The International Association for Media and History is an organization of filmmakers, broadcasters, archivists and scholars dedicated to historical inquiry into film, radio, television, and related media. We encourage scholarly research into the relations between history and the media as well as the production of historically informed documentaries, television series, and other media texts.
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IAMHIST - CONFERENCES
IAMHIST conferences provide an environment in which media historians and media practitioners can meet and exchanges ideas.
Visit the IAMHIST Conference page to learn more about our conferences.
IAMHIST - PUBLICATIONS
Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television
Published four times a year the Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television is the leading international journal for media history. The journal examines the history of audio-visual media and its impact on the political, social and cultural developments of the twentieth century.
Contents include: research articles, book reviews and review essays, historical documents, reports of conferences, inter-disciplinary debates of topical issues, developments in audio-visual media in teaching all levels of history, annual listings of dissertations and archival materials, reviews of films, radio and television programmes of historical or educational importance.
To find out more and to view recent volumes visit the Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television page.
The Carfax-IAMHIST Prize for Outstanding Articles
IAMHIST and Carfax Publishing, Taylor & Francis Ltd sponsor two prizes for the most outstanding articles published in the Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television each year.
For more information visit the Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television page.
IAMHIST PRIZE FOR A WORK IN MEDIA AND HISTORY
The IAMHIST PRIZE FOR A WORK IN MEDIA AND HISTORY is a biennial prize awarded for the book, radio or television programme or series, film, DVD, CDRom, or URL making the best contribution on the subject of media and history to have been published or shown in the preceding two years.
The prize is worth $1000.
The prize was awarded for the first time in 2007. The winner was Professor Wendy Webster (University of Central Lancashire), for her book Englishness and Empire, 1939-1965 (Oxford University Press, 2005). The prize was awarded at the XXIInd IAMHIST conference in Amsterdam (July 18-21, 2007). Read more (includes rules)...
IAMHIST - NEW BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS
IAMHIST publications include books and publications from our members. Visit our books and publications page to see the latest offerings from IAMHIST members. New entries include:
- LICENCE TO THRILL: A CULTURAL HISTORY OF THE JAMES BOND FILMS
James Chapman - NAZIS AND THE CINEMA
Susan Tegel - THE COLUMBIA HISTORY OF AMERICAN TELEVISION
Gary Edgerton (Columbia University Press) - AMERICANS AND THE MAKING OF THE RIVIERA
Michael Nelson - CINEMA AND THE SWASTIKA
The International Expansion of Third Reich Cinema
Edited by Roel Vande Winkel & David Welch - DOCUMENTARY STORYTELLING, SECOND EDITION: MAKING STRONGER AND MORE DRAMATIC NONFICTION FILMS
Sheila Curran Bernard, Focal Press, 2007 - BLACKOUT: WORLD WAR II AND THE ORIGINS OF FILM NOIR
Sheri Chinen Biesen, The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005 - THE TELEVISION HISTORY BOOK
Michele Hilmes, editor (associate editor Jason Jacobs)
PROPAGANDA AND MASS PERSUASION
A Historical Encyclopedia, 1500 to the Present
Nicholas J. Cull, David Culbert, and David Welch- COLD WAR, COOL MEDIUM
Television, McCarthyism, and American Culture
Thomas Doherty - THIS FILM IS DANGEROUS
A Celebration of Nitrate Film
Editor: Roger Smither
Associate Editor: Catherine A Surowiec
IAMHIST - JOB OPPORTUNITIES (JOB POSTINGS)
Moving Image Preservation Specialist - NYU Libraries
Media Librarian positions available
Documentary Looking for Archival Researcher
Jewish Educational Media - Brooklyn, New York
Position Vacant: Audio & Video Preservation Manager - National Archives of Australia
SEE MORE ON OUR JOB OPPORTUNITIES PAGE...
IAMHIST - NEWS
Title: Philosophy and Film / Film and Philosophy: An interdisciplinary conferenceConference announcement and first call for papers
CALL FOR PAPERS - CULTURE & INTERNATIONAL HISTORY IV
ARSC RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM
Job Opening - Chicago
"European Film Treasures" to debut online in April
BRITISH SILENT CINEMA FESTIVAL - 2008 HIGHLIGHTS
ITHACA COLLEGE CONFERENCE TO HONOR TELEVISION WRITER ROD SERLING
UCLA Film & Television Archive, Visiting Researcher Stipend (2008)
SEE MORE ON OUR NEWS PAGE...
IAMHIST - FORUM
The IAMHIST Forum encourages discussion on issues related to media and history. The forum also encourages you to react, as historians and filmmakers, to television programmes and films of all kinds, as well as to relevant books and articles.
HBO DOCUMENTARY PRODUCER SEEKS FOOTAGE OF GRETEL BERGMANN
For more information visit the IAMHIST Forum page.
Michael Tapper, editor of Film International, is seeking a book editor and guest editors for the journal.
For more information visit the IAMHIST Forum page.
IAMHIST - RESOURCES
The IAMHIST Resources page lists sites that have been suggested by IAMHIST members.
