Sarah Barrow

I am Professor of Film and Media with specialisms in Latin American cinemas and cultures.

Between 2017-2024, I had the privilege to serve as Pro-Vice-Chancellor in Arts and Humanities, at UEA, leading a fantastic Faculty that excels across many creative and critical disciplines. During that time, I also held cross-University roles in Student Employability and in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. Before that (2010-2017) I held various leadership roles at University of Lincoln including Interim/Deputy Head of College of Arts and Head of the School of Film and Media. I began my academic career at Anglia Ruskin University, working across Film, Communication and Media subjects. I've always appreciated interdisciplinarity, collaboration, ethical approaches and team working, especially across practice and studies areas.

As a first generation university student, I studies Modern Languages (French and Spanish) 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 on a part-time basis while working at Anglia Ruskin University, and continue to conduct research on Latin American cinema and cultural policy, travelling to the region at least 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.

Latin American cinemas

Peruvian cinema, media and culture

Arts, place-making and cultural policy