Fieldnotes is an SCMS project to conduct, circulate and archive interviews with pioneers of film and media studies. In addition to recognizing the contributions of key scholars, the project also aims to foster knowledge of and interest in the diverse
and dynamic developments that have shaped — and continue to shape — our expanding field.
Fieldnotes is currently led by Jason Middleton, with the help of a committee comprised of Elena Levine, Vincent Longo, Amanda Konkle, Shelley Stamp and Raphael Raphael. It is sponsored by SCMS. It was initially funded by SCMS, the Advanced Research Team
on History and Epistemology of Moving Image Study (ARTHEMIS), the Fonds de Recherche du Québec-Société et Culture (FRQSC), and Archive/Counter-Archive, a Social Sciences & Humanities research Council of Canada Partnership Grant at York University.
We thank Haidee Wasson (Concordia University) for conceiving and founding the project, and Barbara Klinger (University of Indiana, Bloomington) and Patrice Petro (University of California, Santa Barbara) for their key roles as members of the first
Fieldnotes Committee, which helped to develop and support Fieldnotes in its early stages. Fieldnotes acknowledges support from Department of Cinema & Media Arts, York University.
If you are interested in contributing to Fieldnotes, or would like to suggest the name of an interview subject, or would just like to know more, please contact Vincent Longo.
Board Liaison (2025-2026): Yeidy Rivero, University of Michigan
Fieldnotes Committee
Chair: Vincent Longo, Western Michigan University
Amanda Konkle, Georgia Southern University
Elana Levine, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Jason Middleton, University of Rochester
Landon Palmer, University
of Alabama
The Interviews
(in alphabetical order by interviewee)
Jacqueline Bobo
interviewed by Kathleen Rowe Karlyn
Rosa Linda Fregoso
interviewed by Laura Isabel Serna
Christine Geraghty
interviewed by Rachel Mosley
Herman Gray
interviewed by Racquel Gates
Richard Jewell
interviewed by Barbara Hall
Gina Marchetti
interviewed by Stephanie DeBoer
David Morley
interviewed by Zlatan Krajina
Lisa Nakamura
interviewed by Alexander Cho
Jan Olsson
interviewed by Joel Frykholm
Jackie Stacey
interviewed by Patricia White
Virginia Wright Wexman
interviewed by Kathleen McHugh
denotes a video interview
denotes an audio-only interview
allows you to access the interview transcript
All interviews are hosted on Vimeo
