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matthew ellis @matthiasellis.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

The second Hollywood Conference will be held at USC next July (the centenary of sound!), and the CFP just dropped. Last year's inaugural edition was exactly what I had been missing from other conferences: the right size, focus, culture, etc. Come join us! www.thehollywoodconference.com/cfp

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Luci Marzola @lucimarz.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Just like Hollywood, we successfully launched something new, so we're making a sequel! Very excited for #HollywoodConference2027. Let us know if you have questions!

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J.D. Connor @jdconnor.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

And we're live with the CFP for next year's Hollywood Conference. lmk if you have questions; hope to see you at USC! www.thehollywoodconference.com

CALL FOR PAPERS:
The Hollywood Conference II
@ USC’s School of Cinematic Arts
The second biennial Hollywood Conference will be held July 21-24, 2027 at University of Southern California’s
School of Cinematic Arts in Los Angeles, California with a goal of bringing together scholars, archivists,
historians, and practitioners interested in the study of Hollywood—past and present—aesthetically, historically,
globally, culturally, economically, technologically, and ideologically.
As with the first meeting in 2025, the organizing committee welcomes individual papers, pre-constituted
panels, and roundtable discussion proposals broadly related to the study of Hollywood and its products.
Additionally, as we recognize the centennial of the introduction of synchronized sound in Hollywood cinema,
we particularly encourage papers, panels, and roundtables about Hollywood’s relationship to sound and
music. Events at the conference will highlight both this centenary and the roughly 50th anniversary of modern
sound technologies. The organizers seek panels and papers on topics such as the coming of sound, sound
technologies, musicals, scoring, musicians, sound mixing, soundscapes, sound montage, etc.
Submission Guidelines:
• The deadline for submissions is 11:59 PM (US Pacific Daylight Time) on January 22th, 2027.
• Announcements of acceptances will be sent by mid-March, 2027.
• Submit proposals HERE.
Proposal Guidelines:
Participants may submit: one paper (individual) or be part of a pre-constituted panel or a roundtable. Papers
are expected to be presented in 15-minutes.
• Individual Papers: Individuals submitting paper proposals should provide a title, an abstract of 250
words, and contact information. Co-authored papers are acceptable. Papers are expected to be
presented in 15 minutes.
• Panels: Panel coordinators should submit a title and a 250-word abstract for the pre-constituted panel
as a whole, as well as a title, a 250-word abstract, and contact information for each panel …

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

We just won a court order stopping the merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. while our lawsuit continues. We’re going to keep fighting to keep costs down for consumers, protect jobs, and stop this illegal merger.

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Kate Fortmueller @kfortmueller.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

UCSD’s MACRO Lab brought together 23 scholars in North America to write about the broad quantitative and qualitative implications of the Paramount-Warner Bros merger and why this would be bad for media, culture and our lives. macrolab.ucsd.edu/paramount-wa...

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The Costs of Consolidation: – MACRO Lab

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Andrew deWaard @adewaard.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

At MACRO Lab, we have an extensive new report: "The Costs of Consolidation: Arguments and Evidence for Blocking the Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger." We argue that the combined company will struggle to serve consumers or act in the public interest: macrolab.ucsd.edu/paramount-warner-merger

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Tanya Goldman @tanyagoldman.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

🚨 A MUST READ. “The Costs of Consolidation: Arguments + Evidence for Blocking the Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger,” comprehensive report authored by leading media industry scholars for UC-San Diego’s MACRO Lab. Accessible language, loads of data on multi biz sectors 🚨 quote.ucsd.edu/macrolab/par...

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Categories are:

Introduction
The Impact of this Merger on U.S. Consumers
Market Shares
Foreign Ownership & the FCC
Labor
Political Discourse
Sports
Tax Incentives
News
Libraries, Research, and Public Access
Video Games
Animation
Movie Theaters
Diversity
Distribution & Media Antitrust
Conclusion

Website:

https://quote.ucsd.edu/macrolab/2026/06/26/paramount-merger-introduction/

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Citations Needed @citationspod.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

And finally, this News Brief, "'Peak TV,' Streamer Studio Accounting Gimmicks, and the Precarity of Hollywood Labor," in which we interview authors Miranda Banks and @kfortmueller.bsky.social about the state of Hollywood labor in the streaming era. soundcloud.com/citationsnee...

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News Brief: "Peak TV," Streamer Studio Accounting Gimmicks, and the Precarity of Hollywood Labor

In this News Brief, we talk with Miranda Banks and Kate Fortmueller, authors of the new book Boom to Bust: How Streaming Broke Hollywood Workers, about rising inequality and precarity in Hollywood, st

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Landon Palmer @landonpalmer.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

.@soundmusicscms.bsky.social is currently soliciting nominations for the annual Claudia Gorbman Graduate Student Writing Award, which "recognizes outstanding scholarship in the field of sound and music media" by graduate students. Essays due August 3rd. More info here docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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The Claudia Gorbman Graduate Student Writing Award (2026)

The Claudia Gorbman Graduate Student Writing Award (2026) The Claudia Gorbman Graduate Student Writing Award recognizes outstanding scholarship in the field of sound and music media. The award has be...

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University of California Press @ucpress.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Today @variety.com published an insightful interview with BOOM TO BUST authors Kate Fortmueller & Miranda Banks. They discuss the strikes in Hollywood, the effects of technology on the industry, and much more! variety.com/2026/film/ne...

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‘Boom to Bust’: Book Explores the Unfulfilled Promises of Peak TV and the Legacy of the Hollywood Strikes

A new book, 'Boom to Bust,' reexamines the 2023 writers and actors' strikes and puts them into a cultural and political context.

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Kate Fortmueller @kfortmueller.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

@mirandabanks.bsky.social and I had a great conversation with @ninametz.bsky.social about our new book and the state of Hollywood work.

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Citations Needed @citationspod.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

In this News Brief, we talk with Miranda Banks and Kate Fortmueller, authors of the new book Boom to Bust: How Streaming Broke Hollywood Workers, about precarity in Hollywood, studio consolidation, and how the dream of fame, 100 years on, is still used to concentrate power and drive down wages

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News Brief:

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SCMS Critical Media Pedagogies SIG @scmspedagogy.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Join us this Friday, April 24th at 1pm ET for a Virtual Roundtable on Teaching Game Studies! Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Roundtable
JCMS Teaching Dossier
“Teaching Game Studies”
Speakers
Ryan Banfi
MassArt
Edmond Y. Chang
Ohio University
Phillip Guerty
University of North Georgia
Soraya Murray
University of California, Santa Cruz
Stephanie Boluk
University of California, Davis
Daniel J. Finnegan
Cardiff University
Patrick LeMieux
University of California, Davis
Esther Wright
Cardiff University
Friday, April 24 th
at 1:00 PM Eastern

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Paul Fischer @pfischer.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Spotted you here at the Skylight tent and looking great!

Cover of the excellent BOOM TO BUST, on sale at the Skylight Books tent of the LA Times Festival of Books

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Josh Shepperd @joshshepperd.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Resonance (UC Press) is looking for humanities research across the following topics: Sound in Political Crisis, Sound and Social Justice, Experiments in Sound, Sound Archives and Preservation, and we're convening a permanent series that'll examine "Film and Cinema Sound" this Fall. Please circulate!

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Resonance | University of California Press

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University of California Press @ucpress.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

What lies ahead for the silver screen and those who work to bring it to life? For #SCMS26, Kate Fortmueller and Miranda Banks excerpt their latest book, BOOM TO BUST, to shed light on what's currently happening in Hollywood’s union negotiations. 🎥 #SCMS2026 @kfortmueller.bsky.social

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The Future of Work in Hollywood

Authors Miranda Banks and Kate Fortmueller present excerpts from their new book about preparing for work in evolving landscape of Hollywood.

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Kate Fortmueller @kfortmueller.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Boom to Bust is out on April 14…and the Hollywood unions are back at the negotiating table. @mirandabanks.bsky.social and I wrote about what is going on and why it matters on the @ucpress.bsky.social Blog. www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/t...

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The Future of Work in Hollywood

Authors Miranda Banks and Kate Fortmueller present excerpts from their new book about preparing for work in evolving landscape of Hollywood.

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SCMS Fan and Audience Studies SIG @scmsfaas.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

SIG members: We're compiling a list of fan- and audience studies publications by our members that came out in 2025. Enter yours here by Dec. 31, and we'll compile a list to share: forms.gle/V7zsgTowJahU...

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SCMS Fan and Audience Studies -- 2025 Member Publications

It's time to promote your 2025 publications! Enter as many as you want, but please only fan and audience studies-focused publications and only things that came out in 2025. (Save in-press and forthcom...

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Efram Sera-Shriar @dreframss.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

HORROR FANS WANTED! My friend and colleague Mathias Clasen desperately needs horror fans to help with his new study. The survey below doesn't take long to complete, and your participation is appreciated by him and his collaborators. Details 👇 app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/brighton/i...

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Identifying the Relationship between personal concerns and enjoyment of horror films (Denmark)

Online surveys is a powerful, easy to use tool for creating online surveys. Run by Jisc, online surveys is used by over 300 different organisations in the UK...

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Kate Fortmueller @kfortmueller.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Proofs arrive in our inboxes tomorrow and @mirandabanks.bsky.social and I will send this out to press before the end of the year! Preorder w/ UCPSAVE30 for 30% off www.ucpress.edu/books/boom-t...

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Kate Fortmueller @kfortmueller.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Brief pause from my social media hiatus for shameless self-promotion (and because I love our cover). My book w/ @mirandabanks.bsky.social is available for purchase at the UC Press website www.ucpress.edu/books/boom-t...

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Kate Fortmueller @kfortmueller.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Just in time for syllabus prep! Looking forward to everything in this new issue of Media Industries 12.1. journals.publishing.umich.edu/mij/

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Media Industries

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Tanya Goldman @tanyagoldman.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Co-chair of Precarious Labor Organization @scmstudies.bsky.social again. If you applied for waiver *prior* to 2:35pm on Friday, July 11, please reapply again at same link. There was an error in the survey and we did not properly capture names of applicants. 🤦‍♀️ Link here: shorturl.at/nom91

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Console-ing Passions Conference 2025 at GSU in Atlanta, GA @cp25atlanta.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Did you receive our email last week? If not, feel free to reach out -- the email included lots of important conference information (and we want to be mindful of not overwhelming your inboxes).

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Console-ing Passions Conference 2025 at GSU in Atlanta, GA @cp25atlanta.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Console-ing Passions Atlanta is almost here!! We can't wait to welcome everyone tomorrow. As you've probably noticed, it's hot...stay hydrated today and all weekend!

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Kate Fortmueller @kfortmueller.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Heading to Atlanta? Pack layers (the air conditioning is serious) and drink lots of water!

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Kate Fortmueller @kfortmueller.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow!

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Kate Fortmueller @kfortmueller.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Hollywood is a heavily unionized industry, but did you know that the choreographers are not unionized? I'll be talking about Hollywood's union history and the unionization history of the choreographers on 5/28/25. RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/chore...

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Moving in Unison: The Surprising 90-year History of Film & Television Choreographers and their Unionization Efforts

Moving in Unison: The Surprising 90-year History of Film & Television Choreographers and their Unionization Efforts The entertainment industry is one of the most unionized industries in the Unite...

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Kate Fortmueller @kfortmueller.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Interested in Hollywood union history? Join me in this conversation about choreographers today (May 28)! If you’re interested in learning more about the history of the unions, order Hollywood Unions (use RUP30 for a discount)! www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/hollywood-un...

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Hollywood Unions - Rutgers University Press

Hollywood Unions is a unique collection that tells the stories of the unions and guilds that have organized motion picture and television labor: IATSE, the D...

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Kate Fortmueller @kfortmueller.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Don’t forget to register! We can’t wait to host you in Atlanta!

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Console-ing Passions Conference 2025 at GSU in Atlanta, GA @cp25atlanta.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

The end of the semester is approaching, which means that we're getting ready for Console-ing Passions Atlanta! Don't forget: The deadline to register for the conference is June 1st!

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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Chicago! what does the asset-manager takeover of hollywood look like on screen? DERIVATIVE MEDIA join InterCcECT monday, with special guest Andrew deWaard! interccect.com/2025/03/22/a...

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asset managerial aesthetics

How do the financial instruments deployed in Hollywood shape its aesthetic output? A new book tracking the financialization of culture industries offers a comprehensive theory of the derivative for…

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Kate Fortmueller @kfortmueller.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

As a regular reader I’m now looking forward to reading more! Congratulations @sayanniething.bsky.social!

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Alyx Vesey @alyxvesey.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Since #scms25 is upon us, here are some of my conference hacks. Feel free to modify to fit your needs.

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Kate Fortmueller @kfortmueller.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Congratulations, @iheartfatapollo.bsky.social and Melissa Click! I know it’s on order at my library!

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Kate Fortmueller @kfortmueller.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Happy conference discount season!!

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Barnes & Noble @barnesandnoble.com · 23/03/2025

Do you have a library card? Do you? Do You Do it

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Trump’s trying to gut funding for libraries: you can fight back with ALA. The President's executive order to dismantle the Institute of Museum & Library Services would be deeply harmful. We need to speak out. Take action NOW: tell Congress to protect library funding. bit.ly/ProtectLibraryFunding

Trump is trying to gut libraries. Fight back with ALA. Show up for our libraries. ALA American Library Association

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Tanya Goldman @tanyagoldman.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

I spy @lucimarz.bsky.social and @kfortmueller.bsky.social’s edited volume HOLLYWOOD UNIONS prominently on display at the Margaret Herrick Library!

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The Organization of American Historians @oah.org · 06/03/2025

📢 Calling all federal workers! Share your story with OAH 📢 The federal workforce has undergone unprecedented changes—and your experiences matter. OAH is launching an oral history initiative to record the voices of federal workers impacted by these shifts. Interested? Sign up! ow.ly/8Mpp50Vay9m

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Shelley Stamp @shelleystamp.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

🗣️Take a break from doomscrolling & panicking about the destruction of American higher education — propose something for the special issue of @femmediahist.bsky.social I’m putting together on “Reproductive Politics & Media Histories.” Now more than ever. Due Apr 1. online.ucpress.edu/DocumentLibr...

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Console-ing Passions Conference 2025 at GSU in Atlanta, GA @cp25atlanta.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

We're excited to see everyone in Atlanta for Console-ing Passions in June!

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