SORAYA MURRAY

I’m pleased to be joining the Journal of Cinema and Media Studies Editorial Board beginning January 2023.

The Journal of Cinema and Media Studies is the peer-reviewed, scholarly publication of the Society for Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS). The journal was renamed (from Cinema Journal ) in October 2018. 

JCMS’s basic mission is to foster engaged debate and rigorous thinking among humanities scholars of film, television, digital media, and other audiovisual technologies. We are committed to the aesthetic, political, and cultural interpretation of these media and their production, circulation, and reception.

To that end, JCMS is dedicated to intellectual diversity of all kinds. We publish critical inquiry into the global, national, and local circulation of a wide variety of media. We seek to promote a range of approaches to film and media studies and attendant fields, including (but not limited to) digital media, sound studies, visual culture, video game studies, fan studies, and avant-garde and experimental film and media practices. We do not adhere to any methodological approach to media studies, nor do we focus on particular emphases in the field. The journal is open to all areas of humanities-oriented scholarship in media studies, including digital humanities.

My essay on political affect in #RedDeadRedemption2 #gamestudies #americanwest #RDR2 is anthologized in this fantastic collection, out soon from @OUPress. Coming out in March 2023 edited by @drjonw and @EstherWrigh_ Authors include @elhammar @MrSchoppmeier @AsForTheClouds @PoppyWilde and others! And check that out cover… https://www.oupress.com/9780806191928/red-dead-redemption/

I am honored to be inducted, along with @KishonnaGray, @lnakamur, @Mindtoggle, @MirjamPE, @Prosperoscell, @LizardEnigma, @ekwitkowski as one of eight Higher Education Video Game Alliance (HEVGA) 2022 Fellows. Established in 2017, HEVGA’s Fellows Program recognizes senior scholars in the games domain who have made significant contributions to the field in design, theory, or research. HEVGA Fellows are elected by their peers for outstanding contributions to games-based research and design in higher education. Fellows serve as integral ambassadors for the organization and are inducted as lifetime members.

Irvine, CA – June 16, 2022 – The Higher Education Video Game Alliance (HEVGA) today announced its 2022 HEVGA Fellows at the Games+Learning+Society (GLS) Conference. Eight new members were inducted. Established in 2017, HEVGA’s Fellows Program recognizes senior scholars in the games domain who have made significant contributions to the field in design, theory, or research. HEVGA Fellows are elected by their peers for outstanding contributions to games-based research and design in higher education. Fellows serve as integral ambassadors for the organization and are inducted as lifetime members. Because fellowship is achieved by election, there is no fellowship application process and nominations may only be submitted and confirmed by current Fellows. Consideration of a candidate begins with their nomination, followed by an extensive and careful vetting process that results in a final ballot of current Fellows. In 2022, HEVGA’s Fellows inducted eight new members: