Film History

Cinema’s First Nasty Women (Or, How to Record a Celebrity Video Intro)
Maggie Hennefeld / University of Minnesota

May 16, 2022 Maggie Hennefeld / University of Minnesota 2 comments

Maggie Hennefeld discusses efforts to curate 99 silent films spotlighting early film feminism, and discusses the challenges of navigating the early feminist film archive.

Failure, unmade films, and Hollywood
James Fenwick / Sheffield Hallam University

February 6, 2022 James Fenwick / Sheffield Hallam University 6 comments

James Fenwick explores Hollywood film history through archival research of the industry’s unmade films.

¡Viva el monstruo! – The Gill-man as a Symbol of Latinx Resistance
Casey Walker / University of Texas at Austin

June 24, 2019 Casey Walker / University of Texas at Austin 2 comments

Casey Walker examines the Latin American roots of Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) and its evolution from a symbol of fear to a symbol of resistance against racial discrimination.

Cinema’s First Nasty Women (Or, How to Record a Celebrity Video Intro)Maggie Hennefeld / University of Minnesota

Failure, unmade films, and HollywoodJames Fenwick / Sheffield Hallam University

¡Viva el monstruo! – The Gill-man as a Symbol of Latinx Resistance Casey Walker / University of Texas at Austin

Cinema’s First Nasty Women (Or, How to Record a Celebrity Video Intro)
Maggie Hennefeld / University of Minnesota

Failure, unmade films, and Hollywood
James Fenwick / Sheffield Hallam University

¡Viva el monstruo! – The Gill-man as a Symbol of Latinx Resistance
Casey Walker / University of Texas at Austin