Learning on ScreenPrimary Sources
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Private: University Vision, No. 1
BUFC
This first edition of the re-launched BUFC journal was devoted to the use of film in the study and research of modern history.
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Private: Film and the Historian
L-A. Bawden
L-A. Bawden, Slade Film Department, traces the origins of the 1968 conference and summarises the issues it raised.
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Private: Universities and the National Film Archive
Colin Ford
Colin Ford, Deputy Curator of the National Film Archive, discusses the challenges it faces in increasing access to higher education.
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Private: Historians and Film: A Progress Report
Dr. Paul Smith
Dr. Paul Smith, King’s College, University of London, examines developments following the 1968 conference.
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Private: A Method of Film Study Presentation
Don Simmonds
Don Simmonds, post-graduate, University of Reading, suggests methods of presenting film when teaching history.
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Private: The Selection of Films as Historical Records in the National Film Archive
Ernest Lindgren
Ernest Lindgren, Curator of the National Film Archive, explains the reasons behind the Archive’s selection policy.
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Private: The Cinema and the Second World War: The Resistance
Anne Fleming
Anne Fleming, Research Assistant, Department of Film, Imperial War Museum, reports on the conference held in Este, 1971.
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Private: Proposal for a Course on Films and History
Prof. William Hughes
Prof. William Hughes, Essex Community College, Maryland, USA, outlines a course aimed at using film in historical studies.
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Private: The Making of a Documentary Film – ‘1900’: A Montage
Prof. Patrick H. Griffin
Prof. Patrick H. Griffin, Long Beach State College, California, describes this historian/student film, produced with the Layola Workshop.
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Private: ‘The Historian as Film-Maker’: A Report From New Orleans
Peter G. Boyle
Peter G. Boyle, University of Nottingham, reports on Dr Schuusma’s key speech at
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Private: From ‘Sambo’ to ‘Superspade’: Some Problems in the Use of Film in Historical Research
Daniel J. Leab
Prof. Daniel J. Leab, Columbia University, USA, considers the difficulties faced by historians using film as a research source.
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Private: The Production of ‘Spanish Civil War’ – Part 1: The Archives and the Newsreels
Tony Aldgate
Tony Aldgate, Open University, discusses the pre-production challenges in this IUHFC film.
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Private: The Production of ‘Spanish Civil War’ – Part 2: A Film in the Making*
Tony Aldgate
Tony Aldgate, Course Assistant, Open University, recounts the production process & value of this IUHFC film.
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Private: ‘Film, Sound and Historical Analysis’ – A Course in Film and History
K. E. Ward
K. E. Ward, Lecturer at New University of Ulster, describes his film course and expands on William Hughes’ article.
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Private: Book Review
Prof. Arthur Marwick
Prof. Arthur Marwick, Open University, reviews ‘The Use of Film in University Teaching’, a Social Science Research Council study (1972-1973).
