Justin Smith
justintpsmith.bsky.social
Justin Smith
@justintpsmith.bsky.social
Cultural historian. Prof of Cinema and Television History and Director of Research and Innovation Institute of Arts, Design and Performance at De Montfort University.
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Documenting Private Film Collections | Film is Fabulous
https://vimeo.com/1067162332
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October 23, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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BIG SCREEN TIME

The Film is Fabulous! team attended the latest London film collectors’ convention, where a combination of film dealers and screenings attracted enthusiast from across the country.
October 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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3 key members and trustees of the Film is Fabulous! team joined Tim of the 'Missing Episodes Podcast'

Film collector John Franklin, De Montfort University’s Prof Justin Smith & Sue Malden, renowned former Head of Broadcast Archives at BBC
YouTube Link
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October 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Delighted to announce that Film is Fabulous! has been awarded charitable trust status - a significant step change enabling its work, in partnership with De Montfort University, Leicester, to enter an exciting new phase. More on our website…https://filmisfabulous.org.uk/the-film-is-fabulous-trust/
October 4, 2025 at 9:39 AM
ANCXF, VJ Day, Minden, Germany 1945: ‘Big news – someone’s just been in and piped “Splice the Main Brace” for the Wrens as well as Matelots! We’ll all be typing upside down after that I should think! Still, it’s only once in a lifetime (I hope!).’ From: www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.116...
The Birds That Wouldn’t Sing: Remembering the D-Day Wrens
This compelling book offers a unique perspective on D-Day and its aftermath through the personal testimonies of the Wrens who worked for Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay during Operation Overlord. Drawing o...
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August 15, 2025 at 11:34 AM
L/Wren Jean Irvine, Paris on VE-night: “All the shops and hotels stayed open and drinks were on the house. Lights shrouded for so long blazed all night, the fountains were turned on and floodlit and hundreds of people joined hands and danced in the water.” www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.116...
The Birds That Wouldn’t Sing: Remembering the D-Day Wrens
This compelling book offers a unique perspective on D-Day and its aftermath through the personal testimonies of the Wrens who worked for Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay during Operation Overlord. Drawing o...
www.openbookpublishers.com
May 8, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Everyday is different in @dmuleicester.bsky.social Special Colls whether it's sharing our fashion collections with textiles, tidying the stores or organising theatre programmes. Whatever it is we ❤️ #ArchivesToday (and tomorrow) for @arascot.bsky.social #Archive30 & #DMUat155 @librarydmu.bsky.social
April 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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What do Jane Austen's House, Tate Modern & Leices Adult Ed Ctre have in common?
Our collections are featured in 3 exhibitions celebrating #art #film & @dmuleicester.bsky.social history! More here: ow.ly/ARA050V7u3t
@librarydmu.bsky.social @justintpsmith.bsky.social @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social
February 28, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Delighted that @dmuspecialcolls.bsky.social has been able to contribute to this fabulous new exhibition celebrating Jane Austen’s 250th anniversary, thanks to support from the AHRC: janeaustens.house/display/aust...
Austenmania! | Jane Austen's House
In Jane Austen's 250th birthday year, Jane Austen's House in Hampshire celebrates 30 years of the iconic Jane Austen adaptations of 1995: Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Persuasion and Clu...
janeaustens.house
February 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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We'll be at BAFTSS 2025 with a fantastic panel on Adaptation in Global Contexts. Hope to see lots of you there!
January 24, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Oscars' Best Adapted Screenplay noms are out! 🎥🍿 Looking for a writer to tackle a review on adapting history & Conclave for Adaptation. Interested? Email me at [email protected]! ✍️ #Oscars2025 #Conclave #AdaptationStudies

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Adaptation | Oxford Academic
Publishes academic articles, and film and book reviews, dealing with literature on screen from both a literary and film studies perspective.
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January 23, 2025 at 6:24 PM
80 years ago, with the Wrens of ANCXF, St. Germain-en-Laye. From The Birds That Wouldn’t Sing - Remembering the D-Day Wrens: www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.116...
January 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Introducing our new Takeover blog series by
@dmuleicester.bsky.social’s #PHRC, where experts share insights on our #photographichistory collections. This month a focus on the 1st stereoscopic images: See 👇 ow.ly/6Fhz50UGLa7
#PhotoThursday @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social
@beapichel.bsky.social
January 16, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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Fantastic session with Rachel Higginbottom's MA Digital Design students exploring the potential for heritage inspired projects & beyond. What a great start to teaching in 2025 🤩
#librarydmu #archivehashtag @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social
@dmuleicester.bsky.social #digitaldesign #design
January 8, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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🎉 We’re thrilled to invite you to the launch of Adaptation in Turkish Literature, Cinema, and Media (Palgrave Macmillan, Dec 2024)!

📅 Date: Jan 15, 2024
⏰ Time: 15:00 GMT / 10:00 EST
📍 Join via Zoom
tedu.zoom.us/j/7095579612

Spread the word!

#AdaptationStudies #PalgraveMacmillan
#BookLaunch
January 7, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Delighted to be taking up a new role this new year as a Co-editor of the journal Adaptation academic.oup.com/adaptation
Adaptation | Oxford Academic
Publishes academic articles, and film and book reviews, dealing with literature on screen from both a literary and film studies perspective.
academic.oup.com
January 2, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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OUT NOW: The Birds That Wouldn’t Sing: Remembering the D-Day Wrens by Justin Smith! This book offers a unique perspective on D-Day and its aftermath through the personal testimonies of the women serving in the Women’s Royal Naval Service (WRNS). Read it here: https://buff.ly/3BmXU92
December 19, 2024 at 3:04 PM