Biography

Dr Ciara Chambers is author of Ireland in the Newsreels (Irish Academic Press, 2012) and co-editor of Researching Newsreels (Palgrave, 2018) and has contributed chapters on newsreels and amateur film to various journals and edited collections. She is a board member of Northern Ireland Screen and Chair of the Northern Ireland Moving Image Heritage and Archive Working Group. She is also a member of the International Association for Media and History's council and the consultative board of Alphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Media. She was scriptwriter and associate producer on Ireland in the Newsreels, a six-part television series broadcast on TG4 in 2017, 2018 and 2019. She is currently working on the AHRC/IRC-funded Make Film History project in partnership with Kingston University, BBC, the British Film Institute, Northern Ireland Screen and the IFI Irish Film Archive and is producer of the play Souls, Shadows and Secrets.

Research Interests

Newsreels; Amateur Film; Film History; Archives; Archival Appropriation; Use of Moving Images in Education.

Research Grants

  Project Funding
Body 		Start Date End Date Award
Out of Focus- The History and Development of Film Preservation in Ireland Irish Research Council 01-SEP-24 31-AUG-27 €93,000.00
Cine-film across borders: the history and legacy of amateur production in Ireland. Irish Research Council 01-SEP-21 31-AUG-24 €82,500.00
Make Film History: A New Platform for Archive-inspired Storytelling in Education Foreign Research Institute 01-NOV-23 31-DEC-24 €21,398.00
Make Film History Irish Research Council 01-AUG-20 31-MAR-22 €12,489.00
Éire na Nuachtscannán (Ireland in the Newsreels) Broadcasting Authority of Ireland 01-SEP-15 26-OCT-17 €189,000.00
Living with a PhD Broadcasting Authority of Ireland 02-APR-18 01-DEC-18 €2,000.00
Programmes & Interstitial Material, 1972–1983 Broadcasting Authority of Ireland 02-SEP-14 01-DEC-16 €47,297.00
Mercedes: Spirit of a New Age Other: Not Listed 01-SEP-12 01-SEP-14 €3,875.00

Books

  Year Publication
(2012) Ireland in the Newsreels.
Ciara Chambers (2012) Ireland in the Newsreels. Dublin: Irish Academic Press. [ Publisher's Version] [Details]

Edited Books

  Year Publication
(2018) Researching Newsreels: Local, National and Transnational Case Studies
Ciara Chambers, Mats Jönsson, Roel Vande Winkel (Ed.). (2018) Researching Newsreels: Local, National and Transnational Case Studies New York: Palgrave Macmillan. [ Publisher's Version] [Details]

Film or Broadcasts

  Year Publication
(2021) Scéalta Grá na hÉireann (Interviewee).
Ciara Chambers (2021) Scéalta Grá na hÉireann (Interviewee). Film or Broadcasts [ Publisher's Version] [Details]
(2018) RTÉ Six One and Nine News.
Ciara Chambers (2018) RTÉ Six One and Nine News. Film or Broadcasts [Details]
(2018) Restored newsreel footage shows Ireland's fight for independence.
Andrew Roberts (2018) Restored newsreel footage shows Ireland's fight for independence. Film or Broadcasts [ Publisher's Version] [Details]
(2018) The Arts Show.
Ciara Chambers (2018) The Arts Show. Film or Broadcasts [Details]
(2017) Éire na Nuachtscannán (Ireland in the Newsreels).
Mac Dara Ó'Curraidhín and Ciara Chambers (2017) Éire na Nuachtscannán (Ireland in the Newsreels). Film or Broadcasts [ Publisher's Version] [Details]
(2014) Interview, UTV Live.
Ciara Chambers (2014) Interview, UTV Live. Belfast: Film or Broadcasts [Details]
(2016) Mercedes: Spirit of a New Age.
Clare Delargy (2016) Mercedes: Spirit of a New Age. Film or Broadcasts [Details]

Book Chapters

  Year Publication
(2024) 'Introduction'
Ciara Chambers and Sunčana Tuksar (2024) 'Introduction' In: Sunčana Tuksar and Henry Jenkins (eds). Multiverse of Storytelling: Fashion, Film and Imaginary Worlds. Pula: Juraj Cobrila University of Pula. [Details]
(2021) 'Politics, Propaganda and 'Infotainment': Newsreel and Press Coverage of Interwar Conflicts'
Ciara Chambers (2021) 'Politics, Propaganda and 'Infotainment': Newsreel and Press Coverage of Interwar Conflicts' In: Mats Jönsson, Louise Wolthers, Niclas Östlind (eds). Thresholds: Interwar Lens Media Cultures 1919-1939. Cologne: Verlag Der Buchhandlung Walther König. [Details]
(2020) 'ETHICS AND THE ARCHIVE: ACCESS, APPROPRIATION, EXHIBITION'
Chambers, C (2020) 'ETHICS AND THE ARCHIVE: ACCESS, APPROPRIATION, EXHIBITION' In: ETHICS AND INTEGRITY IN VISUAL RESEARCH METHODS. BINGLEY: EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD. [DOI] [Details]
(2018) 'The Irish Question: Newsreels and National Identity'
Ciara Chambers (2018) 'The Irish Question: Newsreels and National Identity' In: Ciara Chambers, Mats Jönsson, Roel Vande Winkel (eds). Researching Newsreels: Local, National and Transnational Case Studies. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Details]
(2018) 'Researching Newsreels Local, National and Transnational Case Studies Introduction'
Chambers, C;Jonsson, M;Vande Winkel, R (2018) 'Researching Newsreels Local, National and Transnational Case Studies Introduction' In: RESEARCHING NEWSREELS: LOCAL, NATIONAL AND TRANSNATIONAL CASE STUDIES. BASINGSTOKE: PALGRAVE. [DOI] [Details]
(2015) 'The 'Aftermath' of the Rising in Cinema Newsreels'
Ciara Chambers (2015) 'The 'Aftermath' of the Rising in Cinema Newsreels' In: Joanna Brück, Lisa Godson (eds). Object Matters: Making 1916. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. [Details]
(2015) 'Irish cinema in Italy: The Roma Irish film festa'
Chambers C.;Monahan B. (2015) 'Irish cinema in Italy: The Roma Irish film festa' In: Ireland and Cinema: Culture and Contexts. [DOI] [Details]
(2013) 'Small Gauge Storytelling: Discovering the Amateur Fiction Film'
Ciara Chambers (2013) 'Small Gauge Storytelling: Discovering the Amateur Fiction Film' In: Ryan Shand, Ian Craven (eds). The Spence Brothers: Amateur Sci-fi and Cine Culture in Northern Ireland. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. [Details]
(2012) 'Capturing Ireland: the Travelogues of JJ Tohill'
Ciara Chambers (2012) 'Capturing Ireland: the Travelogues of JJ Tohill' In: Sonja Kmec and Viviane Thill (eds). Tourists & Nomads: Amateur Images of Migration. Marburg: Jonas Verlag. [Details]
(2007) 'Time Marches On: Representations of 1930s Ireland in March of Time Newsreels'
Ciara Chambers (2007) 'Time Marches On: Representations of 1930s Ireland in March of Time Newsreels' In: Martin McLoone, Kevin Rockett (eds). Irish Films: Global Cinema. Dublin: Four Courts Press. [Details]
(2006) 'Partitionist Viewing: the Split in Newsreel Coverage of Ireland During the Second World War'
Ciara Chambers (2006) 'Partitionist Viewing: the Split in Newsreel Coverage of Ireland During the Second World War' In: Kevin Rockett and John Hill (eds). National Cinemas and World Cinema. Dublin: Four Courts Press. [Details]

Peer Reviewed Journals

  Year Publication
(2024) '“People want better”: a qualitative exploration of stakeholders’ views on introducing well-being coordinators in the screen industry'
John Goodwin, Eleanor McSherry, Ryan Goulding, James O'Mahony, Rachel O'Callaghan and Ciara Chambers (2024) '“People want better”: a qualitative exploration of stakeholders’ views on introducing well-being coordinators in the screen industry'. International Journal Of Qualitative Studies On Health And Well-Being, 19 (1):1-12 [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Details]
(2023) 'Ulster versus Éire: Border Narratives in Cinema Newsreels'
Ciara Chambers (2023) 'Ulster versus Éire: Border Narratives in Cinema Newsreels'. Review of Irish Studies in Europe, 6 (2):36-57 [DOI] [Details]
(2023) 'Make Film History: Opening Up the Archives to Emerging Filmmakers'
Shane O'Sullivan, Ciara Chambers and Colm McAuliffe (2023) 'Make Film History: Opening Up the Archives to Emerging Filmmakers'. View: Journal of European Television History & Culture, 12 (23):53-68 [ Publisher's Version] [Details]
(2022) 'IRISH FILM AND MEDIA STUDIES PUBLICATIONS - 2021'
Chambers, C (2022) 'IRISH FILM AND MEDIA STUDIES PUBLICATIONS - 2021'. Estudios Irlandeses, :266-283 [DOI] [Details]
(2020) 'Irish Film and Media Studies Publications 2019'
Ciara Chambers (2020) 'Irish Film and Media Studies Publications 2019'. Estudios Irlandeses, 15 (1):277-295 [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Details]
(2019) 'Researching Creative Practice: Terminology, Policy, Models'
Ciara Chambers (2019) 'Researching Creative Practice: Terminology, Policy, Models'. Alphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Media, (17):1-12 [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Details]
(2019) 'Irish Film and Media Studies Publications 2018'
Ciara Chambers (2019) 'Irish Film and Media Studies Publications 2018'. Estudios Irlandeses, 14 (1):280-293 [DOI] [Details]
(2013) 'An Advertiser's Dream: the Construction of the 'Consumptionist' Cinematic Persona of Mercedes Gleitze'
Ciara Chambers (2013) 'An Advertiser's Dream: the Construction of the 'Consumptionist' Cinematic Persona of Mercedes Gleitze'. Alphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Media, 6 [ Publisher's Version] [Details]
(2012) ''British for the British - Irish Events for the Irish': Indigenous Newsreel Production in Ireland'
Ciara Chambers (2012) ''British for the British - Irish Events for the Irish': Indigenous Newsreel Production in Ireland'. Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, 32 (3):361-377 [DOI] [Details]

Other Journals

  Year Publication
(2021) 'Cinema as History and History as Cinema - Michael Collins (1996) and The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)'
Ciara Chambers (2021) 'Cinema as History and History as Cinema - Michael Collins (1996) and The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)' History Ireland, :84-87. [ Publisher's Version] [Details]
(2021) 'The Pandemic and Archive Filmmaking: The Make Film History Project'
Ciara Chambers (2021) 'The Pandemic and Archive Filmmaking: The Make Film History Project' NiTRO, . [ Publisher's Version] [Details]
(2014) 'A Film Festival of Ideas'
Ciara Chambers and Barry Monahan (2014) 'A Film Festival of Ideas' Film Ireland, . [ Publisher's Version] [Details]
(2012) 'Sick of government spin? Well it's nothing new'
Ciara Chambers (2012) 'Sick of government spin? Well it's nothing new' TheJournal.ie, . [ Publisher's Version] [Details]
(2011) ''BUFVC Databases go Outside the Box''
Ciara Chambers (2011) ''BUFVC Databases go Outside the Box'' Viewfinder, :14-15. [Details]
(2010) 'Capturing the Nation: Irish Home Movies 1930-1970'
Ciara Chambers (2010) 'Capturing the Nation: Irish Home Movies 1930-1970' Journal of Film Preservation, 82 :60-63. [Details]
(2002) 'Ulster on Screen'
Ciara Chambers (2002) 'Ulster on Screen' Due North, 1 (6) . [Details]

Blog

  Year Publication
(2023) Film Review: Hole in the Head (Dean Kavanagh, 2022).
Ciara Chambers (2023) Film Review: Hole in the Head (Dean Kavanagh, 2022). Blog [ Publisher's Version] [Details]
(2018) The IFI Irish Film Archive, Dublin.
Ciara Chambers (2018) The IFI Irish Film Archive, Dublin. Blog [ Publisher's Version] [Details]
(2017) To review or not to review...?.
Ciara Chambers (2017) To review or not to review...?. Blog [ Publisher's Version] [Details]

Articles

  Year Publication
(2023) Topical Budget's Coverage of Ireland.
Ciara Chambers (2023) Topical Budget's Coverage of Ireland. Articles [ Publisher's Version] [Details]

Book Reviews

  Year Publication
(2021) Women in the Irish Film Industry: Stories and Storytellers.
Chambers, C (2021) Women in the Irish Film Industry: Stories and Storytellers. EDINBURGH: Book Reviews [DOI] [Details]
(2018) Screen Stories: Lewes Goes to the Pictures.
Chambers, C (2018) Screen Stories: Lewes Goes to the Pictures. ABINGDON: Book Reviews [DOI] [Details]
(2016) Rethinking Occupied Ireland: Gender and Incarceration in Contemporary Irish Film.
Chambers, C (2016) Rethinking Occupied Ireland: Gender and Incarceration in Contemporary Irish Film. BARCELONA: Book Reviews [Details]
(2014) Old Borders, New Technologies: Reframing Film and Visual Culture in Contemporary Northern Ireland.
Chambers, C (2014) Old Borders, New Technologies: Reframing Film and Visual Culture in Contemporary Northern Ireland. EDINBURGH: Book Reviews [DOI] [Details]
(2013) Viewpoints: Theoretical Perspectives on Irish Visual Texts.
Ciara Chambers (2013) Viewpoints: Theoretical Perspectives on Irish Visual Texts. Book Reviews [DOI] [Details]
(2011) Early Irish Cinema 1895-1921.
Chambers, C (2011) Early Irish Cinema 1895-1921. ABINGDON: Book Reviews [DOI] [Details]

Review Articles

  Year Publication
(2015) The 60th Cork Film Festival.
Ciara Chambers (2015) The 60th Cork Film Festival. Coleraine: Review Articles [ Publisher's Version] [Details]
(2011) The O'Kalem Collection: 1910-1915.
Chambers, C (2011) The O'Kalem Collection: 1910-1915. NEW YORK: Review Articles [Details]

Radio Presentation

  Year Publication
(2021) Arena with Sean Rocks.
Ciara Chambers (2021) Arena with Sean Rocks. Radio Presentation [Details]
(2020) The Lord Puttnam Scholarship.
Ciara Chambers (2020) The Lord Puttnam Scholarship. Radio Presentation [ Publisher's Version] [Details]
(2019) The History Show.
Ciara Chambers (2019) The History Show. Radio Presentation [ Publisher's Version] [Details]
(2019) The use of archive footage in film and television.
UCC Radio (2019) The use of archive footage in film and television. Radio Presentation [Details]
(2018) The History Show.
Ciara Chambers, Kasandra O'Connell and Lar Joye. (2018) The History Show. Dublin: Radio Presentation [ Publisher's Version] [Details]
(2018) Write Here, Write Now.
Ciara Chambers (2018) Write Here, Write Now. Cork: Radio Presentation [ Publisher's Version] [Details]
(2012) Bookbound on Ireland in the Newsreels.
Ciara Chambers (2012) Bookbound on Ireland in the Newsreels. Radio Presentation [Details]
(2002) BBC Radio Ulster's Soapbox.
Ciara Chambers (2002) BBC Radio Ulster's Soapbox. Radio Presentation [Details]
(2006) Interview on PhD study and the MeCCSA postgraduate conference.
Ciara Chambers (2006) Interview on PhD study and the MeCCSA postgraduate conference. Radio Presentation [Details]
(2004) Interview on cinema newsreels.
Ciara Chambers (2004) Interview on cinema newsreels. Radio Presentation [Details]

Podcast - Media

  Year Publication
(2023) The Irish Civil War on Film.
Ciara Chambers, Tommy Graham, Denis Condon, Brian Hanley, Kevin Rockett (2023) The Irish Civil War on Film. Podcast - Media [ Publisher's Version] [Details]
(2021) History Ireland: The Propaganda War in the Revolutionary Decade.
Ciara Chambers, Tommy Graham, Darragh Gannon, Maurice Walsh and Margaret Ward. (2021) History Ireland: The Propaganda War in the Revolutionary Decade. Podcast - Media [ Publisher's Version] [Details]
(2021) BBC's Year '21.
Ciara Chambers (2021) BBC's Year '21. Podcast - Media [ Publisher's Version] [Details]
(2019) The Field Day Podcast.
Ciara Chambers (2019) The Field Day Podcast. Podcast - Media [ Publisher's Version] [Details]

Radio Documentary

  Year Publication
(2020) Living with a PhD.
Ciara Chambers and Kieran Hurley (2020) Living with a PhD. UCC: Radio Documentary [ Publisher's Version] [Details]

Online Multimedia

  Year Publication
(2007) Northern Ireland and the Second World War.
The Nerve Centre (2007) Northern Ireland and the Second World War. Online Multimedia [ Publisher's Version] [Details]

Audiovisual material

  Year Publication
(2008) Gateways.
Belfast Exposed (2008) Gateways. Audiovisual material [Details]
(2005) Diversity Online.
The Nerve Centre (2005) Diversity Online. Audiovisual material [Details]

DVD

  Year Publication
(2006) In Their Own Words.
The Nerve Centre (2006) In Their Own Words. DVD [Details]
(2003) Reel History.
Studio ON (2003) Reel History. DVD [Details]

Sound recording

  Year Publication
(2011) Blind Ambition.
Ciara Chambers (2011) Blind Ambition. Sound recording [Details]

Interview

  Year Publication
(2020) The Films of Terence McDonald.
Ciara Chambers and Hugh Oddling-Smee (2020) The Films of Terence McDonald. Interview [ Publisher's Version] [Details]

Discussion

  Year Publication
(2019) Screening and discussion of John Hume in American with Ciara Chambers, Maurice Fitzpatrick and Micheál Martin.
Ciara Chambers, Maurice Fitzpatrick, Micheál Martin (2019) Screening and discussion of John Hume in American with Ciara Chambers, Maurice Fitzpatrick and Micheál Martin. Discussion [ Publisher's Version] [Details]
(2014) Screening and discussion of Volkswagen Joe with Brian Deane and Stuart Graham.
Ciara Chambers (2014) Screening and discussion of Volkswagen Joe with Brian Deane and Stuart Graham. Discussion [ Publisher's Version] [Details]

CD-ROM Multimedia Art Work

  Year Publication
(2002) The 1950s.
The Nerve Centre (2002) The 1950s. CD-ROM Multimedia Art Work [Details]

Honours and Awards

  Year Title Awarding Body
2022 Conference Ambassador Cork Convention Bureau
2021 Excellence in Unlocking the Creative Potential of Archives The International Federation of Television Archives (FIAT/IFTA)

Professional Associations

  Association Function From / To
Northern Ireland Screen Board Member 01-MAR-25 /
Northern Ireland Moving Image Heritage & Archive Working Group Chair 01-MAR-25 /
International Association of Media and History Council Member 15-JAN-17 /
Northern Ireland Moving Image and Heritage Working Group Member of Advisory Group 06-JAN-19 / 01-MAR-25
Adam Matthew Digital Member of Editorial Board (Topical Budget) 30-MAY-19 / 25-SEP-23
Irish Screen Studies Board Member 01-JAN-15 / 01-JAN-21
The Newsreel Network Member 01-JAN-13 /
Higher Educational Academy Fellow 01-JUN-15 /
BAFTSS Special Interest Group in Amateur Cinema Founding Member 03-JAN-10 /
NECS Amateur Media Cultures Workgroup Member 01-JUL-18 /
British Universities Film and Video Council Ulster University Representative 03-JAN-10 / 31-DEC-16

Conference Contributions

  Year Publication
(2025) Irish Screen Studies,
Ciara Chambers, Eleanor McSherry, Johnny Goodwin, Susan Leahy (2025) Film, Media and Society: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Research and Education. [Chair Sessions at Symposia], Irish Screen Studies, UCC , 01-MAY-25 - 01-MAY-25. [Details]
(2025) Irish Screen Studies,
Ciara Chambers, John Stephenson, Bruce Robertson and Colm Villa (2025) Screening and panel discussion: Paradiso (1988) and Cuban Breeze (1986). [Chair Sessions at Symposia], Irish Screen Studies, University College Cork , 02-MAY-25 - 02-MAY-25. [Details]
(2025) Virtual Talks with Video Activists: Streets of Ulster, with Louise Denver and Dr. Ciara Chambers,
Ciara Chambers (2025) https://mediaburn.org/events/virtual-talks-ulster-denver/. [Oral Presentation], Virtual Talks with Video Activists: Streets of Ulster, with Louise Denver and Dr. Ciara Chambers, Chicago Media Burn , 05-MAY-25 - 05-MAY-15. [Details]
(2024) International Association of Media and History Symposium,
Ciara Chambers (2024) Hidden Archives: Marginalised and Alternative Collections and Practices. [Conference Organising Committee Member], International Association of Media and History Symposium, Irish Film Institute, Dublin , 30-JAN-24 - 30-JAN-24. [Details]
(2024) Irish Screen Studies,
Ciara Chambers, Linda Curtin, Hugh Oddling-Smee, Phil Ramsey, Steve Baker (2024) The Future of Film on a Shared Island. [Oral Presentation], Irish Screen Studies, Ulster University, Belfast , 07-MAY-24 - 08-MAY-24. [Details]
(2024) Sheffield DocFest,
Ciara Chambers, Shane O'Sullivan, Alex Wilson, Lamees Almakkawy, Tetiana Symon (2024) Make Film History: A New Platform for Archive-Inspired Storytelling. [Chair Sessions at Symposia], Sheffield DocFest, Sheffield , 15-JUN-24 - 15-JUN-24. [Details]
(2024) Archives for the Future,
Ciara Chambers, Shane O'Sullivan, Mila Turajlic, Anna Price, Manuel Heller (2024) Sheffield DocFest. [Chair Sessions at Symposia], Archives for the Future, Sheffield , 15-JUN-24 - 15-JUN-24. [Details]
(2023) Visible Evidence: Documentary Ecologies,
Ciara Chambers (2023) Conflict and Creative Reuse: The Return of Northern Ireland’s Amateur Chroniclers. [Oral Presentation], Visible Evidence: Documentary Ecologies, University of Udine, Italy , 06-SEP-23 - 09-SEP-23. [Details]
(2023) The Future of Archives,
Ciara Chambers (2023) Make Film History: Opening Up the Archives to Emerging Filmmakers. [Oral Presentation], The Future of Archives, Université du Québec à Montréal , 20-JUN-23 - 22-JUN-23. [Details]
(2022) Digital Humanities Research Colloqium,
Ciara Chambers (2022) Make Film History: Opening Up the Archives to Emerging Filmmakers. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], Digital Humanities Research Colloqium, UCC , 26-OCT-22 - 26-OCT-22. [Details]
(2022) Conflict Resolution and the Media,
Ciara Chambers (2022) The Propaganda War: Cinema Newsreels and Conflict Resolution in the Irish Revolutionary Period. [Oral Presentation], Conflict Resolution and the Media, University of Applied Sciences, Kiel , 11-JUL-22 - 14-JUL-22. [Details]
(2022) Capturing Conflict: The Irish War of Independence and Civil War on Film,
Ciara Chambers (2022) The Revolutionary Period in Cinema Newsreels. [Oral Presentation], Capturing Conflict: The Irish War of Independence and Civil War on Film, Irish Film Institute , 24-JUN-22 - 24-JUN-22. [Details]
(2022) Irish Border Narratives,
Ciara Chambers (2022) Ulster versus Éire: Partitionist Narratives in Cinema Newsreels. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Irish Border Narratives, Wuppertal, Germany , 15-JUN-22 - 17-JUN-22. [Details]
(2021) European Social Science History Conference,
Ciara Chambers (2021) Researching Newsreels Case Study: The Irish Question. [Oral Presentation], European Social Science History Conference, Leiden , 27-MAR-21 - 27-MAR-21. [Details]
(2020) IASA - FIAT/IFTA Joint Conference,
Ciara Chambers, Shane O'Sullivan, Annabelle Shaw, Mark Macey, Kasandra O'Connell, Francis Jones. (2020) Make Film History: Opening up the Archives to Young Filmmakers. [Oral Presentation], IASA - FIAT/IFTA Joint Conference, Dublin , 28-OCT-20 - 28-OCT-20. [Details]
(2020) Bloody Sunday Lecture Series,
Ciara Chambers (2020) The Propaganda of Partition: Coverage of the War of Independence and Civil War in Cinema Newsreels. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Bloody Sunday Lecture Series, GAA Museum , 19-OCT-20 - 19-OCT-20. [Details]
(2020) Something Old: Something New: Use of Archival Film in New Works,
Ciara Chambers, Pat Collins, (2020) IFI Documentary Film Festival. [Other], Something Old: Something New: Use of Archival Film in New Works, Dublin, Irish Film Institute , 25-SEP-20 - 25-SEP-20. [Details]
(2020) Make Film History Project Launch,
Ciara Chambers, Francis Jones, Mark Macey, Kasandra O'Connell, Shane O'Sullivan, Annabelle Shaw, (2020) Archives for Education Symposium. [Oral Presentation], Make Film History Project Launch, Kingston University , 11-SEP-20 - 11-SEP-20. [Details]
(2020) IAAS W.A. Emmerson Annual Lecture,
Ciara Chambers and Nerys Young (2020) Chair of lecture by Dr Nerys Young: '‘Captive City, Captive Audience: Film, Television, and the Kefauver Crime Hearings’'. [Chair Sessions at Symposia], IAAS W.A. Emmerson Annual Lecture, Ulster University, Coleraine , 09-SEP-20 - 09-SEP-20. [Details]
(2020) Ireland in Europe: Reflections and Resonance,
Yvon Bonnenfant, Ciara Chambers, Tríona Ni Schíocháin, Nichoals Johnson, Jenny Roche, Inês Bento Coelho,, (2020) Visioning the Future Online Seminar Series. [Oral Presentation], Ireland in Europe: Reflections and Resonance, University College Cork , 13-AUG-20 - 13-AUG-20. [Details]
(2020) Archival Appropriation: Reuse, Recycling and Remediation in the Digital Era,
Ciara Chambers (2020) http://iamhist.net/archival-appropriation-reuse-recycling-remediation-digital-era-programme/. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Archival Appropriation: Reuse, Recycling and Remediation in the Digital Era, University College Cork , 09-JAN-20 - 10-JAN-20. [Details]
(2019) The IFI Irish Independence Film Collection,
Ciara Chambers and Kasandra O'Connell (2019) Cork in the Newsreels. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], The IFI Irish Independence Film Collection, The Cork Film Festival , 11-NOV-19 - 11-DEC-19. [Details]
(2019) History Ireland Hedge School,
Ciara Chambers, Tommy Graham, Roisín Kennedy, Paul Delany, Fintan Valley (2019) 'Mobilise the Poets': Art and Culture in the Irish Revolution. [Invited Oral Presentation], History Ireland Hedge School, Allingham Arts Festival, Ballyshannon, Donegal , 09-NOV-19 - 09-DEC-19. [Details]
(2019) Power and the Media,
Ciara Chambers and Tobias Hochscherf (2019) Anti-British and Antisemitic Propaganda: Third Reich Films and Ireland. [Oral Presentation], Power and the Media, University of Northumbria , 18-JUL-19. [Details]
(2019) Power and the Media,
Ciara Chambers, Llewella Chapman, Lawrence Napper and Sian Barber (2019) The Media, the Archive and Power. [Plenary Lecture], Power and the Media, Northumbria University, Newcastle , 16-JUL-19 - 18-JUL-19. [Details]
(2019) Power and the Media,
Ciara Chambers and IAMHIST Council (2019) Publication and Pathways for Media Historians. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], Power and the Media, Northumbria University, Newcastle , 17-JUL-19 - 17-JUL-19. [Details]
(2018) Interwar Lens Cultures - Photography and Film in Transition 1919-1939,
Ciara Chambers (2018) The Wars Between the Wars: Political, Civil and Economic Conflict in Ireland. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Interwar Lens Cultures - Photography and Film in Transition 1919-1939, Valand Academy, Gothenburg University , 28-NOV-18 - 29-NOV-18. [Details]
(2018) Irish Screen Studies Webinar,
Ciara Chambers and Aaron Hunter (2018) Emotional Labour in Academia. [Oral Presentation], Irish Screen Studies Webinar, Cork , 05-DEC-18. [Details]
(2018) Raiders of the Lost Archive,
Ciara Chambers (2018) From Book to Broadcast: Adapting Academic Research for the Screen. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Raiders of the Lost Archive, Queen's Film Theatre, Belfast , 10-NOV-18 - 10-NOV-18. [Details]
(2018) The Dublin History Festival,
Ciara Chambers, Kasandra O'Connell, Lar Joya and Brenda Malone (2018) The Irish Independence Film Collection. [Invited Oral Presentation], The Dublin History Festival, Irish Film Institute, Dublin , 03-OCT-18. [Details]
(2018) The Newsreel Network Symposium,
Ciara Chambers (2018) Meeting of international scholars to discuss the preservation, digitisation, research and reuse of newsreels. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], The Newsreel Network Symposium, University College Cork , 13-JUN-18 - 14-JUN-18. [Details]
(2018) Creative Practice Symposium,
Ciara Chambers (2018) https://www.ucc.ie/en/filmstudies/news/creative-practice-symposium-4th-may-2018-film-and-screen-media-auditorium-basement-kane-building.html. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Creative Practice Symposium, University College Cork , 04-MAY-18 - 04-MAY-18. [Details]
(2018) Irish Screen Studies Webinar,
Ciara Chambers (2018) Archival Research Practices. [Oral Presentation], Irish Screen Studies Webinar, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXU4UQTriEY , 21-MAR-18. [Details]
(2018) History Ireland Hedge School,
Ciara Chambers (2018) Cinema in Revolutionary Ireland. [Invited Oral Presentation], History Ireland Hedge School, National Library of Ireland, Dublin , 26-FEB-18. [Details]
(2017) Missing Believed Wiped,
Ciara Chambers (2017) Participant in roundtable discussion on broadcast archiving. [Invited Oral Presentation], Missing Believed Wiped, Queen's Film Theatre, Belfast , 04-NOV-17. [Details]
(2017) Media and History: Crime, Violence and Justice,
Ciara Chambers (2017) Rethinking the Violent Irish in the “Second Life” of Cinema Newsreels. [Oral Presentation], Media and History: Crime, Violence and Justice, Paris (Université Panthéon-Assas) , 10-JUL-17 - 13-JUL-17. [Details]
(2017) Women in the Film and Television Industries Symposium,
Ciara Chambers (2017) The “nameless sidekick”: feminine invisibilty in the UK and Irish film industries. [Invited Oral Presentation], Women in the Film and Television Industries Symposium, NUI Maynooth , 03-MAY-17. [Details]
(2016) Making Use of Local Resources,
Ciara Chambers (2016) Workshop on accessing local resources in Northern Ireland, January 2016. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], Making Use of Local Resources, Queen's University Belfast . [Details]
(2015) The Newsreel Network,
Ciara Chambers (2015) WWI and Ireland in the Newsreels. [Invited Oral Presentation], The Newsreel Network, Danish Film Institute, Cophenhagen , 02-JUN-15 - 04-JUN-15. [Details]
(2015) Irish Screen Studies Seminar,
Ciara Chambers (2015) Irish Screen Studies Conference. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Irish Screen Studies Seminar, Ulster University, Belfast , 07-MAY-15 - 08-MAY-15. [Details]
(2014) Celebrating our Audiovisual Heritage,
Ciara Chambers (2014) Release of the findings of Ulster University's research projects in the UTV archives. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Celebrating our Audiovisual Heritage, Ulster University, Belfast , 04-DEC-14 - 04-DEC-14. [Details]
(2014) The Newsreel Network Symposium,
Ciara Chambers (2014) Ireland in the Newsreels. [Invited Oral Presentation], The Newsreel Network Symposium, Danish Film Institute, Cophenhagen , 19-MAY-14 - 21-MAY-14. [Details]
(2014) Masculinity and Irish Popular Culture,
Ciara Chambers (2014) Book launch of Masculinity and Popular Culture, edited by Conn Holohan and Tony Tracey, Palgrave, 2014. [Invited Oral Presentation], Masculinity and Irish Popular Culture, NUI Galway , 29-APR-14 - 29-APR-14. [Details]
(2014) Huston School of Film and Digital Media's Postgraduate Symposium,
Ciara Chambers (2014) Mapping the Cinematic Abyss: Some Observations on the Historical and Contemporary Politics of Shifting Archival Spaces. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Huston School of Film and Digital Media's Postgraduate Symposium, NUI Galway , 28-APR-14 - 29-APR-14. [Details]
(2014) The History of Forgotten Television Drama,
Ciara Chambers (2014) Co-organizer with Professor John Hill, Royal Holloway. [Conference Organising Committee Member], The History of Forgotten Television Drama, Ulster University, Belfast , 20-FEB-14 - 21-FEB-14. [Details]
(2013) Ireland in the Newsreels,
Ciara Chambers (2013) Guest lecture for the Maynooth History Forum. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], Ireland in the Newsreels, Maynooth, Ireland , 06-DEC-13 - 06-DEC-13. [Details]
(2013) Object Matters: Remaking 1916,
Ciara Chambers (2013) The 'Aftermath' of the Easter Rising in Cinema Newsreels. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Object Matters: Remaking 1916, Dublin City Council Offices , 26-APR-13 - 27-APR-13. [Details]
(2013) Mediating News,
Ciara Chambers (2013) Ireland in the Newsreels. [Invited Oral Presentation], Mediating News, University of Lund, Sweden , 21-MAY-13 - 22-MAY-13. [Details]
(2013) World Cinema on Demand Symposium,
Ciara Chambers (2013) The Impact of Digitisation on Film History Research and Education. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], World Cinema on Demand Symposium, Queen's University, Belfast , 26-JUN-13 - 26-JUN-13. [Details]
(2013) Reframing Cinema History,
Ciara Chambers (2013) Researching newsreels: archives, digitization, access and appropriation. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Reframing Cinema History, University College Cork , 22-MAR-13. [Details]
(2013) Archiving Tomorrow,
Ciara Chambers (2013) Archiving Ireland: Preservation, Digitisation and Access. [Invited Oral Presentation], Archiving Tomorrow, Media City Salford, Manchester , 20-NOV-13 - 22-NOV-13. [Details]
(2013) Spaces and Places of Culture,
Ciara Chambers (2013) MeCCSA annual conference. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Spaces and Places of Culture, Ulster University, Derry . [Details]
(2013) Spaces and Places of Culture,
Ciara Chambers and Sian Barber (2013) Citation of Moving Images: Challenges and Guidelines. [Oral Presentation], Spaces and Places of Culture, Ulster University, Derry , 09-JAN-13 - 11-JAN-13. [Details]
(2012) Reframing History: Film, TV & the Historians,
Ciara Chambers (2012) The use of archives in research and teaching. [Oral Presentation], Reframing History: Film, TV & the Historians, Queen's University Belfast , 22-JUN-12 - 22-JUN-12. [Details]
(2012) Post Graduate Symposium (Film, TV, Theatre),
Ciara Chambers (2012) Emergent Scholars Workshop. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], Post Graduate Symposium (Film, TV, Theatre), University of Glasgow , 17-MAY-12 - 18-MAY-12. [Details]
(2012) Reflections on the Study of Amateur Cinema,
Ciara Chambers (2012) Cine-culture in Northern Ireland: the Influences, Productions and Screening Spaces of the Spence Brothers. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Reflections on the Study of Amateur Cinema, University of Glasgow , 24-APR-12 - 24-APR-12. [Details]
(2011) Learning on Screen,
Ciara Chambers (2011) Learning Outside the Box: the BUFVC's Databases. [Invited Oral Presentation], Learning on Screen, Southbank, London . [Details]
(2010) Saving Private Reels: On the Presentation, Appropriation and Re-contextualisation of the Amateur Moving Images,
Ciara Chambers (2010) Beyond the Conflict: the Amateur Gaze in Northern Ireland. [Oral Presentation], Saving Private Reels: On the Presentation, Appropriation and Re-contextualisation of the Amateur Moving Images, University College Cork , 17-SEP-10 - 19-SEP-10. [Details]
(2010) Tourists and Nomads: Amateur Images of Migration,
Ciara Chambers (2010) Capturing the Nation: 1960s Irish Travelogues. [Oral Presentation], Tourists and Nomads: Amateur Images of Migration, CNA, Luxembourg , 22-APR-10 - 24-APR-10. [Details]
(2010) Home Movie Heritage Day,
Ciara Chambers (2010) Introduction to the Currivan and Spence Collections. [Invited Oral Presentation], Home Movie Heritage Day, Irish Film Institute . [Details]
(2008) Workshop for PGCSE students,
Ciara Chambers (2008) The use of moving images in teaching history. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], Workshop for PGCSE students, Queen's University Belfast . [Details]
(2006) MeCCSA Postgraduate Conference,
Ciara Chambers (2006) Media, Communications and Cultural Studies Association's Annual Postgraduate Conference. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], MeCCSA Postgraduate Conference, Ulster University, Coleraine . [Details]
(2006) Irish Postgraduate Film Research Seminar,
Ciara Chambers (2006) Time Marches On: Representations of 1930s Ireland in March of Time Newsreels. [Oral Presentation], Irish Postgraduate Film Research Seminar, Ulster University, Coleraine . [Details]
(2005) Irish Postgraduate Film Research Seminar,
Ciara Chambers (2005) Partitionist viewing - the split in newsreel coverage of Ireland during the Second World War. [Oral Presentation], Irish Postgraduate Film Research Seminar, Trinity College, Dublin , 21-APR-05 - 22-APR-05. [Details]
(2005) MeCCSA Postgraduate Conference,
Ciara Chambers (2005) 'Partitionist Viewing - the Split in Newsreel Coverage of Ireland during the Second World War. [Oral Presentation], MeCCSA Postgraduate Conference, University of Cardiff . [Details]
(2005) Institute of Irish Studies Seminar Series,
Ciara Chambers (2005) Representations of Ireland in the Newsreels. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], Institute of Irish Studies Seminar Series, Queen's University, Belfast , 26-APR-05 - 26-APR-05. [Details]
(2005) The BUFVC Newsreel Symposium,
Ciara Chambers (2005) Symposium on newsreel research. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], The BUFVC Newsreel Symposium, British Universities Film and Video Council, London . [Details]
(2004) Centre for Media Research Seminar Series,
Ciara Chambers (2004) Representations of Ireland in the Newsreels. [Oral Presentation], Centre for Media Research Seminar Series, Ulster University, Coleraine , 14-OCT-04 - 14-OCT-04. [Details]
(2004) MecCCSA Postgraduate Network Forum,
Ciara Chambers (2004) 'Sharing their cottage with the pig in a land ruled by dictator de Valera.' The newsreels' portrayal of twentieth-century Ireland. [Oral Presentation], MecCCSA Postgraduate Network Forum, University of Central England, Birmingham . [Details]
(2004) Off-screen spaces: Regionalism and Globalised Cultures,
Ciara Chambers (2004) 'Representing the Local: Newsreel Coverage of Irish Neutrality in World War II. [Oral Presentation], Off-screen spaces: Regionalism and Globalised Cultures, Ulster University, Coleraine , 28-JUL-04 - 30-JUL-04. [Details]
(2004) Du Grain à Démoudre Film Festival,
Ciara Chambers (2004) The film industry in Northern Ireland. [Invited Oral Presentation], Du Grain à Démoudre Film Festival, Gonfreville, France . [Details]
(2002) Student Forum,
Ciara Chambers (2002) Week-long conference on global issues. [Invited Oral Presentation], Student Forum, Vilemov Castle, Prague . [Details]

Committees

  Committee Function From / To
Cork University Press Editorial Committee Member 2018 /

Employment

  Employer Position From / To
University College Cork Lecturer in Contemporary Film and Screen Media 02-JAN-17 /
Ulster University Lecturer in Film Studies, Course Director, Media Plus 01-JAN-10 / 22-DEC-16
University College Cork Research Assistant 01-APR-09 / 30-JAN-10
Queen's University Belfast Module Lecturer 01-JAN-08 / 30-MAR-09
Ulster University Module Lecturer and Seminar Tutor 01-JAN-06 / 30-MAR-09
Belfast Exposed Photography Acting Archive Manager 01-APR-07 / 30-JUN-08
Northern Ireland Screen Freelance Trainer 01-DEC-04 / 30-MAR-09
Northern Ireland Screen Digital Film Archive Outreach Officer 01-MAY-02 / 30-NOV-04

Education

  Year Institution Qualification Subject
2019 Aurora (Advance HE) Digital Badge Leadership and Gender Equality
2015 Ulster University Coleraine Postgraduate Certificate Higher Educational Practice
2010 New Era Academy Teaching Diploma (LNEA) Speech and Drama
2008 Dundalk Institute of Technology Border Arts Certificate Arts and Conflict
2007 Ulster University Coleraine PhD Representations of Ireland in the Newsreels: 1910-1945
2001 Trinity College Dublin M.Phil Psychoanalytic Studies
2000 Bil Keating Centre for Theatre and Television Studies Certificate Television Production, Presentation and Direction
1999 Queen's University Belfast BA(Hons) English Literature

Consultancy

  Client Description
Atticus Education
Screen education company founded by David Puttnam

Outreach Activities

  Description

Fastnet Film Festival screening of Water Under the Bridge and panel discussion with Lord David Puttnam, Rehan Ali (Puttnam Scholar), Greg Burrowes (producer) and Ciara Chambers (chair)

Showcase and discussion of work produced from the Make Film History/Irish Film London collaboration, 28 February 2022. https://watch.eventive.org/irishfilmfromhome/play/6213b0fc32b2cf00a7c30487

Make Film History: Make Your Own Archive Documentary Workshop at Fresh Film Festival March 2021

Make Film History: Unlocking the Potential of Film Archives at Irish Film London, St. Patrick's Day Film Festival March 2021

Illustrated talk with Denis Condon at the Irish Film Institute on the Irish Events Newsreel as part of the Dublin Festival of History, 4th October 2017 http://dublinfestivalofhistory.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Dublin-Festival-of-History-2017-final-programme-web.pdf.

Introduction to 'Belfast Day', a one-day programme at the Irish Film Festa in Rome, March, 2014.

Panellist on the Irish Film Institute's 'The Critical Take', August 2012.

Introduction to 'LA Plays Itself' (Thom Anderson, 2003) at the Queen's Film Theatre, Belfast, 19th February, 2012.

Member of focus group on the amalgamation of the British Universities Film and Video Council's digital resources, October 2010.

Guest speaker at St. Dominic's Girls Grammar School's annual prize-giving event, Belfast, September 2007.

Panellist, discussion of the use of archives at the Foyle Film Festival, November 2005.

Journal Activities

  Journal Role To / From
Historical Journal Of Film, Radio And Television Editorship 01-DEC-16 -
Estudios Irlandeses Member of Advisory Board 06-APR-18 -
Alphaville: Journal Of Film And Screen Media Member of Advisory Board 01-FEB-17 -

Other Activities

  Description

External Examiner, Screen Production, Ulster University, 2022-

Roma Irish Film Festival Short Film Jury Member 2022

Dublin Feminist Film Festival Short Film Jury Member 2021

Member of working party, British Universities Film and Video Council's Audiovisual Citation working group, 2011-2017 http://bufvc.ac.uk/projects-research/avcitation. 

External Examiner, Arts, Dublin Business School, 2013-2017.

External Examiner, Film Studies, University of Hull, 2012-2016.

Pre-selection panelist, short film programme, Cork Film Festival, 2014-

Member of Advisory Board for the AHRC-funded project 'History of Forgotten Television Drama', Professor John Hill (PI).  

Northern Ireland Screen's Digital Film Archive Representative for Ulster University, 2010-16.

Revalidation panel member, Film and Cultural Studies, Dublin Business School, 2014-15.

External Examiner, Postgraduate Symposium, Huston School of Film and Digital Media, NUI Galway, April 2013 and May 2018.

Steering group member, BBC and BUFVC's Chronicle digitisation project, 2011-12. 

Teaching Interests

Newsreels; Film History; Contemporary Cinema; Irish Non-fiction Film; Amateur Film; Archives and Archival Appropriation; Creative Reuse.

Recent Postgraduates

  Graduation Year Student Name Institution Degree Type Thesis Title
2014 Ken Griffin University of Ulster PHD The impact of archival silences on historical narratives surrounding Ulster Television (UTV)
2013 Orla Lafferty University of Ulster PHD Reporting the 'Troubles' at Ulster Television: An Archival Exploration from 1968-1998.

Current Postgraduate Students

  Student Degree Type
Scally Ellen Doctoral Degree
O'Connell Kasandra Johanna Doctoral Degree

External Collaborators

  Name Organisation / Institute Country
Shane O'Sullivan Kingston University UNITED KINGDOM
Mac Dara Ó'Curraidhín LMDÓC IRELAND