Accepted Contribution:

Can we decolonise the colonial film archive?  
Emma Sandon (Birkbeck)

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Contribution short abstract:

This paper discusses the difficulties of excavating the colonial archive, the problems of inadvertently reproducing the colonial gaze, its dehumanising of the subjects of colonialism, and the structures of racism and power embedded in the filming.

Contribution long abstract:

This paper discusses the difficulties of excavating the colonial archive, the problems of inadvertently reproducing the colonial gaze, its dehumanising of the subjects of colonialism, and the structures of racism and power embedded in the filming.

Partner Event E04c
University of Bristol: Reel Time: Colonial Film Imaginaries and 21st Century Futures
  Session 1 Friday 10 March, 2023, -