From the Museum of the Moving Image Professor and writer Tom Gunning has changed the way we think about film history and the future of the medium, profoundly influencing generations of scholars, artists, and film lovers. He is best known for his seminal 1986 essay “The Cinema of Attractions,” which […]
Rukshana Jalil
We invite you to submit film writing of all kinds for publication in Optic Nerve Magazine. Submissions may come in the form of critical writing, like essays or reviews, or creative writing, like screenplays or poems. As long as the piece’s guiding focus is film, it is fit for publication […]
Call for Submissions: Optic Nerve
Join the event in-person or online. Kindly register in advance at https://www.gc.cuny.edu/public-programs. Please note that there are a limited number of in-person tickets. Our events are livestreamed on Zoom and available for viewing afterward on The CUNY Graduate Center’s YouTube channel. Friday, April 4, 7 p.m. A Conversation with Steve McQueen and Paul […]
April 4th: Steve McQueen & Paul Gilroy
The Center for Jewish Studies invites applications for the position of PhD Fellow for the academic year 2025-26. The fellow manages logistics and communications for the Working Group in Jewish Studies, which meets biweekly on Fridays (10am-12pm) at the Graduate Center. The theme for the 2025-26 Working Group is Jewish Migration. […]
