Dr. Molly Schneider

@moschneids

TV Historian. she/her Out now from University of Texas Press: Gold Dust on the Air: Television Anthology Drama & Midcentury American Culture

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Dr. Molly Schneider@moschneids· Jun 15

Hey, media studies folks! Just a reminder that today is our (official) deadline for chapter proposals for Atomic TV. Send us those ideas, friends! CFP: tinyurl.com/3f4f9axy #AtomicTV @scms-tv.bsky.social @tv-radio-history.bsky.social @warstudiessig.bsky.social @misig-scms.bsky.social

An image of a flyer advertising a Call for Chapter Proposals for an edited collection called Atomic TV. It shows an orange and pink retro television with yellow stars. It notes that the proposal deadline is June 15th.

Dr. Molly Schneider@moschneids· Jun 6

Hey, guess what? @utexaspress.bsky.social is having its annual summer sale. What a great time to pick up ✨Gold Dust on the Air✨as your summer beach read 😅. Grab some other UT Press books while you're at it! 40% off print and 50% off ebooks with the code UTXSUMMER. utpress.utexas.edu/9781477329276/

An image of the cover of the book Gold Dust on the Air: Television Anthology Drama and Midcentury American Culture, by Moll A. Schneider. It has a black and white television and black text over a turquoise background with white and gold stars.

Dr. Molly Schneider@moschneids· May 5

Listen, when you're walking around Los Feliz and the universe leads you to the House of Pies, by gum you abide. 🤩

A photo of the outside of House of Pies restaurant.

A photo of the pie case and menu at House of Pies

Dr. Molly Schneider@moschneids· Apr 29

We're finally actually putting some art on the walls in our new place, so I got to unwrap this beauty. Original lobby poster for Summer Stock (MGM, 1950). My favorite parts are the little creases and details in the corners. #MediaArchaeology

A lobby poster for the movie Summer Stock (MGM, 1950)

The corner of a poster for the movie Summer Stock, with faint words saying Copyright 1950 Loew's Incorporated

The bottom edge of a poster for the movie Summer Stock, with a union label reading Allied Printing Trade Council, Essex County

The bottom right corner of a poster for the movie Summer Stock, with a print number of 50/545, and including text reading: Property of National Screen Service Corp. Licensed for display only in connection with the exhibition of this picture at your theatre. Must be returned immediately thereafter.

Dr. Molly Schneider@moschneids· Apr 28

LA friends! I'll be in town for most of May for research. Would love to see some folks if you're around!

A still image from the movie Shrek 2. It depicts the character Donkey surrounded by palm trees and amazed at Rodeo Drive.

Dr. Molly Schneider@moschneids· Apr 28

I ordered the DVD set of the FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON miniseries so I could have some of the special features, and my word, what a holographic monument to the golden age of collector's edition DVD sets. 😂 #MediaArchaeology

Dr. Molly Schneider@moschneids· Mar 24

Super pumped for our roundtable "TV and Catastrophe: Revisiting Classical Questions." We're in the Friday night slot, so I won't be sad if you bring a cocktail. #SCMS26 #SCMS2026 #TVStudies

List of panelists for a roundtable panel titled "TV and Catastrophe: Reviting Classical Questions." Panelists and topics include: Molly Schneider, "Imagining Nuclear Histories on Playhouse 90." Kelly Kessler, "The Day After: Trauma TV or Just a Gen X Tuesday." Aniko Bodroghkozy, "Crisis, Catastrophe, & the JFK Assassination." Samantha Janes, "Class of '07 and Apocalypse Comedy." Emily Saidel, "Democracy after Disaster."

Dr. Molly Schneider@moschneids· Aug 28

Crowdsource request: Hey, film & TV savvy people! I'm doing a trivia session during our new student welcome event tomorrow, and I'm still writing the questions. If you've got a good trivia question related to film & TV (or media more broadly), sound off in the replies!

An orange, yellow, and black image requesting good film & TV trivia questions for a new student welcome event.

Dr. Molly Schneider@moschneids· Aug 19

Hello, colleagues! I'm putting together a proposed #SCMS26 panel on Television and Catastrophe. (I know at least one of you has to be working on Chernobyl, right?) Hope you'll consider sending me a topic proposal! See my call for panelists here: docs.google.com/document/d/1... #SCMSTV #TVSIG

Background image from the television series CHERNOBYL. The text reads 'Call for panelists. SCMS 2026. Television and Catastrophe.'

Dr. Molly Schneider@moschneids· Jun 18

UHHHHH READ THE ROOM, HULU

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Dr. Molly Schneider@moschneids· Apr 6

Yassssss award twinsies! Nora Patterson and I both got to receive awards for our books at the Broadcast Education Association Convention in Las Vegas!

Dr. Molly Schneider@moschneids· Apr 4

Hey, TV SIG! Meetup is underway at the Exchequer. Come join us! Look for the "On Air" sign. #SCMS25 @scms-tv.bsky.social

Dr. Molly Schneider@moschneids· Apr 4

Okay I'm not mad that the conference candies are Andes mints this year. #SCMS25

Dr. Molly Schneider@moschneids· Dec 2

Hey, TV SIG! A reminder that our annual meeting is coming up on Friday at 9:00am Central time. Hope to see many of you there virtually! @scms-tv.bsky.social Time zone converter: www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/c... Full schedule of meetings here: www.cmstudies.org/page/VSsched...