Author Archives: Julie Wilson

The Enemy of Art is the Absence of Limitations: Integrating Film History, Theory, and Production

Cinema Journal Teaching Dossier Vol 4 (1) Drew Morton Texas A&M University-Texarkana It always happens midterm week. A voice chirps up from the back of the classroom and asks “Why is our midterm on film terms and old movies when … Continue reading

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On the Importance of Being Two Faced: Production in the Classroom

Cinema Journal Teaching Dossier Vol 4 (1) Irene Gustafson University of California Santa Cruz The publication of this teaching dossier and its inciting question, ‘Should I incorporate production assignments in to the syllabus?’, acknowledges a pressure, a sense of obligation, … Continue reading

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Paper Production: Using Preparation and DIY Strategies to Integrate Production on a Shoestring

Cinema Journal Teaching Dossier Vol 4 (1) Anne Gilbert University of Kansas For many departments, incorporating production elements into courses on film and media theory, history, and criticism is a practical necessity. With their creative projects and glamorous post-graduation jobs, … Continue reading

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The Paradox of Ubiquitous Production

Cinema Journal Teaching Dossier Vol 4 (1) Lauren S. Berliner University of Washington Bothell Academic programs have historically fallen into the trap of reifying traditional divisions between theory and practice and analysis and craft. A 2016 “state of the field” … Continue reading

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On Developing a Teaching Module on Arab Social Media

Cinema Journal Teaching Dossier Vol 4 (1) Kimberly Katz, Towson University Laila Shereen Sakr, University of California Santa Barbara In 2011, when the uprisings broke out, many of us became glued to the news and grew hopeful for change in … Continue reading

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Integrating Production in Film and Media Courses/ Cinema Journal Teaching Dossier Vol 4 (1)

            Integrating Production in Film and Media Courses Cinema Journal Teaching Dossier Vol 4 (1)  Edited by Chera Kee and Maurizio Viano  Table of Contents On The Importance of Being Two Faced: Production in the Classroom by Irene … Continue reading

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Cinema Journal Teaching Dossier CFP:The integration of production and theory/history in Cinema and Media Studies courses

Call for Proposals:  The integration of production and theory/history in Cinema and Media Studies courses Deadline: December 15, 2015 Among the challenges confronting those of us teaching history/theory courses in Cinema and Media Studies is a relatively new set of … Continue reading

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Critical Pedagogies in Neoliberal Times / Cinema Journal Teaching Dossier Vol. 3 (2)

      Critical Pedagogies in Neoliberal Times Cinema Journal Teaching Dossier Vol. 3 (2) / Edited by Courtney Bailey and Julie Wilson Table of Contents I. Approaching the Neoliberal Teaching Scene The Classroom as a Space of Resistance: Disrupting … Continue reading

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Contemporary Ecological Perspectives and Media Education

 Cinema Journal Teaching Dossier  Critical Pedagogies in Neoliberal Times Vol. 3 (2)  Niall Flynn  University of Lincoln   Recent developments in universities have led to high profile cases of academics clashing with institutions and student bodies across the world protesting … Continue reading

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Projection and Modulation: Media Art and Forms of Criticality

 Cinema Journal Teaching Dossier  Critical Pedagogies in Neoliberal Times Vol. 3 (2)  Holly Willis  University of Southern California   The “pedagogical turn” in contemporary art has received significant attention in the context of participatory art practices – thanks to the … Continue reading

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