Society for Cinema and Media Studies Caucuses are formed and maintained to provide advocacy, fellowship, and networking opportunities for those who have been historically un- or underrepresented within SCMS, professional organizations, and the academy,
based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or marginalized economic status. In addition to providing outreach to un- or underrepresented persons and groups in other academic disciplines, Caucuses support scholarship by, and about, those
historically un- or underrepresented groups within SCMS.
For general information or information that is specific to organizing a new caucus, SCMS members can reference the
SCMS bylaws and policies relevant to Caucuses or contact the Caucus liaison Frances Gateward or the Caucus Coordinating Committee Co-chair listed below.
Report Election Results
It is important for each caucus, SIG, and coordinating committee to notify the SCMS office regarding election results. This allows the office to have an accurate record of all elected individuals for your caucus, SIG, or committee. Please complete the
election results form after your election to ensure all records and the website is up to date. Please submit one form per person.
Contact: Anirban Baishya
Current Caucuses (Total 9)
Asian/Pacific American Caucus
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Contacts:
Silpa Mukherjee
Denise Khor
Angel Trazo (Graduate Student Representative)
Black Caucus
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Contacts:
Beretta Smith-Shomade
Jacqueline Johnson
Jhazzmyn Joiner (Graduate Student Representative)
Maya Singleton (Graduate Student Representative)
Caucus on Class
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Contacts:
Cynthia Ann Baron
Mary Schmitt
Sam Hunter (Precarious Labor Representative)
Emmelle Israel (Graduate Student Representative)
Disability Caucus
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Contacts:
Lauren Rouse
Taryn Ely
Tamar Hanstke (Graduate Student Representative)
Gender and Feminisms Caucus
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Contacts:
Penelope Ingram, (Co-Chair, 2024-2028)
Pamela Robertson Wojcik, (Co-Chair, 2024-2026)
Lucia Soriano, (Junior Faculty Rep, 2024-2026)
Farzaneh Ebrahimzadeh Holasu (Grad Student Rep, 2024-2026)
Indigenous Media Caucus
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Contacts:
Michael Lechuga
Amalia Cordova
Jacqueline Land
Isadora Dumont
Latinx/a/o Caucus
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Contacts:
Daniel Gómez Steinhart
Luis Enrique Rivera-Figueroa
Odalis García-Gorra
Middle East Caucus
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Contacts:
Yulia Gilichinskaya
Hadil Abuhmaid
Queer and Trans Caucus
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Contacts:
Javier Perez Osorio, (Senior Co-Chair)
Joshua Bastian Cole, (Junior Co-Chair)
Michael Reinhard, (Secretary)
Edoardo Pelligra (Graduate Student Representative)
