Melanie Bell, "Movie Workers: The Women Who Made British Cinema" (U Illinois Press, 2021)
Where are the women in the history of British cinema? In\xa0Movie Workers: The Women Who Made British Cinema\xa0(U Illinois Press, 2021),\xa0Melanie Bell, a\xa0Professor of Film History at the University of Leeds, answers this question with a fascinating and compelling narrative telling the forgotten history of women as workers in the film industry. Drawing on union records and oral histories, as well as a wealth of historical knowledge and analysis, the book highlights women\u2019s key contributions from the 1930s to the end of the 1980s, demonstrating the ongoing importance of women\u2019s struggles, and their triumphs, to the film industry today. The book is essential reading across arts, humanities, and social sciences, as well as for anyone who has ever watched a film and wondered about how it was made!\nDave O'Brien\xa0is Professor of Cultural and Creative Industries, at the University of Sheffield.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/gender-studies