Cognitivism in Film and Media Studies

Maarten Coëgnarts, member of FilMind, has been appointed co-editor of Projections: The Journal for the Society for Cognitive Studies of the Moving Image. In a jointly authored editorial with Joe Magliano, he outlines a pluralistic vision for the journal, emphasizing the importance of diverse epistemic approaches to the cognitive and aesthetic study of film. The article revisits key principles of cognitivism and reaffirms Projections as a platform for rigorous, interdisciplinary scholarship.