If your program, department or school would like to join SCMS as an Institutional Member, please refer to our membership benefits page here .

Thank You to Our Institutional Members (2024-2025)

We sincerely thank the following institutional members for their valued support this year.

• British Film Institute
• Eastern Florida State College
• Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Literature, Media, and Communication
• Georgia State University, School of Film, Media, & Theatre
• Indiana University, Black Film Center Archive
• Northwestern University, Department of Radio/Television/Film
• Oglethorpe University
• Seattle University, Film Program
• Syracuse University, Department of English
• University of California, Irvine, Department of Film and Media Studies
• University of California, Los Angeles, Film, Television and Digital Media
• University of California, Santa Barbara, Film & Media Studies
• University of California, Santa Cruz, Film and Digital Media
• University of Chicago, Cinema & Media Studies
• University of Iowa, Department of Cinematic Arts
• University of Miami, Department of Cinematic Arts
• University of Michigan, Department of Film, Television, and Media
• University of North Texas, Department of Media Arts
• University of Notre Dame, Film, TV, & Theatre Department
• University of Oklahoma, Film and Media Studies
• University of Oregon, Cinema Studies
• University of Pennsylvania, Cinema Studies
• University of Pittsburgh, Film and Media Studies
• University of Southern California, School of Cinematic Arts
• University of Texas at Austin, Radio, Television, & Film
• University of Toronto, Cinema Studies Institute
• University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, Media, Cinema, & Digital Studies Program
• Washington University in St. Louis, Film & Media Studies

Become an Institutional Member

Institutional membership represents a significant engagement with current scholarship, theory, criticism, education, and practice in the study of cinema and media. Allow us to help you increase exposure and heighten awareness of your organization with our audience of highly motivated cinema and media faculty, undergraduate and graduate students, pre college teachers, postdocs, and professionals in media and film studies.

Why SCMS?

Our society comprises over 3,000 members, representing more than 500 institutions and 40 nations. We serve as a resource for scholars, teachers, administrators, and the public at large.

Benefits

Benefits Specific to Institutional Membership

• Unlimited job postings in the SCMS Career Center
• Listing in the Conference Program
• Invitation to Institutional Chair’s Meeting

Additional Benefits of SCMS Membership

• Digital access to all four issues of the current volume of JCMS: Journal of Cinema and Media Studies, plus opt-in benefit for shipment of physical copies
• Project Muse access to digital version of JCMS: Journal of Cinema and Media Studies (and former issues of Cinema Journal)
• JCMS also offers online features, including the rolling Fifth Issue and other open-access initiatives such as Archival News, New Research, In Focus, Reviews, Spotlight, and Teaching Media
• Access to members’ area of the SCMS website, announcements and profile page
• Unlimited access to SCMS’ online Career Center, enabling departments and programs to post and view job applications and to identify cinema/media scholars looking for full and/or part-time employment
• Networking opportunities offered via our virtual symposium, in-person conference, and the SCMS website to connect and collaborate with over 2,500 scholars and professionals in film, television, and media
• Discounted rates on books
• Partnership with the Society Library to provide SCMS members with a special discounted membership/access option

Sign Up Today

To enroll your department, program, or office in SCMS institutional membership and guarantee timely access to valuable resources for you and your colleagues, please visit the SCMS website. Navigate to the “Membership” section and select “Institutional Membership.”