There is a long tradition of excellent scholarship on experimental film, video art, and other experimental media at York University in Toronto Canada (and in the MFA program, experimental filmmaking). Please circulate this call to any interested and qualified students.
****** MA and PhD in Cinema and Media Studies - York University Applications are invited to the MA and PhD programs in Cinema and Media Studies (CMS) at York University. Applications are due January 15, 2016 <http://film.gradstudies.yorku.ca/apply/>. Applicants will be contacted by early March. Late applications will be considered. film.gradstudies.yorku.ca <http://film.gradstudies.yorku.ca/> Cinema and Media Studies at York University offers students a comprehensive and rigorous immersion in the study of the moving image in all its forms, both historical and contemporary. Building on York’s longstanding commitment to deliver innovative and interdisciplinary post-graduate training, the program offers a curriculum that encourages rich and dynamic synergies between creative and scholarly research with a unique focus on social justice, diversity, equity and sustainability. Our faculty <http://film.gradstudies.yorku.ca/faculty/> make outstanding contributions in the areas of film theory, film history, national and transnational cinema, emerging screen technologies and digital media theory, global media industries, documentary, experimental and avant-garde film and media, affect studies, post-colonial theory, urban media studies, labor studies, feminism and sexuality and political economy. Our students <http://film.gradstudies.yorku.ca/students/>, faculty, and large alumni network are part of Toronto’s lively and diverse film and media culture and its many opportunities for festival programming, curation, symposia, and lectures. The city of Toronto, housing Canada’s most important media industry infrastructure, provides students with exceptional opportunities for field placements, access to film screenings, museums and galleries, festivals (over 100 film festivals occur each year, including the Toronto International F <>ilm Festival, Hot Docs, and Images Festival), and resources like the Ontario Archives (now housed on York University campus), TIFF’s Film Reference Library, and other unique research collections. We welcome applicants with educational backgrounds in Cinema/Film Studies, Media Studies, Communications, Cultural Studies, Art History, English, Women’s Studies, Queer and Sexuality Studies, Comparative Literature, Philosophy, Urban Studies, and other disciplines that nurture research in sound and moving image media. The MA <http://film.gradstudies.yorku.ca/ma-cinema-studies/> is a rigorous two-year (5-term) program involving course work and the completion of a Major Research Paper, a Major Research Field Placement Project, or a Research-Creation Project. A combined MBA/MA <http://film.gradstudies.yorku.ca/mba-joint-degree/> in Arts and Business Administration <http://schulich.yorku.ca/client/schulich/Schulich_LP4W_LND_WebStation.nsf/page/study-options-artm?OpenDocument> is also offered with the Schulich School of Business. Teaching, publication, and professional academic development are key components of the PhD <http://film.gradstudies.yorku.ca/phd-cinema-studies/>, a minimum four-year degree with guaranteed funding for six years. After completing course work and comprehensive exams, students complete a research dissertation or research creation dissertation that makes a decisive intervention in the discipline. Each year the program selects a small group of exceptional students to join its vigorous and stimulating intellectual community, where students attend small and engaging seminars and receive close attention from faculty supervisors. Our MA and PhD programs provide specialized training for careers in academic, research and government organizations, arts and entertainment industries (television, film, new media), festivals, producing, programming and curation, teaching, critical writing and publishing, publicity, and much more. Students interested in the MA and PhD programs are encouraged to contact Prof. Sharon Hayashi, Graduate Program Director, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>. For questions related to the application process please contact Kuowei Lee, Graduate Program Assistant, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>. 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