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Archiving the Past

Women’s Film History in France, 1927–1978

Aurore Spiers

Archiving the Past uncovers the story of women in France who, from the 1920s to 1970s, played critical roles in the production of global cinema's history: as archivists charged with collecting films and other materials, as witnesses tasked with remembering their own past film careers, and as activists committed to recovering women's contributions to film history. Reflecting on how gender politics informs the production of film history, Aurore Spiers recasts the film archive as a site of women's agency, modeling strategies for inclusivity, recuperation, and liberation within feminist film historiography.

Aurore Spiers is Assistant Professor of Film and Media Studies in the College of Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts at Texas A&M University.

246 pp.6 x 9Illus: 30 b/w figures

9780520400801$95.00|£80.00Hardcover

Jan 2026

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