

ADVOCATING FOR KID'S MEDIA IN FILM STUDIES
At the Society for Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS) 2018 conference in Toronto, Dr. Scahill's panel (including noted scholar Ian Wojick-Andrews) advocated for a stronger presence of children's cinema in film studies curriculums. #scms #scms18 #scms2018 #childrensfilms #childrensmedia #workshop #panel #toronto

SCMS 2018: CHILDREN'S FILMS WORKSHOP
The Society for Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS) conference will be in Toronto this year. Please come to the workshop I'm chairing on Wednesday, March 14 from 3-4:45pm: "Not Just Kidding Around: On Teaching Children's Media" considers the absence of children's films in film studies curriculum (despite the fact that they carry a 20% market share in the industry). This is a problematic omission for understanding film culture, as children’s films have increased in market share fr