Archiving the Past: Women's Film History in France, 1927-1978
Archiving the Past uncovers the story of the women in France who, from the 1920s to the 1970s, played critical roles in the production of global cinema's history: as archivists charged with collecting films and other materials, as witnesses tasked with remembering their own film careers, and as activists committed to recovering women's contributions to film history. Reflecting on how gender politics informs the production of film history, Aurore Spiers recasts the film archive as a site of women's agency, modeling strategies for inclusivity, recuperation, and liberation within feminist film historiography.
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Archiving the Past: Women's Film History in France, 1927-1978
Archiving the Past uncovers the story of the women in France who, from the 1920s to the 1970s, played critical roles in the production of global cinema's history: as archivists charged with collecting films and other materials, as witnesses tasked with remembering their own film careers, and as activists committed to recovering women's contributions to film history. Reflecting on how gender politics informs the production of film history, Aurore Spiers recasts the film archive as a site of women's agency, modeling strategies for inclusivity, recuperation, and liberation within feminist film historiography.
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Archiving the Past: Women's Film History in France, 1927-1978

Archiving the Past: Women's Film History in France, 1927-1978

by Aurore Spiers
Archiving the Past: Women's Film History in France, 1927-1978

Archiving the Past: Women's Film History in France, 1927-1978

by Aurore Spiers

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Archiving the Past uncovers the story of the women in France who, from the 1920s to the 1970s, played critical roles in the production of global cinema's history: as archivists charged with collecting films and other materials, as witnesses tasked with remembering their own film careers, and as activists committed to recovering women's contributions to film history. Reflecting on how gender politics informs the production of film history, Aurore Spiers recasts the film archive as a site of women's agency, modeling strategies for inclusivity, recuperation, and liberation within feminist film historiography.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780520400825
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 01/13/2026
Series: Feminist Media Histories , #10
Edition description: First Edition
Pages: 218
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

Aurore Spiers is Assistant Professor of Film and Media Studies in the College of Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts at Texas A&M University.
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