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Research Interests
My research interests cover British cinema, film and history and regulation of the moving image. My work explores the relationship between film, culture and society and the means by which we regulate film and cinema.
I have published on British film and cinema, cinemagoing and audiences, regulation and classification and the work of the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC). My monographs include Censoring the 1970s: the BBFC and the Decade that Taste Forgot (Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Press, 2011) and The British Film Industry in the 1970s: Capital, Culture and Creativity (Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 2013).
I have recently completed a monograph Using Film as a Source which details how film can be used as a source for different types of research. This work was published in June 2015 by Manchester University Press in conjunction with the Institute of Historical Research. It is the first in a series of pedagogical study guides aimed at undergradte and postgradute students and researchers.
My current research focuses upon local censorship and is drawing on a number of historical case studies to explore the regulation of film within different locations. The first findings of this work are to be published in The Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television in 2016.
Since 2010 I have been a member of the EUscreen project, an EU-funded consortium of academics, technology providers and European broadcasters and archives which has created a fully searchable online database of moving image content. The collection currently houses over 40,000 freely available items. www.euscreen.eu.
Teaching
I currently convene and teach the following modules:
- Introduction to Film Studies 1 (FLM1001) level 1
- British Cinema: nation, industry and identity (FLM2026) level 2
- British Cinema: decades and debates (FLM3032) level 3
- Censorship, Regulation and Audiences (MA)
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Projects
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R6436CRA: EUscreenXL, the pan-European audiovisual aggregator for Europeana
25/02/2014 → 28/02/2016
Project: Research
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Education & TV: Histories of a Vision
Barber, S., Caoduro, E. & Knörr, K., 03 Aug 2022, In: VIEW Journal of European Television History and Culture. 11, 21, p. 1-4 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
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Ballymena, Bangor and Belfast: Hyper-Localism, Regional Decision-Making and Local Film Censorship in Northern Ireland
Barber, S., 2021, In: Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. 41, 4, p. 819-837Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Review of Histories on Screen: The Past and Present in Anglo-American Cinema and Television
Barber, S., Jan 2019, In: Journal of British Cinema and Television . 16, 1, p. 116-119 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
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Review of Rural cinema exhibition and audiences in a global context, by Daniela Treveri Gennari, Danielle Hipkins and Catherine O’Rawe (eds), Daniela Treveri Gennari, Danielle Hipkins and Catherine O’Rawe (eds), 2018.
Barber, S., Jung, B., Kristensen, L. & Kitsnik, L., 01 Nov 2019, In: Film Studies . 21, 1, p. 113-115 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
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Review of Transformation and Tradition in 1960s British Cinema
Barber, S., 08 Nov 2019, In: Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. 40, 2, p. 446-448 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
Activities
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History of Moviegoing, Exhibition and Reception (HoMER)
Sian Barber (Participant)
04 Jul 2022 → 08 Jul 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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‘Managing taste and culture in the regions: exploring UK film censorship through local council archives’
Sian Barber (Contributor)
06 Apr 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Introduction to Last Temptation of Christ
Sian Barber (Invited speaker)
27 Mar 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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introduction to My Beautiful Laundrette
Sian Barber (Invited speaker)
23 Mar 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Introduction to Tommy
Sian Barber (Invited speaker)
22 Mar 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Press / Media
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The Batman: Belfast only city in UK to give new film a 15A rating
04/03/2022
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Loathed by the left, feared by the right: How censor James Ferman changed cinema
28/08/2021
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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No sex please: how Northern Ireland was united by ‘evil’ films
30/06/2019
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Sex, violence and religion: The films banned by councils
07/11/2015
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Biblical epics: Why have they made a comeback?
11/06/2014
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Impact
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Being Human - a festival of the humanities (Northern Ireland Hub)
Franziska Schroeder (Participant), David Grant (Participant), Kurt Taroff (Participant), Cahal McLaughlin (Participant), Stefanie Lehner (Participant), Alex Murray (Participant), Sian Barber (Participant) & Paul Murphy (Participant)
Impact: Cultural Impact, Societial Impact