Our latest issue, Wasafiri 124: Presencia y Resistencia – British Latinx Writing & Art, is available to preorder now! Guest edited by Leo Boix & Karina Lickorish Quinn, this issue critically explores the vibrancy and creativity of the British Latin American & Latinx communities.

Wasafiri 124: Presencia y Resistencia — British Latinx Writing & Art

Our winter special issue, guest co-edited by Leo Boix and Karina Lickorish Quinn…

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What an amazing way to mark nine years of the Colombian peace process: fascinating conversation with @andreigomezsuarez.bsky.social on his new memoir and a wonderful performance from Magda Angelica, followed by discussion with an engaged and diverse audience. Thanks to all involved!

I am elated to finally share this special issue that @lawrencealexander.bsky.social and I have prepared! We wrote an editorial discussing some of the main themes and introducing the fantastic contributions by 13 authors. www.alphavillejournal.com/Issue2930.html @alphavillej.bsky.social

DEADLINE APPROACHING A few more days to send your submissions for this year's Chris Holmlund Graduate Student Writing Prize!

SCMS Queer and Trans Caucus@scmsqtc.bsky.social · 10mo ago

The Board of the SCMS Queer and Trans Caucus is seeking submissions for the 2025 Chris Holmlund Graduate Student Writing Prize! Nov 15, 2025 - All Submissions Due Dec 15, 2025 - Winner Selected Mar 15, 2026 - Winner Article Revised for Publication MORE INFO: drive.google.com/file/d/1ZICp...

📎 REMINDER about SLAS FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES📎 SLAS has increased the budgets and remits for its funding schemes to offer better support to its members. The following SLAS Grants have deadlines in October: ⬇️⬇️⬇️

The Board of the SCMS Queer and Trans Caucus is seeking submissions for the 2025 Chris Holmlund Graduate Student Writing Prize! Nov 15, 2025 - All Submissions Due Dec 15, 2025 - Winner Selected Mar 15, 2026 - Winner Article Revised for Publication MORE INFO: drive.google.com/file/d/1ZICp...

Join us @clascam.bsky.social for a one-day symposium on Visual Activisms in the Southern Cone. With talks from Nayla Vacarezza, Erika Teichert, Anna Corrigan; and a film screening of Piotr Cieplak’s (Dis)Appear. 1pm-7pm, Friday 21 November @cam.ac.uk. Register below! 📸 🎥

Great opportunity for Graduate Students working on queer and trans screen media. More information about our annual @scmsqtc.bsky.social Chris Holmlund Prize is below.

SCMS Queer and Trans Caucus@scmsqtc.bsky.social · 10mo ago

The Board of the SCMS Queer and Trans Caucus is seeking submissions for the 2025 Chris Holmlund Graduate Student Writing Prize! Nov 15, 2025 - All Submissions Due Dec 15, 2025 - Winner Selected Mar 15, 2026 - Winner Article Revised for Publication MORE INFO: drive.google.com/file/d/1ZICp...

I wrote a text about Arturo Ripstein’s groundbreaking El lugar sin límites (1978) for Muestra Arder, a series of screenings of Latin American cuir films in Brazil. You can read my text and the other amazing contributions here: drive.google.com/file/d/1SfHH... ❤️‍🔥

📢📢📢 Upcoming Conference: 'Rethinking Weimar Cinema' (University of Oxford, 17 - 19 June 2026) Full Call for Papers: drive.google.com/file/d/1pxBI... Deadline: 31 October 2025 Please share widely with anyone who may be interested in joining us in Oxford next year!

❗Deadline extended to August 10❗ If you’d like to connect with fellow caucus members working on related topics, please sign up for the #QTCConnectProgram by emailing scmsqueer@gmail.com with “QTC Connect” as the subject line @javiperezosorio.bsky.social @jbcole-kurz.bsky.social

Thanks for the enthusiasm for the Alex Doty Mentorship Program, especially with the quick deadline! We have decided to extend the deadline to July 6 to welcome more signups. We especially encourage more mentors to join us. Mid-career folks can be both a mentor and mentee! Check SCMS email for info.

We’re excited to share a few important leadership updates for the SCMS Queer and Trans Caucus! @scmstudies.bsky.social 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️ ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Queer and trans film and media scholars, SCMS QTC members, please help me retire as the senior co-chair of @scmsqtc.bsky.social! I am old & tired. We’re looking for secretary nominees until the 25th to hold elections. It’s a 3 year term: secretary ➡️ junior co-chair ➡️ senior co-chair ➡️ retirement.

SCMS Queer and Trans Caucus@scmsqtc.bsky.social · last yr.

Dear QTC members, We are looking for a new caucus Secretary! If you are interested in nominating yourself for this position, please email a bio of 100-200 words and a platform of 200-300 words to scmsqueer@gmail.com by the end of the day on Friday, May 16th. MORE INFO ⬇️

Dear QTC members, We are looking for a new caucus Secretary! If you are interested in nominating yourself for this position, please email a bio of 100-200 words and a platform of 200-300 words to scmsqueer@gmail.com by the end of the day on Friday, May 16th. MORE INFO ⬇️

PANEL: Mapping Latinx Studies: Arts, Literature and Culture in the US and the UK. Clara Garavelli (U of Leicester), Cherilyn Elston (U of Reading), @javiperezosorio.bsky.social (U of Stirling), Emma Staniland (U of Leicester), and Verónica Posada Álvarez (U of Derby). #SLAS2025

Happy to have presented at @scmstudies.bsky.social this year with a panel I co-organised with @lawrencealexander.bsky.social. It’s a sneak peek of the upcoming special issue we’re preparing for @alphavillej.bsky.social.

We're very excited to see many of you at this year's conference in Chicago #SCMS2025. We've prepared the following zine with information about all the panels with queer and trans themes. (Sorry if we missed anything; the program is long!) Download the QueerZine here: wetransfer.com/downloads/4b...

BREAKING: @scmsqtc.bsky.social zine just dropped!!! Check out the latest & hottest in queer & trans cinema & media scholarship; #SCMS2025 panels & the annual QTC🍹 Check your 📧 for the full zine, made by our talented grad re Eduardo Pelligra!

IMPORTANT UPDATE for QTC members participating in this year's conference. #SCMS2025

This is the Queer and Trans SCMS Caucus starter pack to stay in touch! Please join our community. bsky.app/starter-pack...

Hello everyone! We are excited to have this new platform to stay in touch. Please watch this account to learn more about caucus activities and our plans for #SCMS2025 in Chicago. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Excited about this panel Lawrence and I convened. #SCMS2025

Society for Cinema and Media Studies@scmstudies.bsky.social · 2y ago

The ⁠#SCMS25 preliminary conference program draft is now live! Find your session, check details, & submit corrections by Jan 15. Check your email for info on chair volunteer assignments, caucus/SIG panel sponsorships, and much more!

Getting ready to connect with my people! @javiperezosorio.bsky.social @scmstudies.bsky.social #SCMS25

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