Lecture, Barnard's Inn Hall, Wednesday, 26 May 2027 - 18:00

Archives, Cultural Heritage and Film History in the Digital Age

Two long rows of tall wooden shelves filled with rows of film canisters pack a narrow storage room with a blue carpeted floor. The shelves on the left and right extend forward into the foreground, while another shelf stands against the back wall

Doing film history is like being a detective in archives looking for clues and traces across films, photographs and documents. Archives also contain silences and absences, especially when looking beyond canons, into women’s film history or outside Euro-American contexts.

The digital age has unlocked an abundance of new exciting materials. Has this helped cultural heritage projects and film history, or presented new challenges? This lecture explores the delights and deliberations of doing film histories and herstories in the digital age.

Dr Ranita Chatterjee

Visiting Professor of Film

Dr Ranita Chatterjee is Senior Lecturer in Film and Television Studies at the University of Exeter. Her interdisciplinary research spans film history, film theory...

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