[ecrea] New book 'British Women Amateur Filmmakers. National Memories and Global Identities’

We are pleased to announce the publication of our co-authored book on 
‘British Women Amateur Filmmakers. National Memories and Global 
Identities’ (Edinburgh University Press)

https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-british-women-amateur-filmmakers.html 
(ISBN:9781474420730. Also available in eBook)

 This is the first book to address the topic of British women amateur 
filmmakers. The study of amateur filmmaking and media history is a 
rapidly-growing specialist field, and this ground-breaking book is the 
first to address the subject in the context of British women’s amateur 
practice. Using an interdisciplinary framework that draws upon social 
and visual anthropology, imperial and postcolonial studies, and British 
and Commonwealth history, the book explores how women used the evolving 
technologies of the moving image to write visual narratives about their 
lives and times. Locating women’s recreational visual practice within a 
century of profound societal, technological and ideological change, 
‘British Women Amateur Filmmakers’ discloses how women negotiated 
aspects of their changing lifestyles, attitudes and opportunities 
through first-person visual narratives about themselves and the world 
around them.

Key Features
·      Brings expertise in interpreting relevant archive visual material 
specific to an under-researched film genre: amateur cinematic practice · 
     Combines newly uncovered findings on women’s amateur film and 
video-related practice with relevant primary and secondary literature
·      Explores key issues of gender and amateur film practice across 
various social, cultural and racial contexts
 Endorsement:
“Packed with keenly researched historical detail and splendidly 
illustrated, 'British Women Amateur Filmmakers' brings to light the 
fascinating and hitherto hidden history of women's contribution to 
amateur film practice.”
Annette Kuhn, Emeritus Professor in Film Studies, Queen Mary University 
of London


Authors:
•	Annamaria Motrescu-Mayes is an affiliated Lecturer in digital and new 
media anthropology at the Department of Social Anthropology, University 
of Cambridge.
•	Heather Norris Nicholson holds honorary research positions at the 
University of Huddersfield and also at Manchester Metropolitan University.

 A 30% discount is available for purchases directly from publisher with 
the following promotional code: NEW30. Please feel welcome to recommend 
it to your librarian. Flyer attached.

 Annamaria Motrescu-Mayes and Heather Norris Nicholson


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