tonami City Library.

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Colleen Laird @colleenlaird.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Very happy to see this out in the world now 👀: the latest episode of The Video Essay Podcast features Ways of Doing (that's me, Lucy Donaldson, Dayna McLeod, and Alison Peirse!) in conversation with Kevin B. Lee. thevideoessay.com/on-ways-of-d...

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The Video Essay Podcast - On "Ways of Doing"

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Japan Past & Present @jppinfo.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

JPP invites applications (deadline 1/15) for a short-term team to help refine the concept for a database of Japanese paper films (紙フィルム / kami firumu) digitized as part of the Japanese Paper Film Project, based at Bucknell University. 🎞️📽️ bit.ly/kamifirumuapp

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