Jump Cut (journal)

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Jump Cut: A Review of Contemporary Media is a refereed journal devoted to the analysis of film, television, video and related media. Its stated goal is to approach its subject from a "nonsectarian left, feminist, and anti-imperialist" perspective. It takes its name from a film-editing technique in which an abrupt visual change occurs.

[edit] History

Jump Cut was founded in 1974 by John Hess (a union organizer), Chuck Kleinhans (a professor at Northwestern University), and Julia Lesage (a professor at the University of Oregon). It was published in print, tabloid form until 2001. Soon after, it began publishing online as eJumpCut.org.