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A Conversation with Alyssa Quintanilla and Benjamin Williams, guest editors of 'Processing Forms: Political Aesthetics and the Materiality of the US-Mexico Border,' a Special Issue of "Afterimage"
Jul 30 2026
The guest editors of Afterimage's new special issue explore how artists and activists are reimagining the U.S.–Mexico border through creative forms of resistance.
Explore UC Press Film & Media Studies Journals at #SCMS26
Mar 25 2026
Enjoy limited-time free content from film and media studies journals during #SCMS26.
From the UC Press Journals Archives: Remembrances of the Vietnam War
Apr 30 2025
The pages of UC Press’s journals have examined the War from a myriad of angles, from all sides of the conflict–its global economic and political impact, the role of student activism, memory in small-town America, and more.
A Conversation with Nina Peterson and Katherine Guinness, guest editors of “Aesthetics of Perplexity,” a Special Issue of Afterimage
Apr 24 2025
Afterimage's new special issue, "Aesthetics of Perplexity," is interested in examining perplexity as an aesthetic category, in which the experience of confusion or bewilderment can be harnessed as an artistic tactic.
Editor Spotlight: Meet Raina Polivka, Senior Editor of Music, Film, Media Studies
Mar 17 2021
In this edition of our UC Press Editor Spotlight Series, we sat down with our Music, Film, and Media Studies Editor Raina Polivka, to discuss what drew her to her disciplines, what types of projects she’s looking for, and her time working at the Kinsey Institute. Read on or watch the video below to
Visual Culture & the Climate Crisis
Sep 23 2020
Afterimage's recent relaunch with the University of California Press integrates the journal's legacy of contemporary arts and media criticism with an expanded commitment to scholarly essays. As part of this mission, the editorial team wanted to approach the journal as a unique venue for academics to
Co-creation in Documentary
Feb 14 2020
In its forthcoming March issue, Afterimage: The Journal of Media Arts and Cultural Criticism will publish a dossier entitled, “Co-creation in Documentary: Toward Multiscalar Granular Interventions Beyond Extraction” by Reece Auguiste, Helen De Michiel, Brenda Longfellow, Dorit Naaman, and Patricia R