2026 Film and Media Studies Graduate Student Conference: Intimate Publics

Please join us for the Film and Media Studies Program's annual Graduate Student Conference. This year's title is Intimate Publics and the presentations will be centered around questions about the relationship between intimacy, public culture, and media studies. We will have a variety of presenters discussing topics such as surveillance, pornography, affect studies, national cinemas, found footage filmmaking, genre film, fan studies, and more. Our keynote address will be delivered by Prof. Mary Hennessy (University of Wisconsin Madison).