9.5mm Film and Participatory Media Before the Digital Age
Annamaria Motrescu-Mayes editor Zoë Viney Burgess editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publishing:12th Aug '25
£39.99
This title is due to be published on 12th August, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
This anthology offers the first systematic exploration of the 9.5mm amateur film culture, practice, and consumption, from its launch in 1922 to the present day. It breathes new life into our understanding of participatory media and its origins in the early twentieth century, revealing how a web of experiences gave rise to a vibrant ecosystem of collaborative storytelling and grassroots cultural movements that continue to shape our understanding of media participation.
The collection brings together the work of emerging specialists, early career researchers, and respected scholars from anthropology, film, media studies, and international film archival networks. The sixteen chapters in this volume bring fresh insight into early participatory media culture and confirm the ongoing influence and impact of 9.5mm film on global media studies.
The interdisciplinary approach and wide-reaching perspectives make it a valuable resource for cinema and media curricula, film archival projects, cultural and media anthropology, visual sociology, as well as gender, memory, and migration studies.
“A must-read for film scholars, archivists, and curators interested in 9.5mm film as a groundbreaking amateur gauge and its diverse histories of use. This volume offers a timely and comprehensive study of a technologically and historically significant participatory medium, shedding unique light on the roots of today’s digital media culture.”
Dr Tim van der Heijden, Assistant Professor of Media Studies, Open University of the Netherlands
"It is wonderful to see this great variety of contributions about the famous 9.5mm film format, collected in one volume. 9.5mm stimulated not just one specific small gauge culture but found various shapes and forms in different countries and eras. The editors greatly assembled the existing scholarship, also proving along the way that amateur media scholarship keeps on growing."
Professor Susan Aasman, Professor of Digital Humanities, University of Groningen.
“This anthology offers a groundbreaking exploration of the 9.5mm amateur film culture, tracing its evolution from 1922 to the present, and highlights the Pathé Baby's original significance in the growing interest in small gauges formats. Owing to its interdisciplinary insights, the volume emphasises the significance of participatory media before the digital age. An essential read for media scholars.”
Dr Mirco Santi, President INEDITS European Association, and Co-Founder of Fondazione Home Movies-Archivio Nazionale del Film di Famiglia (Bologna, Italy)
ISBN: 9781032970943
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354 pages