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Our AHRC-funded project aims to make the history of women’s screen work better known by working with #archives, #museums and #filmmaker donors. 🗃️ 🎞️ 🎥 womensscreenwork.exeter.ac.uk Posts by Project Team, project lead: @helenexeter.bsky.social

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Melanie Williams @britfilmmelanie.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Excited to be keynote speaker for this essential biennial conference where all the feminist media historians gather!
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🗃️ Women’s Screen Work in Archives Made Visible @womensscreenwork.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
#CFP 'Doing Women's Screen and Media Histories 8' #DWSMH8 16-18 June 2027, Exeter. We are hosting in collaboration with @wfthn.bsky.social 'Archiving & Curating Women's Media Histories' Confirmed Keynote @britfilmmelanie.bsky.social Full details 👇 womensscreenwork.exeter.ac.uk/events/confe...
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Doing Women’s Screen & Media History Conference 2027 – Women’s Screen Work in Archives Made Visible
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🗃️ Women’s Screen Work in Archives Made Visible @womensscreenwork.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This is wonderful, we are so lucky to work closely with the Tina Gharavi collection, we have already learned so much about the creative and collaborative processes of filmmaking by looking at her papers #womensscreenworkinarchives #TinaGharavi #womenfilmmakers #femfilmhist
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🗃️ Women’s Screen Work in Archives Made Visible @womensscreenwork.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Postdoctoral Researcher Katie Crosson writes: "Many thanks to International Women's Broadcasting Histories for hosting me to talk at their inaugural conference, held at the @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social and online. (1/7)
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Helen Hanson 🗃️🎞️🎥🎬📚 @helenexeter.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Excited to announce: ‘Doing Women's Screen and Media Histories 8 (WFTHN) conf will be 16th-18th June 2027 at the University of Exeter, hosted by our @womensscreenwork.bsky.social project team. We can't wait! womensscreenwork.exeter.ac.uk/events/confe... #feministfilmhistory #archives #DWSMH27
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Doing Women's Screen & Media History Conference 2027 - Women’s Screen Work in Archives Made Visible
‘Archiving and Curating Women’s Media Histories: Feminist Challenges, Approaches, Practices, Possibilities.’ We are delighted that the 8th iteration of the Women’s Film and Television History Network ...
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🗃️ Women’s Screen Work in Archives Made Visible @womensscreenwork.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Lucie Mingmei writes: "I am the Research IT Developer in the Research IT team based in the Digital Humanities Lab at the University of Exeter. As part of the WSWIA team, I work on the design and development of the project’s WordPress web interface, which is used for blogging and (1/8)
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🗃️ Women’s Screen Work in Archives Made Visible @womensscreenwork.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
In the past few weeks, postdoctoral researcher, Jessica Boyall has been presenting papers that draw on her experience appraising, arranging and cataloguing Gurinder Chadha’s collection at the British Film Institute's National Archive. (1/6)
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🗃️ Women’s Screen Work in Archives Made Visible @womensscreenwork.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Wendy Russell writes: "I am the Screencraft Lead Archivist at the British Film Institute, where I look after the (mostly) paper archives of filmmakers. As part of the WSW Archival Strand, (1/4)
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🗃️ Women’s Screen Work in Archives Made Visible @womensscreenwork.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Lisa Smithstead writes: "My main role on the project is interviewing curators and archivists to find out more about their working methods with women’s screen work collections. (1/4)
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🗃️ Women’s Screen Work in Archives Made Visible @womensscreenwork.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Phil Wickham writes: "I am the Curator of The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum at the University of Exeter. This is the leading museum dedicated to the moving image in the UK and holds over 94,000 items, forming a people’s history of cinema and optical media. (1/4)
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🗃️ Women’s Screen Work in Archives Made Visible @womensscreenwork.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Katie Crosson writes: "Based at the University of Exeter in the Curation Strand, I am working on a script collection donated to the @bdcmuseum.bsky.social by Pinewood Studios, analysing screenplays written, conceived and developed by women. (1/8)
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🗃️ Women’s Screen Work in Archives Made Visible @womensscreenwork.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Shelley Cobb says: "As part of the WSW team, I am working with Lisa Smithstead interviewing archivists and curators about their roles in the film industry and am learning so much about how they are working to prioritise women's visibility in archives (1/5)
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🗃️ Women’s Screen Work in Archives Made Visible @womensscreenwork.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Jessica Boyall writes: "I’m a postdoctoral researcher working on the archival strand of the project (see the 'About' section of our website, link in bio). I’m based at the BFI National Archive, Screencraft Collections, where I’m mobilising the Gurinder Chadha collection (1/6)
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🗃️ Women’s Screen Work in Archives Made Visible @womensscreenwork.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
@helenexeter.bsky.social writes: “I am the Project Lead for the fantastic team on the Women’s Screen Work in Archives Made Visible Project. My role is to help co-ordinate our activities, but the work and generation of ideas and insights on our project is truly collaborative. (1/6)
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🗃️ Women’s Screen Work in Archives Made Visible @womensscreenwork.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Meet the Women's Screen Work in Archives Made Visible project team! We will be sending out intros to each of us over the next few weeks, but you can see more here: womensscreenwork.exeter.ac.uk/people/proje... #womensscreenworkinarchives #wswia #womenfilmmakers
4 Photos of research team members of the 'Women's Screen Work in Archives Made Visible' research project, Photo 1: L-R Linda Ruth Williams, Shelley Cobb, Helen M Hanson, Phil Wickham, Lisa Smithstead, Wendy Russell. Photo 2: Jessica Boyall, Photo 3: Katie Crosson, Photo 4: Lucie Mingmei Hao
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Helen Hanson 🗃️🎞️🎥🎬📚 @helenexeter.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
A big #IWD 💜 🤍 💚 shout out to the FAB research team on @womensscreenwork.bsky.social which I’m leading. Our work with archives to make British #womenfilmmakers more discoverable and more visible is gathering pace. But even better, we just love working together. More⬇️ womensscreenwork.exeter.ac.uk
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Wendy Russell @archiveswendy.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Our @womensscreenwork.bsky.social post-doc, Dr Jessica Boyall, wrote this lovely piece about Gurinder Chadha and Tina Gharavi's archives held at Screencraft, BFI National Archive: www.bfi.org.uk/features/bey...
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“I have made so little”: what the archives of two women filmmakers tell us about the film industry
The paper archives of Gurinder Chadha and Tina Gharavi reveal both filmmakers’ prodigious creativity and dedication to their craft, but also the challenges and pushbacks they’ve faced in a male-domina...
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🗃️ Women’s Screen Work in Archives Made Visible @womensscreenwork.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
We have had an excellent season of on #womenfilmmakers and #archives @jessicaboyall.bsky.social postdoctoral on WSW reflects on the season ⬇️ www.bfi.org.uk/features/bey...
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“I have made so little”: what the archives of two women filmmakers tell us about the film industry
The paper archives of Gurinder Chadha and Tina Gharavi reveal both filmmakers’ prodigious creativity and dedication to their craft, but also the challenges and pushbacks they’ve faced in a male-domina...
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Wendy Russell @archiveswendy.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Wonderful last night of our Beyond the Frame: Women Filmmakers & their Archives season, BFI. We watched Bride & Prejudice with a lively audience then Gurinder Chadha Q&A, ending the night with Gurinder meeting artists Athen & Nina & seeing their Bend It installation. @womensscreenwork.bsky.social
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Wendy Russell @archiveswendy.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Artist duo, Athen & Nina, were commissioned by BFI Screencraft and supported by @womensscreenwork.bsky.social to respond to Bend It Like Beckham materials in the Gurinder Chadha Collection. If near Southbank, do take a look at their installation. Until 1st Feb. whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...
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Even if the world forgets me, you please don’t | BFI Southbank
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Wendy Russell @archiveswendy.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Thrilled with wk 1 of Beyond The Frame: Women Filmmakers & their Archives. Last night we saw Tina's brilliant I Am Nasrine, after which she discussed her work & archive with @lindaruthwilliams.bsky.social @womensscreenwork.bsky.social Amazing to bring women filmmakers' archives to cinema audiences
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🗃️ Women’s Screen Work in Archives Made Visible @womensscreenwork.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Booking is now open for 'Beyond the Frame: Women Filmmakers and their Archives', a series of events feat. Tina Gharavi and Gurinder Chadha. Programmed by @archiveswendy.bsky.social & Grace Johnston Tickets are selling fast for these events, book here: whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...
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Beyond the Frame: Women Filmmakers and their Archives | BFI Southbank
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🗃️ Women’s Screen Work in Archives Made Visible @womensscreenwork.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
We’re super excited to be part of this fantastic programme of events organised by Project Co-Lead @archiveswendy.bsky.social and Grace Johnston
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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Don't forget that our kids' #creativeworkshop - 'From #Script to #Screen' - is coming up this Saturday 15th November with @womensscreenwork.bsky.social! Perfect for kids aged 9-12 who are curious about what happens behind the scenes of a #film🧜‍♀️ It's free - link to book here: tinyurl.com/mw9em9tu
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🗃️ Women’s Screen Work in Archives Made Visible @womensscreenwork.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
We are really looking forward to bringing our project to younger audiences with this workshop in partnership with @bdcmuseum #archives #womenfilmmakers #womenmakemovies #femfilmhist
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Ian Greaves @greavesian.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
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
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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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🗃️ Women’s Screen Work in Archives Made Visible @womensscreenwork.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
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🗃️ Women’s Screen Work in Archives Made Visible @womensscreenwork.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Great opportunities here 👇🏻
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🗃️ Women’s Screen Work in Archives Made Visible @womensscreenwork.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
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Katie Gee Salisbury @kayteesal.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Thanks for having me on the podcast @infinite-women.com!
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🗃️ Women’s Screen Work in Archives Made Visible @womensscreenwork.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
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What’s on? Rethinking class in the television industry. @whatsontvclass.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
We are super excited to have a CFP out for our upcoming What's On Symposium at @leedsunimedia.bsky.social on 19th September 2025! See all details below Deadline to apply: 4th July. Looking forward to reading your proposals!
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🗃️ Women’s Screen Work in Archives Made Visible @womensscreenwork.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
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🗃️ Women’s Screen Work in Archives Made Visible @womensscreenwork.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
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HistoryLab @ihrhistorylab.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Just over a month to go until our annual conference! Have you booked your ticket yet? For more details and to secure your place, please use the link below. We can't wait to see you there! www.history.ac.uk/events/histo... #skystorians #history #postgrad
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HistoryLab Annual Conference | Shaping Histories: Representation and Perception through Time
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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 20/06/2025
Current RHS funding programmes include our next round of 'Early Career Fellowship Grants' to support academic activities. Grants are for a maximum of £2000 for early career historians to complete a discrete project. The call for this next round runs until 5 September bit.ly/3ZAJfjK #Skystorians
Image of woman reading with text: Applications now invited for RHS Early Career Fellowship Grants. Closing date 5 September 2025
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Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Our excellent @ihrlibrary.bsky.social colleagues are here to help
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Lyndsey Jenkins @teadevotee.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Hosting a workshop @mansfieldoxford.bsky.social on women, work and wages in the 1970s in September - please see cfp attached or feel free to email me for a normal sized one - students and ecrs especially encouraged
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Journal of Women's History @jwomenshistory.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
🗃️ The Summer Issue of the JWH is out! Read about our commitment to foreground women's history in these times of erasure and the editors' summary of its contents here: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
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Project MUSE - Editorial Note: Transformations and the Power of Imagination
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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 20/06/2025
Today is World Refugee Day. ✊🗃 From the archive, a podcast episode by Ria Kapoor @riakapoor.bsky.social featuring Peter Gatrell, Pual Dudman @paulvdudman.bsky.social, Heather Faulkner and Mezna Qato @meznaqato.bsky.social, on creating Refugee Archives. www.historyworkshop.... #WorldRefugeeDay
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Creating Refugee Archives
How can historians and archivists best document, preserve, and make accessible the voices and artifacts of refugee and migration experience?
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🗃️ Women’s Screen Work in Archives Made Visible @womensscreenwork.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Thanks so much! We’re excited about what is ahead and #DWFTH7 gave us energy and ideas
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🗃️ Women’s Screen Work in Archives Made Visible @womensscreenwork.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Such very sad news, Barbara was so incredibly knowledgeable and her astute and warm advice to researchers contributed hugely to the field of film history
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physicaltv.bsky.social @physicaltv.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
@physicaltv.bsky.social @nastysilents.bsky.social's BREAKING PLATES screening at Il Cinema Ritrovato this Sun, June 22, 4.30pm. Tix: www.google.com/url?q=https:... Join @karenpearlman.bsky.social @hennefem.bsky.social Elif Kaynakci, Kate Saccone & @richardjamesallen.bsky.social for the panel/Q&A!
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Women Film Pioneers Project @wfpproject.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
New to WFPP: Tom Slater on Katharine Kavanaugh!
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Katharine Kavanaugh – Women Film Pioneers Project
Women Film Pioneers Project is a scholarly resource exploring women’s global involvement at all levels of film production during the silent film era.
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