Call for Papers: Rural History Yearbook/Jahrbuch für Geschichte des ländlichen Raumes 2024
The thematic scope of the Rural History Yearbook/Jahrbuch für Geschichte des ländlichen Raumes 2024 is “Rural films – Filme in der ländlichen Gesellschaft."
Rural History Conference in Uppsala, 20-23 June 2022
The European Rural History Film Association (ERHFA) is organising a double panel on the topic of "Beyond collecting: Exploring films as a means of communication for (rural) historians".
Sven Lefevre on “How to deal with Copyright Issues” when making Films digitally available
Sven Lefevre of the Centre for Agrarian History in Leuven (BEL) talked in his presentation at the AIMA 2021 Conference about his experiences in dealing with copyright issues.
ARH/ERHFA Series “Video Essays in Rural History”
The Archives of Rural History (ARH) and the European Rural History Film Association (ERHFA) launch the series "Video Essays in Rural History".
New films on the ERHFA Online Portal
More than 150 new films from Belgium and Switzerland are now accessible via the Online Portal of the European Rural History Film Association (ERHFA).
26 August 2021 – General Meeting of the European Rural History Film Association (ERHFA)
The General Assembly will take place online on Thursday 26 August 2021 at 10.30 am. Anyone who is interested in participating is invited to contact the Secretary of the ERHFA via ulrich.schwarz[at]ruralhistory.at
Promo-Clip for the Conference on Draft Animals (8-9 May 2021)
The virtual conference "Draft Animals in the Past, Present and Future" just published a promo-clip.
Conference Report – ERHFA-meeting 29 and 30 October 2020
On Thursday 29 and Friday 30 October 2020 the European Rural History Film Association (ERHFA) held an international online workshop. Because of recent developments in the pandemic, the workshop was turned into an online workshop by the hosting Institute of Rural History from Sankt Pölten. It proved to be a successful platform to bring together people with different kinds of interests and backgrounds to discuss and think about the issue of rural film production in Europe and beyond. The flexibility of digital work meetings also resulted in always changing and dynamic audiences for each session, allowing participants to cope with…
ERHFA-Online-Workshop 29–30 October 2020
Organisers: European Rural History Film Association (ERHFA) & Institute of Rural History (St. Pölten, Austria) 29–30 October 2020 This workshop, hosted by the Institute of Rural History, is an online event that will take place via the Zoom video conferencing platform. For further information and access details, please contact Ulrich Schwarz-Gräber (ulrich.schwarz[at]ruralhistory.at).
Call for Papers
Films are important for historians of the 20th century. Since online-platforms provide access to an increasing number of films, rural historians rely on them in similar ways as they have done so far on photographs and written or oral sources. But the question remains whether films are “only” a source for historians or also an appropriate means of communication for historical insights and narratives. This question is particularly relevant in an era of media consumption when texts are increasingly questioned as the main form of communication in the academic world and certainly losing their primacy in non-academic circles. The Archives…