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The Film and Media Studies Program is the hub for the study of film and other moving image and sound media at Yale. Deeply invested in scholarship, teaching and film programming, our Program both sustains the traditions of and nurtures the most innovative directions in film and media studies research. With our superb faculty and Yale’s extraordinary library and archival collections, the Program has taken its place as one of the most exciting venues for film and media study in the world.

Upcoming Events

Monday, March 23, 2026 - 5:00pm

FRANKE LECTURES IN THE HUMANITIES: MEDIA AND PROTECTION
Monday, March 23 • 5:00–6:30 pm
Humanities Quadrangle, 136

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Wednesday, March 25, 2026 - 6:00pm

American Medium: A New Film Philosophy aims to forge a new connection between the concept of “America” and the medium of film through a theoretical reading of six fundamental American films...

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 - 5:30pm

Yale Film and Media Studies Colloquium

Anastasia Kostina - Tuesday, March 31st at 5:30pm in HQ 107
Lydia Tuan & Anna Tropnikova - Tuesday, April 7th at 12:30pm...

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 - 12:30pm

Yale Film and Media Studies Colloquium

Anastasia Kostina - Tuesday, March 31st at 5:30pm in HQ 107
Lydia Tuan & Anna Tropnikova - Tuesday, April 7th at 12:30pm...

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 - 5:30pm
5:30-6pm reception, followed by responses from Lynne Joyrich (Brown University) and Kyle Stevens (Appalachian State University).
 
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