Mission statement

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The British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies exists to: 
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• promote the recognition of the discipline and represent the academic and professorial interests of those engaged in it to the academy, government, funding agencies, the cultural industries and the public; 
• encourage best teaching and research practice; 
• promote the training of postgraduate students in research; 
• give researchers and practitioners the opportunity to attend and present a paper at the annual BAFTSS conference.

The association is international in its membership and research interests in theories, philosophies, practices, and histories of film, television and screen studies.

Join

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BAFTSS annual membership costs: 

• Undergraduate / master's student - £5
• PhD student or candidate / precariously employed / unwaged / retired - £20
• Waged - £40

Join or Renew Here

Email discussion list

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The BAFTSS email discussion list is the principal way in which the organisation disseminates information to its members. Members may also post messages to all subscribers on any matter that relate to the organisation or that are consistent with its aims of furthering the study of film, television and screen studies.

How to Subscribe
We are using a list-server hosted by JiscMail. To subscribe, click here. Your request will then be reviewed by the list moderator.
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How to Post a Message
Once you have subscribed to the list you can post a message to all subscribers by sending the message you want posted (without any supplementary text) to [email protected].

How to select the "Digest" option (one email containing that day's messages)
​How-to guide.
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Code of practice for posting to the BAFTSS listserv
We adhere to the acceptable use and etiquette guidelines established by JISCmail for listservs. These can be found here and here. These are some salient points from the guidelines to which we draw particular attention.
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From the ‘Acceptable Use’ Guidelines (section 5):

• Users are reminded that the use of JISCMail is subject to rules governing Acceptable Use and Etiquette and to UK laws. So messages sent to lists may not contain information that breaks any law, such as (but not restricted to) those regarding copyright or defamation

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It is as well to remember that all emails are archived.
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From the ‘Etiquette’ Guidelines:

• Don’t call someone names or be overtly rude, blatantly sarcastic or condescending.
• Watch where that reply is going; should it go to the sender or the list?
• Use a meaningful subject line; it will increase the chances of it being read and found.
• Write relevant messages appropriate to the purpose of the list.
• Don’t quote an entire message when replying as this leads to very long messages.
• Keep your lines short and don’t send long messages; waffle is off-putting.

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Our list’s purpose is that of a public forum where we engage in the exchange of scholarly debate and information related to our discipline. There are two major points we would like to stress from JISCmail’s list above:

• Be courteous at all times.
• Ask yourself whether what you what to say is likely to be of interest to the list as a whole. It may be better dealt with between individuals, either from its inception, or at some point during an exchange.​ ​

Contact us

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If you wish to contact BAFTSS, please email executive [at] baftss [dot] org