Fonds F2299 - Queen's University. Department of Film and Media fonds

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Queen's University. Department of Film and Media fonds

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  • 1939-2011 (Creation)
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    Queen's University. Department of Film and Media

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12.5 m of textual records, 4 videocassettes, 1 DVD

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The Department of Film Studies at Queen's began in the 1960s when Dr. George Whalley, Head of the Department of English, saw a need to give academic attention to the important place that cinema had come to take in modern life. He appointed the Canadian film critic and scholar, Peter Harcourt to teach film classes in the English Department. A separate Department of Film Studies was established in 1969, and by the mid-1970s, offered students a BA (Honours) program in film. The Department combines historical and critical studies with production courses in film and video, on the premise that graduates should be well-versed in both the contexts and the techniques of the art. The two converted Victorian houses at 154/160 Stuart Street that house the Department contain classrooms and offices, cinemas, workshops, and viewing rooms packed with editing machines, advanced computing technology, laserdisc hardware, digital editing technology, and video cameras. A growing archive of films, video cassettes, video discs, and DVDs that includes significant collections of work by Canadian filmmakers such as Michael Snow, Allan King, and Atom Egoyan, provides material for instruction and research. At its 26 April 2007 meeting, the University Senate approved the proposal to change the name of the Department of Film Studies to the Department of Film and Media, effective 1 May 2007.

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Fonds consists of scripts and screenplays of numerous Canadian films shot in the 1970s and 1980s; copy of "A Proposal" to establish a Department of Film Studies, written by Peter Harcourt; publications and other printed material; videocassettes including "Flora MacDonald Campaign" [197-?], "Bieler" (1973), and "Andre Bieler: The View From My Room Is Great" (1986); DVD containing three films produced, directed, and/or edited by Michael MacMillan including "The Academic Cloister"(1976), "Queen's Way" (1977), and "Queen's Colours" (1978); and a copy of "Pillar of Wisdom" (1970), produced by the National Film Board of Canada.

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Transferred by the Department of Film Studies

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  • English

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2999 (QU-Dept. of Film Studies)
MI 18
MI 38
MI 127
MI 128
MI 129
MI 155
MI 202
MI 203

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University records are subject to the Province of Ontario's Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA). University records form either some, or all, of this fonds. Therefore, any personal information contained in the records may be subject to certain access restrictions and/or conditions under the Act. Please speak with an archivist for more information.

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  • Folder: 2999 (QU-Dept. of Film Studies)
  • Shelf: MI 18
  • Shelf: MI 38
  • Shelf: MI 203
  • Shelf: Queen's Miscellaneous Collection
  • Shelf: Queen's Printed Collection
  • Shelf: F3 C4.2
  • Shelf: F3 D15