Children and Amateur Media in Scotland


This project, which will run until July 2014, is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and runs in collaboration with the Scottish Screen Archive (part of the AHRC logoNational Library of Scotland). A major aspect of the project is to locate amateur video makers active between 1980-2000 and preserve and store some of the videos made during this period. The academic research team, based at the University of Glasgow, will investigate this video material to gain a unique insight into the lives of Scottish children in the twentieth century.

Upcoming conference

Children and nontheatrical media: from film to video
Keynote speakers: Rick Prelinger and Professor David Buckingham (Institute of Education, University of London)
University of Glasgow, Scotland, April 12-13th 2014

An open call to archivists, academics and film-makers. We are seeking papers and presentations exploring the relationship between nontheatrical media (meaning amateur, orphan, sponsored, municipal, educational films and/or audiovisual material) and children.

Suggested topics might include but are not limited to:

  • Children as performers
  • Children as subjects
  • Children as audiences (e.g. in schools)
  • Children as makers

Please send title; 300 word abstract; name and affiliation to Professor Karen Lury, School of Culture and Creative Arts, University of Glasgow.
E-mail: Karen.Lury@glasgow.ac.uk

Deadline for proposals is: November 15th 2013.


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