Welcome to Women’s Film and Television History Network U.K. and Ireland

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We are a group of researchers, teachers, archivists, collections managers, students, professionals, and enthusiasts engaged in exploring the contributions women have made to the emergence and development of film and television.

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DWFTH Conference

As a means of encouraging, supporting and disseminating research into women’s participation in screen media, the WFTHN holds a biennial conference, Doing Women’s Film and Television History (DWFTH).

Our next conference, DWFTH 7, is subtitled ‘Entangled Media: Past and Present’. It will take place 18-20 June 2025 at the University of Lincoln, UK. Click here for more information.


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