The International Association for Media and History

Lost Films

Figures vary but around 50-75% of all films produced before 1950 can be considered lost. Even modern, digitally-produced films are at risk of becoming lost in future. Without being able to see these ‘lost films’ we are in danger of completely forgetting a large and important part of film history.
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Indian Films in Soviet Cinemas
The Culture of Movie-going after Stalin

Indian Films in Soviet Cinemas

Sudha Rajagopalan

Indian films and film stars were immensely popular with Soviet audiences from the mid-1950s through the end of the Soviet period. In this fascinating glimpse inside Cold War-era popular culture, Sudha Rajagopalan explores the consumption of Indian cinema in the USSR as a zone of negotiation and interaction between institutional actors, cultural mediators and movie audiences. Read the rest of this entry »

IAMHIST Masterclass on Media and History, January 15th 2010: A PhD Student’s Perspective

Panel: Luke McKernan, Jo Fox, David Culbert, Leen Engelen, Roel Vande Winkel, Cindy Miller, Christine Whittaker, James Chapman and Nick Cull

The annual IAMHIST masterclass provides a unique forum for early career researchers and emerging media professionals to present their projects, and gain valuable feedback from a panel of leading media researchers and industry experts. Read the rest of this entry »