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Identifying a film collection (from anywhere in the world), analyse its history and evolution as an institution of film culture, before programming three films from its collection. (Explain the rationale for the choice and include programming notes).
The British Film Institute (BFI) National Archive boasts a rich collection of films that spans over a century of cinema history, making it a significant repository of cultural heritage. However, the archive′s history also reveals its role as a gatekeeper of film culture, wielding considerable authority in determining which films are preserved, studied, and showcased. This institutional power can sometimes lead to a homogenization of narratives and perspectives within the archive, potentially marginalizing alternative voices and interpretations.
Within the BFI′s special collections lie fan ephemera and magazines containing fan-written letters, which serve as valuable artifacts that challenge the BFI′s authority and disrupt its hegemonic control over film discourse. Drawing on the ideas of Michel Foucault and Jacques Derrida, we can deconstruct the power dynamics within the BFI′s archive and highlight the subversive potential of fan-written works as positive outliers that bypass institutional constraints. Example essays included.
Suggested readings:
related to national film cultures and archives)
Caroline Frick. 2011. Saving Cinema : the politics of preservation, Oxford University Press; in particular, Ch.6, The Plurality of Preservation, pp. 151-180.
Andrew Higson. 1993. Re-Presenting the National Past : Nostalgia and pastiche in the heritage film. In: Fires Were Started : British cinema and Thatcherism, edited by Lester Friedman, pp.109-129. University of Minnesota Press.
Eric Hobsbawm and Terence Ranger (eds). 1983. The Invention of Tradition. Cambridge University Press.
David Lowenthal. 1998. The Heritage Crusade and the Spoils of History. Cambridge University Press.
Carolyn Steedman. 2002. Dust: The archive and cultural history (encounters). Rutgers University Press.
Patrick Wright. 1985. On Living in an Old Country : The national past in contemporary Britain. Verso.
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