[Commlist] Call for Nominations for SCMS Central, East and South European Cinema and Media Studies SIG Group Chair(s)

*Call for Nominations for SCMS Central, East and South European Cinema 
and Media Studies SIG Group Chair(s)*

As chairs of the Central / East / South European Cinemas Scholarly 
Interest Group at the Society of Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS), we are 
seeking nominees and expressions of interest to fulfil the role of the 
Group’s Chairs for the upcoming three-year term (2019-2022).

*The Central/East/South European Cinemas Scholarly Interest Group*was 
formed in 2005 during the SCMS annual conference in London. The group 
serves as a forum for scholars researching and theorizing cinema and 
media from the historically marginalized and traditionally understudied 
regions of "the other Europe”: Central Europe, the "former East Block,” 
the South-Eastern Europe, and Turkey. Given that the collapse of 
communism in Europe, and the subsequent unification of Europe, has left 
film and media scholars of the regions without definitive geopolitical, 
national, and ideological frameworks to position their scholarship, our 
aim is to discover new models and modes for researching and theorizing 
film and media from these regions. The SIG provides fellowship, support 
and advocacy for the group members, while finding ways in which the 
scholarship of the region can create essential dialogue with larger 
debates within global film, television, and media studies. Aside from 
maintaining an active social media presence on Facebook, in which 
publications, calls-for-papers, and other initiatives to preserve film 
heritage are circulated and discussed, the SIG Group runs the annual 
Award for the Outstanding Published Essay in the Field of 
Central/East/South European Cinema and Media Studies, in order to 
promote scholarly activities in our area as well as allow fellow 
scholars to get a view of the best of the field at the moment.

_Chair responsibilities include but are not limited to:_

  * Represent concerns of the group at business meeting with the Board
    of Directors
  * Collect and maintain resources for the members on the SIG group’s
    Facebook page and SCMS website and keep the members informed of the
    ongoing research, publications, and events related to group’s field
    of study.
  * Sponsor panels, screenings, events, and organise special sessions at
    annual SCMS conferences.
  * Coordinate and run the annual Award for the Outstanding Published
    Essay in the Field of Central/East/South European Cinema and Media
    Studies.
  * Coordinate mentorship and networking opportunities.
  * Identify ongoing research and overlapping concerns with other SIGs
    and caucuses.
  * Bring together established and emerging scholars to establish a
    sense of community and mentorship within The Central/East/South
    European Cinemas SIG.

The potential nominees should either be members of SCMS or be willing to 
become members.

The elections will be held via the SIG Group’s SCMS page in June and 
announced on 1 July 2019.

Any enquiries and expressions of interest should be directed via email 
to current co-chairs, Dr Evan Torner ((evan.torner /at/ uc.edu) 
<mailto:(evan.torner /at/ uc.edu)>) and Dr Ana Grgic ((ana.grgic /at/ monash.edu) 
<mailto:(ana.grgic /at/ monash.edu)>) by 31 May 2019.



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