Teaches and writes on film and media. PhD from @UNSWADA. Associate Editor @NRFTSJournal. Email: maxbledstein@gmail.com
Joined January 2011
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15 Oct 2025
Reminder: This is tomorrow, UCD Walk out for Gaza, Thurs 16 Oct, gathering at 1 PM between Tierney and Newman-- as part of the national action #standoutforgaza
15 Oct 2025
TOMORROW: UCD Walk Out for Gaza, Thurs 16 Oct! UCD BDS & UCD Justice for Palestine ask UCD students and workers to join the rally by Tierney at 1 PM and help gear up for a renewed campaign for full boycott of Israeli universities and research partnerships #standoutforgaza1610
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Max Bledstein retweeted
6 Sep 2025
Israel's atrocities are escalating in Gaza, where most of my surviving family members have been sheltering, after being uprooted from Jabalia Refugee Camp. My aunts, uncles, their children are facing unimaginable dangers & in need of urgent relief. Thanks! gofundme.com/f/help-gaza-fam…
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Max Bledstein retweeted
25 Aug 2025
There are only 3 days left to send us your abstract for Haunted Futures 2025!
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New issue 22.3 online! tandfonline.com/toc/rfts20/2…
Special Issue on “Transnational Horror Media Now” edited by @maxbledstein
Special Dossier on “Horror Fans and Audiences” guest-edited by @jamesrendell87 and @kte75
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Max Bledstein retweeted
2 Dec 2024
"Transnational Horror Media Now" is the new issue of @nrftsjournal: spooky Oz kids' TV, heavy breathing in MIDSOMMAR, Joe Bob Briggs as horror guru, William Castle's THE TINGLER & the fanbase of BATTLE ROYALE. Last two #openaccess! @kte75 @jamesrendell87
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ALT On the left, a standard cover of the journal New Review of Film & Television Studies, black background with a colorful pixelated design on the left and plain white text.
ALT On the right, a still from the film BATTLE ROYALE (2000) in which a preteen Japanese girl in braces, clutching a bloodied doll, smiles in triumph, having won a battle.
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29 Nov 2024
Very pleased to announce the publication of my guest-edited special issue of NRFTS: 'Transnational Horror Media Now'
The issue includes an excellent special dossier on 'Horror Fans and Audiences,' guest edited by @kte75 and @jamesrendell87
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Max Bledstein retweeted
16 Oct 2024
Halloween's coming, so is @NRFTSJournal spec issue Horror Studies Now guest ed @maxbledstein.
Til then enjoy wicked good take on Blair Witch legacy 25 yrs on by my @EmersonVMA colleague @Al_Svensson nrftsjournal.org/flash-frigh…
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Max Bledstein retweeted
16 Jul 2024
Look at what the @_milesfranklin judges have to say about Hossein Asgari's 'Only Sound Remains', one of six shortlisted works for the 2024 #MilesFranklinLiteraryAward!
Add it to your bookshelf now! puncherandwattmann.com/produ…
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Max Bledstein retweeted
10 Jul 2024
Start off this stellar issue w/ #freeaccess note of intro by new Ed-in-Chief Matt Connolly, w/ whom I had the immense privilege & pleasure of working for last 4 yrs; expect great things from him & crackjack team @maxbledstein Geneveive Newman & M. Sellers Johnson! @tandfnewsroom
New issue 22.2 online!
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New articles and book reviews, including @SCMSQT Chris Holmlund Graduate Student Writing Prize-Winning Essay by Adin Walker
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Max Bledstein retweeted
24 Jun 2024
#NEWonSRB: The poet Forugh Farrokhzad remains a muse for different generations of diasporic Iranians. Reviewing Hossein Asgari’s novel Only Sound Remains, @maxbledstein opens out the personal and political histories telescoped into the poet’s ardent legacy.sydneyreviewofbooks.com/revi…
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Max Bledstein retweeted
1 Mar 2024
Oh, no; in memory and honor of David Bordwell, whose jovial warmth was inseparable from his titanic character, uniting scrupulous scholarship, vast erudition, boundless enthusiasm, keen judgment, vital writing, and a deep love for cinema and for those who shared that passion...
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Max Bledstein retweeted
1 Mar 2024
RIP the incredible David Bordwell. He was a mentor to me long before I got to meet him, and he was a mentor to me formally for a long time after, offering notes on things I was writing, sharing my work, and giving me counsel on all matters. A great mind, a great man.
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Max Bledstein retweeted
31 Dec 2023
Bittersweet departing as @NRFTSJournal enters its 3rd decade; celebrating 20th anniversary w/ free (til midnight!) faves nrftsjournal.org/20th-annive… feat. @cinementalist @maxbledstein @saigeN @cuneytcakirlar @gary_needham @mikloskiss_rug @scifizoe & more! @filmstudiesff @tandfonline
31 Dec 2023
On my last official day as @NRFTSJournal Ed-in-Chief, I'm thrilled to announce my forthcoming guest ed. spec. issue Feminist Film/Media Now coming Spring '24-here's what's in store! nrftsjournal.org/special-iss… @Emerson_ORCS @SCMSfeminisms @ConsolePassions @meccsawmsn @ICA_FSD @WFTHN
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Celebrate our 20th anniversary w/ articles selected by editorial team past present & future! FREE ACCESS thru Dec.! nrftsjournal.org/20th-annive… @cinementalist @cinemariasf @maxbledstein @filmstudiesff @SCMSQT @BAFTSS_LGBTQIA @SCMSAdultFilm @SCMSfeminisms @ScmsHorrorSig @BAFTSS_Horror
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1 more week! 2024 @scmsTV Grad Student Essay Contest submissions due 11:59pm ET Dec. 18 nrftsjournal.org/scms-tv-sig… @SCMStudies @BritCinemaTVSIG @pcaaca @The_CSA_US @N4TVM @ConsolePassions @MoSchneids @kaytilausch @maxbledstein @itsnottvitspete @oliviastowell @betsywal @tandfnewsroom
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Spread the word &/or submit soon!
@tandfonline @SCMStudies @BritCinemaTVSIG @pcaaca @The_CSA_US @N4TVM @ConsolePassions @MoSchneids @kaytilausch @maxbledstein @itsnottvitspete @gracejungtv @oliviastowell @Offendheimer @MuchAdoAboutLAS @thefelociraptor @tandfnewsroom @alkanovsky
Don't just sit around filing your nails...there's only ONE MORE MONTH TO SUBMIT! '24 @scmsTV Grad Student Essay Contest submissions due 11:59pm ET December 18 nrftsjournal.org/scms-tv-sig…
Need inspiration? '23 winner @betsywal's (@BUAmnesp) article now online! tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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Calling all web-savvy media scholars! 1 more week to apply & the NRFTS Blog could be your domain! nrftsjournal.org/seeking-onl…
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Seeking ONLINE EDITOR! We're hiring a new team member to oversee #OpenAccess blog/podcast series/socials. Statements of interest due 11/12/23; position starts 1/1/24! nrftsjournal.org/seeking-onl… @tandfnewsroom @SCMStudies @baftss @SSAAANZ @UFVAtweets @pcaaca @The_CSA_US @NECS_Network
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Max Bledstein retweeted
#HappyHalloween! Celebrating w/ some scarily good #OpenAccess content! Latest podcast ep. (now live!): Adam Lowenstein talks to @maxbledstein re: his new @ColumbiaUP book HORROR FILM & OTHERNESS podcasters.spotify.com/pod/s…
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New podcast episode!
“Monsters All, Are We Not?”: An Interview w/ @JulieGrossman1 & @CallingBarranca on their @PalgraveCultMed book PENNY DREADFUL AND ADAPTATION
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