We are delighted to announce that one of the major outputs of this research project, the monograph Leading Women in Spanish Cinema and Television in the Long 1970s by Sally Faulkner and Núria Triana-Toribio, was published by Bloomsbury Academic on 11 June 2026 >>>> LINK <<<<< Please follow the links to read the book in […]
Continue reading...Congratulations to Dr Olivia Glaze, former PDRA on the Leading Women Project, on her appointment at Robinson College, Cambridge, as their new Head of Academic Skills. Dr Olivia Glaze is an academic researcher working across the health humanities and gender studies. Her work examines how experiences of illness, trauma, and disability — particularly in relation […]
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Subtitling ¡Vámonos, Bárbara! (Bárbara, Let’s Go!, Bartolomé 1978): Film History and Feminism You can find the original post here at Mediático (University of Exeter) Subtitling ¡Vámonos, Bárbara! (Bárbara, Let’s Go!, Bartolomé 1978): Film History and Feminism by Sally Faulkner and Eliana Maestri Professor Sally Faulkner is 1933 Professor of Spanish at the University of Cambridge […]
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Report: “Transitions and Beyond: Women’s Work in Spanish and Portuguese Cinema & TV” Symposium (20–21 March 2026) The symposium Transitions and Beyond: Women’s Work in Spanish and Portuguese Cinema & TV, held on 20–21 March 2026, was organised by the AHRC-funded project Leading Women in Portuguese and Spanish Film and TV (1970–1980). Bringing together scholars […]
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The two-day symposium brings Spanish and Portuguese cinema and television into conversation by comparing the 1970s to the present day. It examines ‘then’ and ‘now’ by considering legacies, genealogies and trans-generational memory. It also reflects on patterns of mentoring, and inspiration, among women in these fields. It explores both individual, and indicative, instances of […]
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Leading Women in Portuguese and Spanish Cinema and Television,1970-1980