Department of Cinema and Media Studies

In solidarity with national protests against anti-Black violence, Cinema and Media Studies celebrates the revolutionary work of Black directors, writers, and producers. 

As spring quarter comes to a close, we can reflect on the many moments of the last four years that have defined the arts and on-campus events for this year’s graduating class. 

The scholarship program is the largest U.S. international exchange opportunity for students to pursue graduate study, advanced research and teaching worldwide.

Cinema & Media Studies faculty recommend films & TV shows to watch while you're "sheltering in place"during the coronavirus epidemic.

In a new course, Professor Stephen Groening explores the factors that have shaped Americans' experience of race on television.

This week in the arts, attend a Washin Kai recital in classical Japanese, listen to the musical musings of Indigo Mist, converse over coffee, and more.

Stephan Groening, Assistant Professor of Cinema and Media Studies, explains the significance of Orwell's novel in today's world
 

This week in the arts, partake in the #HEREproject, attend one of the 2019 School of Art + Art History + Design Graduation Exhibitions, and more!

Stephen Groening, a professor of Comparative Literature, Cinema, and Media, has been studying this phenomenon in the context of in-flight entertainment for years.

Stephen Groening, Professor of Cinema and Media, has studied how inflight entertainment might have unique effects on travelers.

“I want to recover these moments in which women were stepping out into the streets, onto the screen, and behind the camera and mobilizing."

Aspiring filmmaker Justin Roach says his cinema & media studies major helped him develop "a really good eye" for film. 

VIDEO // Stephen Groening, UW professor of cinema and media studies, discusses why people may feel more emotional on airplanes

UW professor of cinema and media studies Stephen Groening on Astrovision, Astrocolor, and why George H.W. Bush is the reason we have live streaming television at 10,000 feet.

A new literature course focuses on Nobel Prize winners and the sometimes surprising factors that led to their win.