Celluloid War Memorials covers a fascinating subject and Professor Connelly reveals interesting and thought-provoking ideas about how the past - even the immediate past - is remembered and memorialised by individuals and society. Kathy Stevenson, The Western Front Association Stand To!, Number 11, May 2018
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The Western Front Association Stand To!
This ... Read moreis a convincing and important contribution to the field . . . this promises to provide a depth to our understanding of the history and tradition of documentary in British film production at this time. I look forward to reading it when it comes out. Mark Connelly's Celluloid War Memorials is an indispensable addition to the field of British Film History and to Film Studies and History more broadly. The book is a landmark study of a British production company. But more than that, Connelly has written a book which productively connects industry, audience and cultural memory, and in the process provides an important piece of the puzzle that is the ever changing cultural memory of the Great War in Britain.' Michael Hammond, Department of Film Studies, University of Southampton
Michael Hammond BIF [British Instructional Films] and their WW1 [World War 1] films have received little attention by scholars, despite their box office success and critical acclaim at the time of their release... the role of the films as a `surrogate language' for veterans is particularly interesting and productive, as is the argument that the films might be understood as `celluloid war memorials'. The intention to concentrate on contexts of reception is particularly interesting in this regard and promises to offer a fresh insight into the productions. Another major strength is the emphasis it places on the circulation of the films outside Britain itself, within the Empire and further afield. This really is original and has the potential to result in some ground-breaking work.' Lawrence Napper, Film Studies Department, King's College London
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