Tag: Terence McSweeney

March 17, 2021

Wonder Woman 1984 (2020): The Villain We Deserve and the Hero We Need?

By Terence McSweeney and Rebecca Cohen

Arriving at the end of a year in which cinemas around the globe had spent much of the time with their doors closed,  Patty Jenkins’s Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) was one of only a few American superhero films even released...

March 17, 2021

Announcing Our 2021 Film, Media, and Journalism Studies Catalog

 Letter from the editors: We are very excited to be sharing with you the 2021 Film, Media, and Journalism Studies catalog. The recent resurgence of interest in the work of William Greaves is complemented and enhanced by the publication...

March 17, 2021

Browse Our SCMS 2021 Virtual Exhibit Booth

While we are disappointed not to be able to attend the SCMS conference in person, we are very excited to share with you some recent and forthcoming books from our film and media studies list. We are happy to offer...

October 27, 2020

New Book Tuesday! Plastic Free and Super Polluters, The Contemporary Superhero Film

Our weekly list of new books is now available! Plastic Free The Inspiring Story of a Global Environmental Movement and Why It Matters Rebecca Prince-Ruiz and Joanna Atherfold Finn This book explores how one of the world’s leading environmental campaigns...

March 31, 2020

Announcing Our 2020 Film, Media, and Journalism Studies Catalog

Letter from the editors: We are pleased to be sharing with you Columbia University Press’s 2020 Film, Media, and Journalism Studies catalog. The books featured here reflect the press’s commitment to publishing innovative works examining the multifaceted ways in which...

February 14, 2020

“Not cinema”?: Joker (2019) and the State of the (Superhero) Nation in 2020

By Terence McSweeney and Rebecca Cohen

Joaquin Phoenix claimed the Oscar for best actor for his performance in Joker, solidifying the movie’s position at the forefront of current cinema. Terence McSweeney, author of Avengers Assemble!: Critical Perspectives on the Marvel Cinematic Universe and a forthcoming volume...

June 4, 2019

New Book Tuesday! The Complete Guide to Children’s Drawings, Romania’s Strategic Culture 1990–2014, and Studying The Hurt Locker

Our weekly list of new releases is now available! ibidem Press The Complete Guide to Children’s Drawings Accessing Children’s Emotional World Through Their Artwork Michal Wimmer ibidem Press Romania’s Strategic Culture 1990–2014 Continuity and Change in a Post-Communist Country’s Evolution...