Film and Media Studies
The Five College Film Council works to coordinate the study of film and video at all five campuses.
The members of the Council include faculty members drawn from a number of disciplines ranging from foreign languages to literature, history and media studies. They meet regularly to exchange information about courses as well as faculty appointments, and plan a coordinated approach to meeting common needs for instruction.
The Council sponsors an undergraduate film and media studies conference and an annual student film and video festival, both held during the spring semester.
The Five College FC Film Studies Announcements email list is open to faculty, staff and students interested in Film Studies to share announcements and information. Visit the Five Colleges Film Studies Announcements page to subscribe or unsubscribe.
The email list for Five College Film Studies Council business is for faculty members only. Visit the FC-Film-Council page to request to subscribe or unsubscribe. Please contact the Five College Academic Programs office for more information about joining these email lists.
On This Page
Faculty
Kara Lynch, Associate Professor Emerita of Video Production
Susana Loza, Associate Professor of Critical Race, Gender, and Media Studies
Abraham Ravett, Professor of Film and Photography
Lise Sanders, Professor of English Literature & Cultural Studies
Hope Tucker, Assistant Professor of Video and Film
Robin Blaetz, Professor of Film Studies and Chair of Film Media Theater
Justin Crumbaugh, Associate Professor of Spanish, Latina/o, and Latin American Studies
Ajay J. Sinha, Professor of Art History
Paul Staiti, Professor of Fine Arts on the Alumnae Foundation
Thomas E. Wartenberg, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
Elizabeth Young, Professor of English and Gender Studies
Alexandra Keller, Professor of Film Studies, Director of Film Studies Program
Anna Botta, Professor of Italian Studies and of World Literatures
Dawn Fulton, Professor of French Studies
Barbara Kellum, Professor of Art
Daniel Kramer, Professor of Theatre
Jennifer Malkowski, Associate Professor of Film and Media Studies
Richard Millington, Helen and Laura Shedd Professor of English Language and Literature
Fraser Stables, Professor of Art
Frazer Ward, Professor of Art
Joel Westerdale, Associate Professor of German Studies
Courses
Note that if you don't see classes from all campuses currently listed, they will appear as the campuses release their course schedules for the semester. The five campuses release their schedules on different dates. Visit this page for specific dates.
Spring 2024 Film and Media Studies Courses
| Subject | Course # | Sect # | Course Title | Instructor(s) | Institution | Meeting Times |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAMS | 108 | 01 | True Crime | Pooja Rangan | Amherst College | SU | 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM |
| FAMS | 211 | 01 | Intro to Film Histories | Amelie Hastie | Amherst College | TU/TH | 11:30 AM - 12:50 PM |
| FAMS | 213 | 01 | Knowing Cinema | Timothy Van Compernolle | Amherst College | M | 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM |
| FAMS | 305 | 01 | Identity and Ideology | Luke Parker | Amherst College | M/W | 2:00 PM - 3:20 PM |
| FAMS | 309 | 01 | Writing Together | Amelie Hastie | Amherst College | M/W | 2:00 PM - 3:20 PM |
| FAMS | 318 | 01 | Sound Art | Brian House | Amherst College | M/W | 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM |
| FAMS | 332 | 01 | Experiments Across Media | Wendy Woodson | Amherst College | TU/TH | 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM |
| FAMS | 375 | 01 | Jazz Film | Jason Robinson | Amherst College | TU/TH | 2:30 PM - 3:50 PM |
| FAMS | 384 | 01 | Making Memorials | Heidi Gilpin | Amherst College | W | 2:00 PM - 4:45 PM |
| FAMS | 388 | 01 | Screenwriting | Eric Sanders | Amherst College | TU/TH | 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM |
| FAMS | 416 | 01 | Sound & the Moving Image | Adam Levine | Amherst College | M/W | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
| FAMS | 425 | 01 | Post-WWII Amer Cinema | Joshua Guilford | Amherst College | TU/TH | 2:30 PM - 3:50 PM |
| HACU | 0107 | 1 | Non- Fiction Film | Abraham Ravett | Hampshire College | 01:00PM-03:50PM M;07:00PM-09:00PM TU |
| HACU | 0150 | 1 | 16MM Film Workshop | Magda Bermudez | Hampshire College | 09:00AM-11:50AM TH;07:00PM-09:00PM W |
| HACU | 0222 | 1 | Animation History | Sarah E Jenkins | Hampshire College | 02:30PM-03:50PM TU;02:30PM-03:50PM TH |
| HACU | 0223 | 1 | Automated Images | Magda Bermudez | Hampshire College | 09:00AM-11:50AM W;07:00PM-09:00PM TH |
| FMT | 104 | 01 | Introduction to Media Studies | Li Cornfeld | Mount Holyoke College | WF 11:30AM-12:45PM |
| FMT | 230WF | 01 | Global Film/Media After 1960 | Bianka Ballina | Mount Holyoke College | MW 11:30AM-12:45PM;M 07:15PM-10:05PM |
| FMT | 240EV | 01 | Experimental Video | Flonia Telegrafi | Mount Holyoke College | F 01:30PM-04:20PM;F 01:30PM-04:20PM |
| FMT | 240VE | 01 | Video Editing | Flonia Telegrafi | Mount Holyoke College | M 01:30PM-04:20PM |
| FMT | 240VP | 01 | Intro to Video Production | Elliot Montague | Mount Holyoke College | W 01:30PM-04:20PM |
| FMT | 330PE | 01 | Media and Performance | Li Cornfeld | Mount Holyoke College | F 01:30PM-04:20PM |
| FMT | 340VP | 01 | Short Form Narrative Film | Elliot Montague | Mount Holyoke College | TH 01:30PM-04:20PM |
| FMS | 237 | 01 | The Documentary Impulse | Jennifer C. Malkowski | Smith College | M W 9:25 AM - 10:40 AM |
| FMS | 237 | F01 | The Documentary Impulse | Jennifer C. Malkowski | Smith College | TU 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| FMS | 248 | 01 | Women and American Cinema | Kiki Loveday | Smith College | TU TH 9:25 AM - 10:40 AM |
| FMS | 248 | F01 | Women and American Cinema | Kiki Loveday | Smith College | TU 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| FMS | 251 | 01 | A Global History of Television | Sebnem Baran | Smith College | M W 10:50 AM - 12:05 PM |
| FMS | 251 | F01 | A Global History of Television | Sebnem Baran | Smith College | M 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| FMS | 280 | 01 | Intro to Video Production | Anaiis Cisco | Smith College | W 1:20 PM - 4:00 PM |
| FMS | 281 | 01 | Screenwriting Workshop | Kiki Loveday | Smith College | F 9:25 AM - 12:05 PM |
| FMS | 282ap | 01 | T-Advanced Production | Anaiis Cisco | Smith College | F 1:20 PM - 4:00 PM |
| FMS | 290 | 01 | Colq:Theories&Methods | Sebnem Baran | Smith College | TU TH 10:50 AM - 12:05 PM |
| FMS | 290 | F01 | Colq:Theories&Methods | Sebnem Baran | Smith College | W 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
| FMS | 311 | 01 | Sem:MediaFandom&FanStudies | Sebnem Baran | Smith College | TH 1:20 PM - 4:00 PM |
| FMS | 311 | F01 | Sem:Fandom Screening | Sebnem Baran | Smith College | W 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
The Five College Student Film Festival
The Five College Film Festival seeks short films of 20 minutes or less from students across the Five Colleges.* The festival will be held in-person for the first time in four years on Saturday, April 1. The deadline for submissions is Monday, February 27th. Awards and prizes will be granted to winning films in three categories: fiction, documentary, and experimental.
Contact us at 5collegefilmfestival@gmail.
*All students currently enrolled at Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College and the University of Massachusetts Amherst are welcome to submit films, regardless of your major. Work by recent graduates of one of the Five Colleges may also be submitted, as long as it was produced while enrolled.
Mission Statement
The Five College Film Festival’s mission is to share the stories of students from across the Five Colleges through the medium of film. We hope that all students, regardless of background or experience with filmmaking, share their stories.
SUBMISSION INFORMATION
New Deadline: Thursday, March 2, 2023
Submission Form
FESTIVAL DATES
Saturday, April 1, 2023
Resources
The Five College Film and Media Studies Undergraduate Conference
Each year, the Five College Film and Media Studies council invites submissions for its annual undergraduate research conference.
The 2023 Conference will take place on Saturday, February 18th at UMass Amherst.
Amherst College
Film and Media Studies
Hampshire College
Film, Video, and Photography
Mount Holyoke College
Film, Media, Theater
Smith College
Film and Media Studies
UMass Amherst
Interdepartmental Program in Film Studies
Contact Us
Five College Film Council Members
Amherst College
Adam Levine (Chair), Art and the History of Art, Film and Media Studies
Joshua Guilford, English, Film and Media Studies
Hampshire College
Eva Rueschmann, Cultural Studies
Mount Holyoke College
Hannah Goodwin, Film, Media, Theater
Smith College
Jennifer Malkowski, Film and Media Studies
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Shawn Shimpach, Communication, Interdepartmental Program in Film Studies
Barbara Zecchi, Languages, Literatures and Cultures, Film Studies
Five College Staff Liaison
Ray Rennard, Director of Academic Programs
Connect
View the Five College Student Film Festival Vimeo Channel!
Join the Five College Film Program Google Group!