Journal of Italian Cinema and Media Studies
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I. Basic Journal Info

Country

United Kingdom

Journal ISSN: 20477368, 20477376

Publisher: Intellect Ltd.

History: 2013-2021

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Journal of Italian CinemaMedia Studies is an Englishlanguage forum for theoretical methodological and critical debate on Italian film and media production reception and consumption. It provides a platform for dialogue between academics filmmakers cinema and media professionals. This peerreviewed journal invites submissions of scholarly articles relating to the artistic features cultural themes international influence and history of Italian film and media. Furthermore the journal intends to revive a critical discussion on the auteurs revisit the historiography of Italian cinema and celebrate the dynamic role played by new directors. The journal includes a book and film review section as well as notes on Italian film festivals abroad and international conference reports.The profound transformation undergone by the rapidly expanding media environment under the impact of digital technology has lead scholars in the field of media studies to elaborate new theoretical paradigms and methodological approaches to account for the complexities of a changing landscape ofconvergence and hybridization. The boundaries between cinema and media as art forms and fields of inquiry are increasingly hybridized too. Taking into account this evolving scenario the JICMS provides an international arena for critical engagement with a wider range of issues related to the current media environment. The journal welcomes in particular contributions that discuss any aspects of Italian media production distribution and consumption within national and transnational social political economic and historical contexts.