March 20, 2024

The Untold History of Women’s Death by Laughter

Maggie Hennefeld

“Those who do not remember the joke are doomed to continue laughing at it.” —An unidentified feminist philosopher. What is the funniest joke you’ve ever heard? And have you ever laughed so hard you thought you might explode? In 1907,...

April 2, 2020

Comedies of Catastrophe, Contagion, and Self-Quarantine: A Spectral Playlist for the Impromptu Apocalypse

One of my favorite books to have worked on from the past few years is Maggie Hennefeld’s  Specters of Slapstick and Silent Film Comediennes. In this post she offers a list of comedies featuring women who focus on societal catastrophe,...

April 1, 2020

Welcome to Our SCMS 2020 Virtual Exhibit Booth!

We are disappointed that we are not able to attend the Society for Media Studies (SCMS) Annual Conference. We will miss all the great conversations and sense of community. Since the COVID-19 virus has many of us sitting home and...

March 31, 2019

Media RoundUp and Excerpts! Books in Film, Media, and Museum Studies Authored By Women

It’s the last day of Women’s History Month and your last chance to enter our drawing to win any of the titles featured in this month’s celebration. This afternoon we’re providing media roundups and excerpts of film and museum studies books authored...

June 8, 2018

Snippets from the Annotated Filmography of Specters of Slapstick and Silent Film Comediennes

This week, our featured book is Specters of Slapstick and Silent Film Comediennes. Today, author Maggie Hennefeld’s encourages us to use our imagination with these snippets. Remember to enter our book giveaway by 1 PM today for a chance to win a free...

June 7, 2018

Specters of Slapstick and Silent Film Comediennes on YouTube!

This week, our featured book is Specters of Slapstick and Silent Film Comediennes. Today, we are happy to present you with a compilation of author Maggie Hennefeld’s top ten films discussed in the book. Remember to enter our book giveaway by Friday at...

June 6, 2018

Introducing Specters of Slapstick and Silent Film Comediennes

This week, our featured book is Specters of Slapstick and Silent Film Comediennes, by Maggie Hennefeld! Today we are happy to present you with an excerpt form the book’s introduction. Enter our book giveaway by Friday at 1 PM for a chance to win a...

June 5, 2018

Q&A with Maggie Hennefeld on Specters of Slapstick and Silent Film Comediennes

This week, our featured book is Specters of Slapstick and Silent Film Comediennes. Today, we are happy to present you with an exclusive interview with author Maggie Hennefeld! Enter our book giveaway by Friday at 1 PM for a chance to win a free...

March 6, 2018

New Book Tuesday! Specters of Slapstick and Silent Film Comediennes, Gender, Power, and Talent, Shari’a Scripts, and More!

​Our weekly listing of new books is now available! Shari’a Scripts A Historical Anthropology Brinkley Messick Gender, Power, and Talent The Journey of Daoist Priestesses in Tang China Jinhua Jia Poetry and Animals Blurring the Boundaries with the Human Onno...