From the Culch: Lost in the Archives, Found in the Community

Mulraney, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4424-1637 (2025) From the Culch: Lost in the Archives, Found in the Community. View Journal of European Television History and Culture, 14 (28). pp. 1-16. ISSN 2213-0969

Preview

Text (final draft of View Journal article) From the Culch-View_Article_09.pdf - Accepted Version Available under License Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike. Download (1MB) | Preview

Abstract / Summary

The author’s documentary From the Culch is the central case study in a practice-based research enquiry into archival filmmaking in the vernacular tradition. This paper will explore how community archival film offers a valuable alternative to filmmaking that uses institutional archival material. Insights from documentarians Nick Hector (Sharkwater Extinction, Prey) and Tim Plester (Way of the Morris, The Ballad of Shirley Collins) will shed light on the ways that contemporary archival filmmakers can honour sensitive material, examining the ethics of posthumous and community archival documentary. An interview with BBC Archive Technical Operator Tom Cox-Porter will highlight the importance of archivists themselves in bridging the gap between our personal and our national memories. Finally, we will propose that creative practice in archival spaces is an important tool in counter-balancing the reifying tendency that exists within institutional archives.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number:	10.18146/view.366
Additional Information:	This journal article is the culmination of the practice based research project From the Culch, https://repository.falmouth.ac.uk/5288/
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Vernacular, posthumous, television archives, production, practice-based research, communities of practice, reification, participation
ISSN:	2213-0969
Subjects:	Film & Television
Department:	School of Film & Television
Related URLs:	https://repository.falmouth.ac.uk/5288/
Depositing User:	Paul Mulraney
Date Deposited:	22 Jul 2026 15:02
Last Modified:	22 Jul 2026 15:02
URI:	https://repository.falmouth.ac.uk/id/eprint/6548

View Record (staff only)