The Journal of Italian Cinema & Media Studies is a quarterly English-language academic publication. It is a forum for theoretical, methodological and critical debate on Italian film and media production, reception and consumption. It provides a platform for dialogue between academics, filmmakers, cinema and media professionals. This peer-reviewed journal invites submissions of scholarly articles relating to the artistic features, cultural themes, international influence and history of Italian film and media. Furthermore, the journal intends to revive a critical discussion on the auteurs, revisit the historiography of Italian cinema and celebrate the dynamic role played by new directors. The journal includes a book and film review section as well as notes on Italian film festivals abroad and international conference reports.
Within the realm of a post-national and trans-cultural debate, the purpose of JICMS is to refer to Italy as the unifying geo-cultural site for a contemporary discussion on translocal cinema. The journal aims to elaborate a multifaceted definition of Italian cinema, transcending geo-ethnic land and sea borders and moving away from merely celebratory local cinematic experiences. Therefore, the journal also devotes attention to Italophone filmmakers and diasporic, accented or exilic cinema.
A distinctive feature of the JICMS is the Italian media component. The profound transformation undergone by the rapidly expanding media environment under the impact of digital technology, has lead scholars in the field of media studies to elaborate new theoretical paradigms and methodological approaches to account for the complexities of a changing landscape of convergence and hybridization.
The boundaries between cinema and media as art forms and fields of inquiry are increasingly hybridised. Taking into account this evolving scenario, the JICMS provides an international arena for critical engagement of the coexistence and interconnection between linear television and Internet television. The journal also welcomes contributions that discuss Italian media production, distribution and consumption within national and transnational social, political, economic and historical contexts.
JICMS also invites submissions which examine experimental cinema, video art, short films, long/short feature and documentary animation, original and adapted screenplays, film music (songs and scores), issues of stardom and reception studies. The professional contributions of screenplay writers, art directors, cinematographers, film editors, costume designers and make-up artists are also subject areas for submissions.
Within the realm of a post-national and trans-cultural debate, the purpose of JICMS is to refer to Italy as the unifying geo-cultural site for a contemporary discussion on translocal cinema. The journal aims to elaborate a multifaceted definition of Italian cinema, transcending geo-ethnic land and sea borders and moving away from merely celebratory local cinematic experiences. Therefore, the journal also devotes attention to Italophone filmmakers and diasporic, accented or exilic cinema.
A distinctive feature of the JICMS is the Italian media component. The profound transformation undergone by the rapidly expanding media environment under the impact of digital technology, has lead scholars in the field of media studies to elaborate new theoretical paradigms and methodological approaches to account for the complexities of a changing landscape of convergence and hybridization.
The boundaries between cinema and media as art forms and fields of inquiry are increasingly hybridised. Taking into account this evolving scenario, the JICMS provides an international arena for critical engagement of the coexistence and interconnection between linear television and Internet television. The journal also welcomes contributions that discuss Italian media production, distribution and consumption within national and transnational social, political, economic and historical contexts.
JICMS also invites submissions which examine experimental cinema, video art, short films, long/short feature and documentary animation, original and adapted screenplays, film music (songs and scores), issues of stardom and reception studies. The professional contributions of screenplay writers, art directors, cinematographers, film editors, costume designers and make-up artists are also subject areas for submissions.
Volume 9: 1, 2021 This special issue celebrates the centennial anniversary of Federico Fellini's birth (1920-2020) Guest-editors: Clizia Centorrino, Independent Scholar Marco Dalla Gassa, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice Andrea Minuz, Sapienza University of Rome Cover image: Ettore Scola's 2013 drawing of Federico Fellini. |
Volume 10: 3, 2022 This special issue is on the Cinema of Gianfranco Rosi Guest-editors: John David Rhodes, University of Cambridge Rhiannon Harris, University of Nottingham Cover image: Photograph of Gianfranco Rosi by Rory O'Bryen, University of Cambridge, UK. Courtesy of the artist. Volume 11: 1, 2023 This special issue celebrates the centennial of Tonino Guerra (1920-2020) Guest-editors: Frank Burke, Queen’s University Amy Hough-Dugdale, Scripps College Marita Gubareva, Independent Scholar Cover image: Tonino Guerra, photographed during the making of Viaggio in tempo (Voyage in Time) (Guerra and Tarkovsky, 1983). ©Lora Guerra. Volume 11: 2, 2023 This special issue explores Gender Issues: Trajectories of Change in the Italian Mediascape Guest-editors: Milly Buonanno, Sapienza University of Rome Franca Faccioli, Sapienza University of Rome Cover image: Luisa Spagnoli. Cover designed by Cosimo Miraglia, Sapienza University of Rome. Courtesy of the artist. Volume 11: 3 & 4, 2023 This double issue explores over 100 years of Intersections between Italian and Slavic Cinemas (1919-2020) Cover image: Collage of featured Italian and Slavic filmmakers. Cover designed by Jacqueline Galison, Wellesley College, Class of 2023. Volume 12: 1, 2024 This special issue, Navigating the Mediterranean, focuses on how cinema and other media represent the Mediterranean region Guest-editors: Giovanna Summerfield, Auburn University Rosario Pollicino, University of South Carolina, Columbia Cover image: La mattanza – Pesca di tonni Volume 12: 2, 2024 This special issue features articles on international students of the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, as well as on Italian and Latin American Cinemas. Cover image: Designed by Jacqueline Galison, Wellesley College, Class of 2023 Logo of the CSC, courtesy of the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Roma. |