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 member of the International Association for Media and History's council and the Irish Screen Studies board and is associate editor for the Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television and a member of the editorial teams of Alphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Media and Estudios Irlandeses. 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, the BBC, the British Film Institute, Northern Ireland Screen and the IFI Irish Film Archive. 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 | |
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Éire na Nuachtscannán (Ireland in the Newsreels) | Broadcasting Authority of Ireland | 01-SEP-15 | 26-OCT-17 | €189,000.00 | |
Make Film History | Irish Research Council | 01-AUG-20 | 30-NOV-21 | €12,489.00 | |
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 | |
Life after the PhD | Other: Not Listed | 07-MAY-15 | 08-MAY-15 | €646.00 |
Publications
Books
Year | Publication | |
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(2012) | Ireland in the Newsreels. Ciara Chambers (2012) Ireland in the Newsreels. Dublin: Irish Academic Press. [Details] |
Edited Books
Year | Publication | |
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(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. [Details] |
Film or Broadcasts
Year | Publication | |
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(2021) | Scéalta Grá na hÉireann (Interviewee). Ciara Chambers (2021) Scéalta Grá na hÉireann (Interviewee). Film or Broadcasts [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 [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 [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 | |
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(2020) | 'Ethics and the Archive: Access, Appropriation, Exhibition' Ciara Chambers (2020) 'Ethics and the Archive: Access, Appropriation, Exhibition' In: Savannah Dodd (eds). Ethics and Integrity in Visual Research Methods. Bingley: Emerald Publishing. [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. [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 | |
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(2020) | 'Irish Film and Media Studies Publications 2019' Ciara Chambers (2020) 'Irish Film and Media Studies Publications 2019'. Estudios Irlandeses, 15 (1):277-295 [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 [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 [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 | |
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(2014) | 'A Film Festival of Ideas' Ciara Chambers and Barry Monahan (2014) 'A Film Festival of Ideas' Film Ireland, . [Details] | |
(2011) | ''BUFVC Databases go Outside the Box'' Ciara Chambers (2011) ''BUFVC Databases go Outside the Box'' :14-15. [Details] | |
(2012) | 'Sick of government spin? Well it's nothing new' Ciara Chambers (2012) 'Sick of government spin? Well it's nothing new' . [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 | |
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(2018) | The IFI Irish Film Archive, Dublin. Ciara Chambers (2018) The IFI Irish Film Archive, Dublin. Blog [Details] | |
(2017) | To review or not to review...?. Ciara Chambers (2017) To review or not to review...?. Blog [Details] |
Book Reviews
Year | Publication | |
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(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 | |
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(2015) | The 60th Cork Film Festival. Ciara Chambers (2015) The 60th Cork Film Festival. Coleraine: Review Articles [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 | |
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(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 [Details] | |
(2019) | The History Show. Ciara Chambers (2019) The History Show. Radio Presentation [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 [Details] | |
(2018) | Write Here, Write Now. Ciara Chambers (2018) Write Here, Write Now. Cork: Radio Presentation [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 | |
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(2019) | The Field Day Podcast. Ciara Chambers (2019) The Field Day Podcast. Podcast - Media [Details] |
Radio Documentary
Year | Publication | |
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(2020) | Living with a PhD. Ciara Chambers and Kieran Hurley (2020) Living with a PhD. UCC: Radio Documentary [Details] |
Online Multimedia
Year | Publication | |
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(2007) | Northern Ireland and the Second World War. The Nerve Centre (2007) Northern Ireland and the Second World War. Online Multimedia [Details] |
Audiovisual material
Year | Publication | |
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(2008) | Gateways. Belfast Exposed (2008) Gateways. Audiovisual material [Details] | |
(2005) | Diversity Online. The Nerve Centre (2005) Diversity Online. Audiovisual material [Details] |
DVD
Year | Publication | |
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(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 | |
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(2011) | Blind Ambition. Ciara Chambers (2011) Blind Ambition. Sound recording [Details] |
Interview
Year | Publication | |
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(2020) | The Films of Terence McDonald. Ciara Chambers and Hugh Oddling-Smee (2020) The Films of Terence McDonald. Interview [Details] |
Discussion
Year | Publication | |
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(2014) | Screening and discussion: Volkswagen Joe. Ciara Chambers (2014) Screening and discussion: Volkswagen Joe. Discussion [Details] |
CD-ROM Multimedia Art Work
Year | Publication | |
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(2002) | The 1950s. The Nerve Centre (2002) The 1950s. CD-ROM Multimedia Art Work [Details] |
Professional Activities
Professional Associations
Association | Function | From / To | |
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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 / | |
Irish Screen Studies | Board Member | 01-JAN-15 / | |
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 | |
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(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-17. [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 | |
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Cork University Press Editorial Committee | Member | 2018 / |
Employment
Employer | Position | From / To | |
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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 | |
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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 |
Outreach Activities
Description | |
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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 | |
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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 Editorial Board | 01-FEB-17 - |
Other Activities
Description | |
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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 Activities
Teaching Interests
Newsreels; Film History; Contemporary Cinema; Irish Non-fiction Film; Amateur Film; Archives and Archival Appropriation.Recent Postgraduates
Graduation Year | Student Name | Institution | Degree Type | Thesis Title | |
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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. |
Research Information
External Collaborators
Name | Organisation / Institute | Country | |
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Shane O'Sullivan | Kingston University | UNITED KINGDOM | |
Mac Dara Ó'Curraidhín | LMDÓC | IRELAND |