Cult Media Studies - An online community for the academic study of cult media.

An online community for the academic study of cult media.

Welcome!

This website encourages the formation of a global network of students, academics, scholar-fans, and fan-scholars studying cult film, television, and other media. As online fan communities continue to thrive, likewise grows the need for a more cohesive community among those whose professional research interests actively span both fannish and academic quarters.

This site's centerpiece is a discussion forum for conversing about cult media studies and the objects of its analysis. The forum is divided into sections for General Discussion, Calls for Papers, and Off-Topic Discussion--all accessible via the "Forum" button in the main menu bar. Announcements of events, new releases, and calls for papers are welcomed. Selected events will be posted on the main page.

There is also a section of the site for uploading or embedding videos as visual aids or potential objects of interest for other members.

Members may also post blogs, photos, comments, or other content on their personal pages. You can send private messages to other members by clicking on the "Send a Message" button at the left side of each member's profile page. Received messages can be accessed via the Inbox link below the menu bar.

Events

2009 International Gothic Association Conference

July 21, 2009 at 6am to July 24, 2009 at 10pm – Lancaster University
Reception Study Society Conference

September 11, 2009 to September 13, 2009 – Purdue University
Talking ‘Dirty’: Sex and the Cinema

November 13, 2009 at 10am to November 14, 2009 at 3:30pm – University of Leeds - UK
Cult Adaptations Symposium

November 25, 2009 all day – De Montfort University
[Conference- CFP] Extra/Ordinary Dress Code: Costuming and the Second Skin in Asia

December 8, 2009 to December 10, 2009 – City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2010 Society for Cinema and Media Studies Conference

March 17, 2010 to March 21, 2010 – The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites

Advisory Board

Kate Egan, Aberystwyth University
Matt Hills, Cardiff University
I.Q. Hunter, De Montfort University
Barbara Klinger, Indiana University
Ernest Mathijs, University of British Columbia
Eric Schaefer, Emerson College
Jamie Sexton, Aberystwyth University

Forum

CFP: Talking "Dirty": Sex and the Cinema

Talking ‘Dirty’: Sex and the Cinema CALL FOR PAPERS University of Leeds Symposium, 13 and 14 November 2009 Proposals (150-250 words) are invited for individual papers of 20 minutes (including vi...

Started by David Church in Calls for Papers Jun 30.

CFP: Cult Adaptations symposium

Proposals are invited for papers on Cult Adaptations for a symposium at the Centre for Adaptations, Faculty of Humanities, De Montfort University, Leicester on Wednesday 25 November 2009. Papers wi...

Started by David Church in Calls for Papers Jun 30.

CFP: Finale - Considering the Ends of Television Shows

Call for proposals for an edited collection (David Lavery, ed.) on the ends of TV shows. See URL below for more info: http://davidlavery.net/Finale/

Started by David Church in Calls for Papers Jun 25.

CFP: Reception: Texts, Readers, Audiences, History, vol. II (journal)

Call for Papers: Reception: Texts, Readers, Audiences, History, vol. II The editors of Reception, the journal of the Reception Study Society, invite submissions for its second issue, which will ap...

Started by David Church in Calls for Papers Jun 21.

Rocky Horror Picture Show 1 Reply

Dori Hartley the original Frank-N-Furter from the Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Waverly Theater In NYC will be here talking about her past as Frank! http://budurl.com/RockyHorror

Started by Amy Domestico in General Discussion. Last reply by meow mix Jun 18.

screen shots 2 Replies

I've got the go-ahead from Wallflower Press to include a handful of screen shots in my forthcoming book on vampire cinema for them. I'm wondering what list members have found to be the best techniq...

Started by Jeffrey Weinstock in General Discussion. Last reply by Antonio M. da Silva Jun 15.