LibGuides: Media & Film Studies: Journals

Selected Media & Film Journals

Black Camera
Scholarly film journal devoted to the study and documentation of the black cinematic experience.
Canadian Journal of Film Studies
Publishes articles on history, theory and criticism of film and television.
Film & History: An Interdisciplinary Journal
tudies how history is being shaped by media & how media are being shaped by history. Examines the evolution of genre over time & how the changes in genre formulas are affected by contemporary pressures.
Film Comment
Features articles on narrative, documentary and independent film makers, filmography, film criticism and book reviews.
Film Criticism
Publishes research on the international history of cinema; includes the production, distribution, exhibition, and reception of films designed for commercial theaters, as well as nontheatrical, noncommercial uses of motion pictures.
Film History: An International Journal
Focuses on the historical development of the motion picture and the social, technological, and economic context in which this has occurred.
New Media & Society
Engages in critical discussions of the key issues arising from the scale and speed of new media development, drawing on a wide range of disciplinary perspectives and on both theoretical and empirical research.
Studies in Documentary Film
A scholarly journal devoted to the history, theory, criticism and practice of documentary film.

Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Film and Media Studies
The journal publishes articles in all areas of film and media studies.
Bright Lights Film Journal
A popular-academic hybrid of movie analysis, history, and commentary looking at classic and commercial, independent, exploitation, and international film.
Canadian Journal of Media Studies
An online journal devoted to the pursuit of media studies in Canada.
Cinephile: The University of British Columbia's Film Journal
A peer-reviewed journal that aims to provide a forum to discuss aspects of film theory, history, and criticism.
Discourse
Explores a variety of topics in contemporary cultural studies, theories of media and literature, and the politics of sexuality, including questions of language and psychoanalysis.
Film-Philosophy
An international, academic journal dedicated to the engagement between film studies and philosophy.
Images: A Journals of Film and Popular Culture
Publishes articles about movies, television, videos, and other popular visual arts.
Journal of Digital and Media Literacy
An academic, peer-reviewed journal publishing traditional research articles alongside hybrid, mixed-media articles and creative digital projects.
Journal of Media and Communication Studies
A peer reviewed journal that covers all areas of media and communication studies.