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Abstract
This article considers the place of women’s amateur film within regional and national film archive holdings through a specific case study of the ‘Women Amateur Filmmakers in Britain’ project at the East Anglian Film Archive (EAFA). Reflecting on the process of cataloguing and presenting this collection, the article will explore the challenges of making women’s creative filmed work visible, suggesting that women’s amateur films exist at a crucial overlap of archival oversight and cultural stigma. We argue that prevailing associations of archive film with space, place and location could prevent feminist-led projects from gaining traction in the contested world of exhibition where locality often overshadows other thematic or stylistic approaches. We argue that only by reconsidering the types of films that are prioritised for preservation and presentation can women’s films be made fully visible.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 875-889 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Women's History Review |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 5 |
Early online date | 7 Jan 2020 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 28 Jul 2020 |
Keywords
- feminism
- film
- archives
- women
- history
Profiles
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Keith M Johnston
- School of Art, Media and American Studies - Professor of Film & Television Studies
- Film, Television and Media - Member
- Comics Studies Research Group - Member
- British Cinema & Television - Member
- CreativeUEA - Steering Committee Member
Person: Research Group Member, Research Centre Member, Academic, Teaching & Research
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Women Amateur Filmmakers in Britain: Cultural Engagement
I.A.C Film and Video Institute (The)
1/05/16 → 30/06/16
Project: Other
Research output
- 1 Citations (Scopus)
- 1 Article
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Beyond place: Rethinking British amateur films through gender and technology-based perspectives
Frith, P. & Johnston, K., Apr 2020, In: Screen. 61, 1, p. 129–137 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile21 Downloads (Pure)
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HippFest 2022
Keith M Johnston (Participant) & Paul Frith (Participant)
17 Mar 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Festival/Exhibition/Performance
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'A Movie World Tour: How 1930s Amateur Filmmaking Conquered the World'
Keith M Johnston (Speaker) & Paul Frith (Participant)
17 Mar 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Festival/Exhibition/Performance
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British Women Amateur Filmmakers in Colour - screening and talk
Keith M Johnston (Speaker) & Paul Frith (Contributor)
2 Mar 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Public lecture/debate/seminar