British Universities Film & Video Council

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News Archive for August, 2012

  • Recent additions to the Gateway

    The BUFVC Moving Image Gateway includes over 1,200 websites relating to video, multimedia and sound materials. These have been subdivided into over 40 subject areas. To suggest new entries or amendments, please contact us by email or telephone or visit the Gateway at: http://bufvc.ac.uk/gateway/ History of Philosophy podcast series Collection of talks by Peter Adamson, […]

  • New RTÉ Exhibit: Civil Rights 1968-69

    In October 1968, when television pictures of RUC officers baton-charging a civil rights demonstration in Derry were shown around the world, the Northern Ireland civil rights movement became international news. A new online exhibition from the RTÉ Archives offers the chance to look at and listen to RTÉ radio and television coverage of the civil […]

  • Transmitting and Viewing the Games

    Transmitting and Viewing the Games with Dave Gordon, BBC Director of London 2012. The British Library, London Tuesday 11 September 2012, 18.30-20.00 The opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games may have been watched by a global audience of over 4 billion – an unimaginable number.  What does it take to broadcast the Games […]

  • EUscreen releases Online Exhibitions

    The EUscreen project has introduced its online exhibitions to a growing portal that provides free access to Europe’s rich television history from broadcasters and audiovisual archives.  The online exhibitions combine expert knowledge and a range of material to showcase subjects covering historical events, political debates and everyday life in Europe. They highlight key areas and debates through […]

  • Recent additions to the Gateway

    The BUFVC Moving Image Gateway includes nearly 1,200 websites relating to video, multimedia and sound materials. These have been subdivided into over 40 subject areas. To suggest new entries or amendments, please contact us by email or telephone or visit the Gateway at: http://bufvc.ac.uk/gateway/ Coursera This resource describes itself as a ‘social entrepreneurship company that […]

  • CFP Television for Women: An International Conference

    University of Warwick, Coventry, UK, 15th-17th May 2013 Keynote Speakers: Charlotte Brunsdon, Christine Geraghty, Kathleen Karlyn and Lynn Spigel At the culmination of the AHRC-funded project, A History of Television for Women in Britain, 1947-89, the project team (Dr. Mary Irwin, Dr. Rachel Moseley and Dr. Helen Wheatley (Warwick), and Hazel Collie and Dr. Helen […]