The research power of audiovisual primary sources
Sponsored by AM
Recorded on 05/21/2026Posted in Primary Sources and Special Collections
Learn how audiovisual primary sources support critical thinking and enable interdisciplinary research.
Summary:
Audiovisual primary sources offer perspectives that written records alone can’t capture, from performance and emotion to atmosphere and lived experience. In this webinar, AM’s Editorial team will be joined by Bryony Dixon, Curator of Silent Film at the British Film Institute. Together we’ll consider how these primary sources support critical thinking and enable interdisciplinary research across literature, film, theatre, politics, area studies and cultural history.
We’ll explore how scholars and students can use audiovisual sources to:
- Analyse cultural and political movements as they were captured in real time
- Compare visual interpretations of narratives across periods and geographies
- Examine technological and artistic shifts in film and broadcasting
- Bring marginalised voices and everyday experience into focus
- Build engaging, dynamic learning experiences
Speakers:
Bryony Dixon
Curator of Silent FilmBritish Film Institute (BFI)Alice Hone
Senior Development EditorAMJoe Young-Perez
Faculty Engagement AssociateAM
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