The Fall 2018 issue of Film Quarterly was the first that I worked on as the journal’s associate editor. As a seasoned reader of the journal, and sometime contributor, I was excited to get my first peak under the hood of a publication I’d long admired. What I saw took me by surprise. The content—provocative, political, unapologetically engagé—was bracing but not unexpected, reflecting the vision B. Ruby Rich had brought to the journal since the start of her tenure as editor in chief five years earlier. No, what surprised me was the process: the high level of editorial care that Ruby lavished on journal contributors, the spirit of collaboration that powered the editorial team, the enthusiasm and energy generated by a supportive board. Film Quarterly was that rare thing—a true community—and I loved it immediately.

Having had the privilege of serving as Ruby’s deputy for the past five years, I...

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