Episode 17 & 18 - Society for Cinema and Media Studies 2019

Society for Cinema and Media Studies Conference (SCMS) 2019.

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Episodes 17 and 18 come to you live from the 2019 Society for Cinema and Media Studies Conference, held in Seattle, Washington, USA! Hear Chris and Alex report on the ins and outs of attending the largest academic media conference in the world, providing you with insights into the various panels, delegates and procedures of the event through a series of interviews with the best and brightest from the worlds of fantasy and animation. Episode 17 includes interviews with Professor Kirsten Moana Thompson (Seattle University), Professor Susan Ohmer (University of Notre Dame), Dr Cristina Formenti (University of Milan) and Dr Murray Leeder (University of Calgary), as well as highlights from Chris and Alex's own panel at the conference titled “Animation, Technology and Identity”, also featuring as speakers Cristina and Dr Mihaela Mihailova (University of Michigan). Episode 18 continues the discussion with Dr Tim Jones (Robert Morris University), Christina Kowalski and Suzanne Richardson (Routledge), Professor Eric Smoodin (University of California, Davis) and Dr Leon Gurevitch (Victoria University of Wellington).