Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
I am Professor of Film and Media with specialisms in Latin American cinemas and cultures.
As a first generation university student, I read Modern Languages at St John's College, Cambridge where my passion for film began when I was encouraged to explore it as a medium through which to discover new cultures. I completed an Erasmus-funded Master’s in European Film and Media, based in Dijon and Manchester, before returning to work in the International Projects Division of the University of Cambridge’s Examinations Syndicate. I travelled across South East Asia, teaching in community centres and helping to train English teachers.
I completed my PhD at Sheffield in Hispanic Studies and continue to conduct research on Latin American cinema and cultural policy, travelling to the region annually for fieldwork.
I'm currently leading two funded projects: a study of Peruvian women filmmakers; and an interdisciplinary study on female-led leadership models in the Peruvian Amazon.
Areas of Expertise
Latin American cinemas
Peruvian cinema, media and culture
Arts, place-making and cultural policy
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Peruvian Cinema, National Identity and Political Violence, 1988–2004, University of Sheffield
Award Date: 1 Mar 2007
Diplome d'Etudes Cinema, Universite de Bourgogne
Award Date: 31 Jul 1992
Bachelor of Arts, Modern and Medieval Languages (French and Spanish), University of Cambridge
Award Date: 14 Jun 1991
Master of Arts, European Media and Film Studies , University of Manchester
External positions
Trustee/Board member, Norwich Arts Trust
Mar 2025 → …
Board Member (South East Area), The Arts Council of England
1 Jan 2024 → 1 Jun 2027
Member, Norwich Creative City Compact
3 Jun 2020 → 25 Sept 2024
Specialist Advisor, HE, Norfolk and Suffolk Culture Board
1 Jun 2019 → 17 Dec 2024
Trustee, National Centre for Writing
23 Aug 2017 → 5 Dec 2024
Board Member, The Forum
24 Jul 2017 → 7 Oct 2024
Trustee, Media Archive for Central England
1 Jan 2015 → 21 Jul 2017
Trustee, English and Media Centre
1 Jun 2014 → 7 Jan 2019
Advisory Group - Academic Book of the Future, Arts and Humanities Research Council
1 Jan 2014 → 1 Jun 2017
Advisor (Creative Arts), OCR (Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations)
3 Jan 2012 → 1 Feb 2018
Chair of Trustees, Wintercomfort for the Homeless
1 Jan 1994 → 31 Dec 2001
Keywords
- Media (General)
- Latin American Studies
- Film Studies
- Feminist Media Studies
Media Expertise
- Media studies
- American Studies
- Gender politics
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Women of Influence - Exploring the Potential and Impact of Indigenous Female Community Participation and Leadership in Peru
1/08/24 → 31/07/25
Project: Internal Funding › International Science Partnership Fund
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AHRC Impact Acceleration Account
Jowitt, C., Barrow, S., Johnston, K. M., Kassim, H. & Vincent, N.
Arts and Humanities Research Council
1/04/22 → 31/03/26
Project: Other
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Review: Meridians: feminism, race, transnationalism (SPECIAL ISSUE Indigenous Feminisms across the World, Part 1)
Barrow, S., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Feminist Encounters: A Journal of Critical Studies in Culture and Politics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
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Indigeneity, Community and Participatory Practice: Methods, Concepts and Perspectives from the Global South
Barrow, S., Atakav, E., Pelikan, K., Ulfe, M. E., Vergara, R. & Chicmana, V., 3 Aug 2024, In: New Area Studies. 4, 1, 7.Research output: Contribution to journal › Special issue › peer-review
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Indigeneity, Community and Participatory Practice [special issue]: Methods, Concepts and Perspectives from the Global South
Ulfe, M. E. (Guest ed.), Atakav, E. (Guest ed.) & Barrow, S. (Guest ed.), 3 Aug 2024, In: New Area Studies. 4, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Special issue › peer-review
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Introduction: Indigeneity, Community and Participatory Practice: Methods, Concepts and Perspectives from the Global South
Barrow, S., Atakav, E. & Ulfe, M. E., 3 Aug 2024, In: New Area Studies. 4, 1, 1.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Pathbreakers of Peruvian Fiction Cinema
Barrow, S., 24 Dec 2024, Female Agency in Films Made by Latin American Women. Barraza, V. & Rueda, M. H. (eds.). Palgrave Macmillan, p. 357-378 22 p. (Global Cinema).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
Prizes
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BAFTSS Best Edited Collection
Barrow, Sarah (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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UEA Impact and Innovation Awards
Barrow, Sarah (Recipient), 22 May 2025
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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WINNER OF A CHOICE OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLE AWARD (Contemporary Peruvian Cinema)
Barrow, Sarah (Recipient), 8 Mar 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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NALAS Conference 2025
Sarah Barrow (Speaker), Maria Chiara D'Argenio (Participant) & Ernesto Cabellos (Speaker)
19 Jun 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Reimagined Futures: Humanities in Flux
Sarah Barrow (Speaker)
6 Jun 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Invited talk
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Norwich Arts Trust (External organisation)
Sarah Barrow (Member)
May 2025 → …Activity: Membership › Committee
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Collaboration and Co-Creation of Knowledge: Experiences and Challenges of Fieldwork
Clémentine Debrosse (Organiser), Garance Nyssen (Organiser), Sarah Barrow (Keynote/plenary speaker), Jorge A. Ruiz Zevallos (Speaker), Enzo Hamel (Speaker), Kayonaaz Kalyanwala (Speaker), Malcolm Lowe (Participant), Anahi Luna (Participant), Na'Ankwat Kwapnoe-Dakup (Participant), Deborah Dainese (Participant), Anna Szulfer (Participant), Sam Tacconi (Presenter), Hao-Chen Lin (Participant), Eirini Athanasopoulou (Speaker), Foteini Klini (Participant), Claire Thompson (Participant), Ivya Scott (Participant) & Tanya Pei Fang Lee (Participant)
18 Feb 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Other
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Fieldwork: Women of Influence
Sarah Barrow (Organiser)
9 Dec 2024 → 22 Dec 2024Activity: Other activity types › Other