Film Studies

What is Film Studies?

Think of your favorite film. What did you like about it? The story? The characters? The action? The overall look? If audiovisual culture means more to you than just entertainment, this may be the right major for you.

Students in UWM’s Film Studies program learn about the history, theory and criticism of film and television. We discuss and write about these areas critically; make connections between these media, historical themes and cultural change; analyze the impact of film and television on individuals and society; and compare different media formats.

UWM’s Film Studies program offers a cross-department major and minor that blends courses in Film Studies with classes from English, Art History, Comparative Literature, French, Italian, and Japanese. The program promotes the study of cinema and television in their aesthetic, social, cultural, political and technological contexts and expands students’ understanding of cinema and television as essential components of our global culture.

Women and the Silent Screen Online: Entr’acte

Film Studies Professor Tami Williams is featured in Women and the Silent Screen – Entr’Acte, June 4-6, 2021, a four-part program on Women Film Pioneers in Chinese Women Directors, Early Soviet Documentary, Digital Humanities Breakthroughs, and notably, on Transatlantic French-US... Read more →

Professor Elana Levine recently featured on the Wisconsin Public Radio Program

Professor Elana Levine recently featured on the Wisconsin Public Radio Program, “Central Time,” to discuss the future of the daytime talk show! You can listen to the interview here: https://www.wpr.org/future-daytime-talk-show Read more →

Ends of Cinema Virtual Book Release

Congratulations to Film Studies Professor Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece and Director of the Center for 21st Century Studies, Professor Richard Grusin, on the release of their edited collection, Ends of Cinema, published by the University of Minnesota Press. More information here: https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/ends-of-cinema Read more →

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

College of Letters & ScienceFilm Studies Program

Discover the history, theory and criticism of film and television