Helen Hanson 🗃️🎞️🎥🎬📚
@helenexeter.bsky.social
Professor in Film History, Uni of Exeter, UK. Research: #FilmHistory, #WomenFilmmakers #Adaptation #FilmSound #FilmNoir. Books: Hollywood Soundscapes & Hollywood Heroines. #FilmSky 🗃️🎥🎞️🎬Project Lead @womensscreenwork.bsky.social
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Do you have creative kids aged 9-12? Why not bring them along to our next #workshop - 'From Script to Screen' - on 15th November? A fantastic chance for children to explore #creative choices behind the scenes of #filmmaking as part of the @beinghumanfest.bsky.social. Book here: tinyurl.com/mw9em9tu
November 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Do you have creative kids aged 9-12? Why not bring them along to our next #workshop - 'From Script to Screen' - on 15th November? A fantastic chance for children to explore #creative choices behind the scenes of #filmmaking as part of the @beinghumanfest.bsky.social. Book here: tinyurl.com/mw9em9tu
Great to get @katiecrosson.bsky.social expert take on what the relaunched #PlayforToday strand could be ⬇️
#televisionhistory #tvdrama #mediahistory
#televisionhistory #tvdrama #mediahistory
Play for Today (2025) could foster solidarity between people facing issues that might not immediately appear connected, through a programme that joins up the dots. Here are 9 ways it can live up to its namesake (me for The Conversation) theconversation.com/play-for-tod...
Play for Today is back – nine ways Channel 5 can make it as successful as the original
Channel 5 has a lot to live up to, but research into the original BBC drama series has inspired nine principles the new Play for Today should live by.
theconversation.com
September 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Great to get @katiecrosson.bsky.social expert take on what the relaunched #PlayforToday strand could be ⬇️
#televisionhistory #tvdrama #mediahistory
#televisionhistory #tvdrama #mediahistory
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Resonance (UC Press) is looking for humanities research across the following topics: Sound in Political Crisis, Sound and Social Justice, Experiments in Sound, Sound Archives and Preservation, and we're convening a permanent series that'll examine "Film and Cinema Sound" in 2026. Please circulate!
Resonance | University of California Press
online.ucpress.edu
August 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Resonance (UC Press) is looking for humanities research across the following topics: Sound in Political Crisis, Sound and Social Justice, Experiments in Sound, Sound Archives and Preservation, and we're convening a permanent series that'll examine "Film and Cinema Sound" in 2026. Please circulate!
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Calling historians and researchers. The BBC Written Archives Centre has changed its access rules without consultation. This means an end to proper independent research into the BBC's rich history. 178 have already signed the open letter. Please join the campaign here:
tinyurl.com/bbcwaccampaign
tinyurl.com/bbcwaccampaign
Open letter BBC Written Archives - August 2025
Join the campaign to protect the future of independent research at the BBC Written Archives Centre The following text is an open letter expressing the concern of historians and researchers about chan...
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August 18, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Calling historians and researchers. The BBC Written Archives Centre has changed its access rules without consultation. This means an end to proper independent research into the BBC's rich history. 178 have already signed the open letter. Please join the campaign here:
tinyurl.com/bbcwaccampaign
tinyurl.com/bbcwaccampaign
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Another online talk has been added to our 2025 Programme.
'Picture Post: A Twentieth Century Icon' on Thursday 2nd October (1900 BST).
Register and full details via link.
events.rps.org/en/g/z9tTjH8...
'Picture Post: A Twentieth Century Icon' on Thursday 2nd October (1900 BST).
Register and full details via link.
events.rps.org/en/g/z9tTjH8...
August 18, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Another online talk has been added to our 2025 Programme.
'Picture Post: A Twentieth Century Icon' on Thursday 2nd October (1900 BST).
Register and full details via link.
events.rps.org/en/g/z9tTjH8...
'Picture Post: A Twentieth Century Icon' on Thursday 2nd October (1900 BST).
Register and full details via link.
events.rps.org/en/g/z9tTjH8...
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In Western art the term 'overshadowed' does not reference any lack of women's creative talent but is representative of the systems of art which have favoured their male counterparts in terms of education, resources, representation and value.......
August 7, 2025 at 6:48 AM
In Western art the term 'overshadowed' does not reference any lack of women's creative talent but is representative of the systems of art which have favoured their male counterparts in terms of education, resources, representation and value.......
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"Everything here is by and about women." - Gabrielle MacBeth, Volunteer Co-ordinator @womenslibrary.bsky.social 💜
Celebrating women’s lives, history and achievements is the overarching goal of the trailblazing and multi-award-winning Glasgow Women’s Library (GWL).
Celebrating women’s lives, history and achievements is the overarching goal of the trailblazing and multi-award-winning Glasgow Women’s Library (GWL).
August 5, 2025 at 11:02 AM
"Everything here is by and about women." - Gabrielle MacBeth, Volunteer Co-ordinator @womenslibrary.bsky.social 💜
Celebrating women’s lives, history and achievements is the overarching goal of the trailblazing and multi-award-winning Glasgow Women’s Library (GWL).
Celebrating women’s lives, history and achievements is the overarching goal of the trailblazing and multi-award-winning Glasgow Women’s Library (GWL).
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The latest issue of Lit/Film Quarterly has a great line up, and also features my article on 'The Work of Adaptation' where I use Haynes' May December to think through approaches to adaptation. lfq.salisbury.edu#gsc.tab=0
Literature/Film Quarterly
Founded in 1973 by Jim Welsh and Tom Erskine, the journal has for over forty years served as a forum for scholars and writers to discuss, debate, and articulate various ways of conceptualizing adaptat...
lfq.salisbury.edu
August 5, 2025 at 7:37 AM
The latest issue of Lit/Film Quarterly has a great line up, and also features my article on 'The Work of Adaptation' where I use Haynes' May December to think through approaches to adaptation. lfq.salisbury.edu#gsc.tab=0
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I promised myself that I'd only post on here if I had something to say, and I think this counts: I'm thrilled to share news of my forthcoming book, "The World of Black Film: A Journey Through Cinematic Blackness in 100 Films". Out 12 Feb UK/17 Feb US via Laurence King Pre-order! linktr.ee/_Ash_Clark
July 31, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I promised myself that I'd only post on here if I had something to say, and I think this counts: I'm thrilled to share news of my forthcoming book, "The World of Black Film: A Journey Through Cinematic Blackness in 100 Films". Out 12 Feb UK/17 Feb US via Laurence King Pre-order! linktr.ee/_Ash_Clark
One for @feministbell.bsky.social !
This special issue invites contributors from across the disciplines to share their research and creative scholarship in zine form.
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archivespublishing.com/2025/07/31/c...
CFP: Academizines
Dr. Spencer D. C. Keralis and Professor Zach Frazier, editors Call for Proposals We invite proposals for Academizines, a special issue of Unbound: A Journal of Digital Scholarship. Zines have evolv…
archivespublishing.com
July 31, 2025 at 6:33 PM
One for @feministbell.bsky.social !
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Great to have collaborated with Screen Research at @uwebristolofficial.bsky.social to have a One-Day Symposium on Race, Representation and Archival Practice at @wshed.bsky.social
July 22, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Great to have collaborated with Screen Research at @uwebristolofficial.bsky.social to have a One-Day Symposium on Race, Representation and Archival Practice at @wshed.bsky.social
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Heading over to @wshed.bsky.social for the first day of @cineredis.bsky.social this morning! We are walking it tho… #FilmNoir
More info about the great festival lineup here: www.watershed.co.uk/cinema-redis...
More info about the great festival lineup here: www.watershed.co.uk/cinema-redis...
a black and white photo of a man and woman in a car taken by cravello 2023
ALT: a black and white photo of a man and woman in a car taken by cravello 2023
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July 23, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Heading over to @wshed.bsky.social for the first day of @cineredis.bsky.social this morning! We are walking it tho… #FilmNoir
More info about the great festival lineup here: www.watershed.co.uk/cinema-redis...
More info about the great festival lineup here: www.watershed.co.uk/cinema-redis...
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For those planning to drop in around other things, here's the Transcribathon running order (also available on the Eventbrite page)
#EarlyModern 🗃️
#EarlyModern 🗃️
July 23, 2025 at 7:09 AM
For those planning to drop in around other things, here's the Transcribathon running order (also available on the Eventbrite page)
#EarlyModern 🗃️
#EarlyModern 🗃️
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'East coast sunrise' fine art print by artist Danielle O'Reilly #WomensArt
July 16, 2025 at 7:07 AM
'East coast sunrise' fine art print by artist Danielle O'Reilly #WomensArt
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📢Welcome to Bluesky! This is our new social media home for events, news and opportunities from University of Exeter Doctoral College.
July 10, 2025 at 12:25 PM
📢Welcome to Bluesky! This is our new social media home for events, news and opportunities from University of Exeter Doctoral College.
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Hello Bluesky! This is the brand new official account for the University of Exeter Department of English and Creative Writing. We will be using this space to connect with our thousands of partners and collaborators across the globe, and to share news of Exeter ECW's ambitions and achievements.
July 10, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Hello Bluesky! This is the brand new official account for the University of Exeter Department of English and Creative Writing. We will be using this space to connect with our thousands of partners and collaborators across the globe, and to share news of Exeter ECW's ambitions and achievements.
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Our fifth and final podcast from the Texas Entertainment & Media Industries symposium is now live! Check out this interview with a key figure who has shaped the Texas media industry ecosystem, Elizabeth Avellan, in conversation with RTF chair @cindymccreery.bsky.social!
July 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Our fifth and final podcast from the Texas Entertainment & Media Industries symposium is now live! Check out this interview with a key figure who has shaped the Texas media industry ecosystem, Elizabeth Avellan, in conversation with RTF chair @cindymccreery.bsky.social!
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CFP: Cinema Audiences in Latin America and the Caribbean (in Portuguese and Spanish) Públicos de Cine en Latinoamérica y el Caribe (Portugués y Español).
Rebeca (Brazilian Journal of Cinema and Audiovisual Studies). Deadline extended to 04/03/2025.
rebeca.socine.org.br/1/announceme...
Rebeca (Brazilian Journal of Cinema and Audiovisual Studies). Deadline extended to 04/03/2025.
rebeca.socine.org.br/1/announceme...
February 15, 2025 at 11:30 AM
CFP: Cinema Audiences in Latin America and the Caribbean (in Portuguese and Spanish) Públicos de Cine en Latinoamérica y el Caribe (Portugués y Español).
Rebeca (Brazilian Journal of Cinema and Audiovisual Studies). Deadline extended to 04/03/2025.
rebeca.socine.org.br/1/announceme...
Rebeca (Brazilian Journal of Cinema and Audiovisual Studies). Deadline extended to 04/03/2025.
rebeca.socine.org.br/1/announceme...
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Final panel of #IAMHIST2025 for Day 2,'Colonial Reels & the PanAfrican Cinema Archive: Critical Disruptions of Archives of Empire' with Imruh Bakari, Emma Sandon, Jihan El-Tahri, June Givanni, Samantha Iwowo and Jacqueline Maingard
July 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Final panel of #IAMHIST2025 for Day 2,'Colonial Reels & the PanAfrican Cinema Archive: Critical Disruptions of Archives of Empire' with Imruh Bakari, Emma Sandon, Jihan El-Tahri, June Givanni, Samantha Iwowo and Jacqueline Maingard
❤️ A glimpse into the fabulous #StephenSondheim collection at Lib of Congress #archives #lovearchives
Stephen Sondheim Collection at the Library of Congress (video) 📜
youtu.be/Bp11jIQCoHA?...
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The Stephen Sondheim Collection
YouTube video by Library of Congress
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July 1, 2025 at 12:34 PM
❤️ A glimpse into the fabulous #StephenSondheim collection at Lib of Congress #archives #lovearchives
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Sold out screening of THE RED KIMONA (1925) at #IlCinemaRitrovato with brilliant intro by @shelleystamp.bsky.social & sizzling catalog notes by @katesac.bsky.social & live accomplishment by Meg Morley!!! 🎞️🎶🤩 festival.ilcinemaritrovato.it/en/proiezion...
June 27, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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Many congratulations to all the New Generation Thinkers!
Great to see Sarah Smyth and @lrjdmnr.bsky.social recognised for their research and knowledge of #Womensfilmhisory and their leadership in the @wfthn.bsky.social 👏🏻👏🏻
Great to see Sarah Smyth and @lrjdmnr.bsky.social recognised for their research and knowledge of #Womensfilmhisory and their leadership in the @wfthn.bsky.social 👏🏻👏🏻
ICYMI: BBC New Generation Thinkers cohort announced for 2025 #AHRC #AcademicSky
June 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Many congratulations to all the New Generation Thinkers!
Great to see Sarah Smyth and @lrjdmnr.bsky.social recognised for their research and knowledge of #Womensfilmhisory and their leadership in the @wfthn.bsky.social 👏🏻👏🏻
Great to see Sarah Smyth and @lrjdmnr.bsky.social recognised for their research and knowledge of #Womensfilmhisory and their leadership in the @wfthn.bsky.social 👏🏻👏🏻
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Many thanks to @museumsassociation.org for highlighting our Library of Sanctuary status
www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour...
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Glasgow Women's Library awarded sanctuary status - Museums Association
Status awarded to organisations that welcome and support refugees and people seeking asylum
www.museumsassociation.org
June 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Great to find @oralhistsoc.bsky.social on here. Such important work !
👋Hello from the Oral History Society! Since 1973, we've championed the collection, preservation and use of recorded memories across the UK and beyond. Whether you're new to #oralhistory, curious, or experienced in the field, do join us in our mission to support and develop the use of oral history.
June 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Great to find @oralhistsoc.bsky.social on here. Such important work !
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Following my research stay at the LSE, I wrote this blogpost for Media@LSE about the "afterlife" of participatory filmmaking. Thank you to @myriageorgiou.bsky.social for this opportunity & to @irenegutierrez.bsky.social for your amazing work on the films. Full text: blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...
How participatory filmmaking can deepen our understanding of life on the border
As part of the ERC-funded project Reel Borders, researchers and participants joined forces to create a series of films addressing questions of border experiences, citizenship and belonging, trauma,…
blogs.lse.ac.uk
February 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Following my research stay at the LSE, I wrote this blogpost for Media@LSE about the "afterlife" of participatory filmmaking. Thank you to @myriageorgiou.bsky.social for this opportunity & to @irenegutierrez.bsky.social for your amazing work on the films. Full text: blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...