Tag: Esther Johnson

‘COM ∩∪ TIES’ – Exhibition in Brussels features work by Professor Esther Johnson – Opening 22 September

Still from Professor Esther Johnson's 'Hinterland', and Com Nu Ties logo (from Argos/ISELP)

Two Brussels institutions, Argos and ISELP, have teamed-up to organise a large-scale exhibition on the theme of what community means in the modern day, what thresholds must be crossed and how we define ‘community’. Professor of Film & Media Arts Esther Johnson will feature in this dual exhibition contemplating the implicit complexity of the theme of community, defined by four […]

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‘Asunder’ – Interviews with Professor Esther Johnson

Stills from Esther Johnson's Asunder

Asunder, the award-winning film from film-maker and Professor of Film & Media Arts at Sheffield Hallam University Esther Johnson, was the focus of two recent interviews Esther gave over the last couple of weeks. Asunder tells the story of what happened to an English town during the First World War, with almost all of its men fighting abroad and its […]

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Prof Esther Johnson’s ‘Asunder’ nominated for FOCAL International Awards in ‘Best Use of Footage in a Factual Production’ category

Asunder (image courtesy of Esther Johnson, logo of Focal International Awards from http://asunder1916.uk/about/)

Sheffield Hallam University’s Professor of Film & Media Arts Esther Johnson has had her film Asunder nominated for the FOCAL International Awards 2017 in the category of Best Use of Footage in a Factual Production. The FOCAL International Awards celebrate achievement in the use of footage in all variety of genres, across all media platforms plus its restoration. This year’s […]

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Justice Denied: Friends, Foes and the Miners’ Strike

Front cover of Justice Denied by Merlin Press, featuring police on horseback and protesters

TV portraits of the miners’ strike of 1984/5 stressed the violence of the pickets and responsible policing. This book challenges those images, looks at the impact of the strike on participants, and reflects on ongoing controversies and community pride. The book is organised into three parts. In the early chapters, participants look back: Peter Smith speaks of his honest determination […]

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Sunday 23 April 2017 – Professor Esther Johnson to present paper on ‘Asunder’ at ‘The Sound of Memory’, Whitechapel Gallery

Still from Esther Johnson's Asunder

Esther Johnson, Professor of Film and Media Arts in ADRC, will present a paper on her poetic documentary film Asunder at The Sound Of Memory – Sound-track / Sound-scape at the Whitechapel Gallery on Sunday 23 April 2017. Esther will present as part of the third section of the event, entitled Construction / Reconstruction and Sonic Representation. The Sound of […]

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Echoes of Protest – Article by SHU’s Esther Johnson and Debbie Ballin published in The Journal of the Oral History Society

An image of a badge held in a pair of hands. The badge reads 'It's our future / Kids against pit closures'

Echoes of Protest is a collaborative research project by SHU’s Esther Johnson and Debbie Ballin. The Journal of the Oral History Society has published the co-authored journal Echoes of Protest: untold stories of the 1984–1985 UK Miners’ Strike, by Esther and Debbie. It will feature in their Spring 2017 issue. For more than thirty years the Oral History Society has […]

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