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Biography:
Professor Rod Stoneman is the Director of the Huston School of Film & Digital Media at the National University of Ireland, Galway. He was Chief Executive of Bord Scannán na hÉireann / the Irish Film Board until September 2003 and previously a Deputy Commissioning Editor in the Independent Film and Video Department at Channel 4 Television in the United Kingdom. He has made a number of documentaries, including Ireland: The Silent Voices, Italy: the Image Business, 12,000 Years of Blindness and The Spindle, and has written extensively on film and television. He is the author of Chávez: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised; A Case Study of Politics and the Media and the coeditor of ‘The Quiet Man’… and Beyond: Reflections on a Classic Film, John Ford and Ireland (with Seán Crosson) and Scottish Cinema Now (with Jonathan Murray and Fidelma Farley). |
Books
| Stoneman, R. (2008) Chávez: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. A Case Study of Politics and Media. London: London: Wallflower Press. [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (2013) Seeing is Believing: the Politics of the Visual. London: Black Dog. [Details] |
Book Chapters
| Rod Stoneman (2012) '“Isn't It Strange that ‘World’ means Everything Outside the West”' In: Will Higbee & Saer Ba (eds). ‘De-Westernising Film Studies’. London: Routledge. [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (1981) '‘The Use of Independent Film in Education’ with Chris Rodrigues (London: BFI, 1981)' In: -. London: -. [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (1991) 'Independence etc...’ , Culture, Identity & Broadcasting 1991' In: Martin McLoone (eds). -. Belfast: Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen?s University of Belfast: -. [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (1993) 'African Cinema: Addressee Unknown', Vertigo, Summer/Autumn 1993;' In: [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (1995) 'Africa in the Picture / Schetsen van de Afrikaanse cinema Notorious / Plano' In: Mariet Bakker & Christa Stevens (eds). Amsterdam: [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (1996) 'Incursions and Inclusions: The Avant-Garde on Channel Four 1983-93', Avant-Garde Film, ed. Michael O'Pray (Luton: University of Luton Press, 1996)' In: [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (1996) 'Republished in ‘South/South Axis: for a Cinema Built By, With and For Africans’, African Experiences of Cinema (London: BFI, 1996);' In: Imruh Bakari and Mbye Cham (eds). -. London: -. [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (1996) 'Nine Notes on Cinema and Television' Big Picture, Small Screen, eds. John Hill and Martin McLoone (Luton: University of Luton Press, 1996)' In: [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (2003) 'Among Godard's Forms of Thought' The Undercut Reader, ed. Nina Danino & Michael Maziére (London: Wallflower Press, 2003)' In: [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (2005) 'Republished in Mostra Pan-Africana de Arte Contemporanea, ed. Solange Oliveira Farkas (Sao Paulo: Associacao Cultural Videobrasil, 2005)' In: [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (2006) '‘The War of the Flea and Other Tales’ Re-Imagining Ireland ed. Andrew Higgins Wyndham (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2006)' In: -. -: -. [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (2006) '‘Soft and Hard: Indications Intimations Implications’Jean-Luc Godard Documents, eds. Nicole Brenez and Michael Witt (Paris: Editions du Centre Pompidou, 2006);' In: -. -: -. [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (2007) '‘Alexander Kluge: Utopian Cinema’, Processes of Transposition - German Literature into Film, ed. Christiane Schonfeld (Amsterdam / New York: Rodolpi, 2007)' In: -. -: -. [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (2008) '‘Ireland/Cinema and Reality/Illusion’ The Irish Knot: Essays on Imaginary/Real Ireland, ed. María José Carrera, Anunciación Carrera (Valladolid: Universidad de Valladolid, 2008)' In: -. -: -. [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (2012) '‘Chance and Change’' In: Mette Hjort (eds). Film and Risk. USA: Wayne State University Press. [ARAN Link] [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. 'The New Social Function of Cinema. Catalogue: BFI Productions '79/80 (Co-ed. )' In: [Details] |
Edited Books
| Stoneman,R (Ed.). (1979) The New Social Function of Cinema. Catalogue: BFI Productions '79/80 (Co-ed. ). -: -. [Details] |
| Stoneman,R (Ed.). (1979) Independent Film Workshops in Britain, (ed.), (Torquay: South West Arts, 1979). -: -. [Details] |
| Stoneman,R (Ed.). (1980) South West Film Directory, (ed.), (Torquay: South West Arts, 1980). -: -. [Details] |
| Stoneman,R (Ed.). (2009) Including ‘The Quiet Man: Myth, Commodity and Fetish’ The Quiet Man … and Beyond, (Dublin: The Liffey Press, 2009). -: -. [Details] |
| Stoneman,R (Ed.). (2009) The Quiet Man … and Beyond, (Co-ed ), (Dublin: The Liffey Press, 2009). -: -. [Details] |
| Stoneman,R (Ed.). (2009) Scottish Cinema Now, (Co-ed ), (Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2009). -: -. [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Stoneman, R. (1979) 'Film-related Practice and the Avant-Garde', Screen, Oxford University Press, v20 n3/4, Winter 1979/80'. 20 (03-Apr). [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (1981) 'Perspective Correction', Afterimage, 8/9, Spring 1981; Republished in Space Frame Narrative, Silent Cinema 1916-26, ed. Thomas Elsaesser (University of East Anglia / Goethe Institute)'. . [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (1993) 'Love, Music, Compromise: the Pop Promo', Vertigo, Spring 1993; Republished in Kinema, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Spring 1993'. . [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (2005) 'The Sins of Commission II', Screen, Oxford University Press, v46 n2, Summer 2005'. 46 (2). [Details] |
Other Journals
| Stoneman, R. (1981) 'Among Godard's Forms of Thought' Undercut 2, 1981;' . [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (1983) 'Godard's Passion', Framework, 21, Summer 1983' . [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (1993) 'Republished in Ecrans d'Afrique, n5-6 1993;' . [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (1993) 'African Cinema: Addressee Unknown', Vertigo, Summer/Autumn 1993;' . [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (1994) 'The Future of an Illusion', Film Ireland, December 1994' . [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (1994) 'Republished in Kinema, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Spring 1994;' . [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (1997) 'Republished in Film West, n22 July 1997;' . [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (1997) 'Republished in Zebra News, n33, October 1997;' . [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (2001) 'â˜Recycled Electrons: Film and the Digitalâ™~ Kinema~ University of Waterloo~ Ontario~ Fall 2001' . [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (2003) 'Republished in The Undercut Reader, ed. Nina Danino & Michael Maziére (London: Wallflower Press, 2003)' . [Details] |
Conference Paper
| Stoneman, R. (2005) Guest Speaker, ‘The Death of the Short’ at Short Film Symposium, Cork October 2005. Conference Paper [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (2006) Guest Speaker, ‘Research and Advocacy,' Consolidations: Teaching and Researching Media Practice, Queen's University, Belfast, May 2006. Conference Paper [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (2006) Plenary Speaker, ‘Global Monoculture and digital distribution' at Les enjeux de l'écriture cinématographique et les défis de la culture numérique, Ecole de cinema, Gammarth, Tunisia April 2006. Conference Paper [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (2006) Guest Speaker, ‘Dimpsey at the Edge' Cinema at the Periphery Conference, University of St Andrews, Scotland, June 2006. Conference Paper [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (2006) Plenary Speaker, ‘Ireland/Cinema and Reality/Illusion' 6th International Conference of the Spanish Association for Irish Studies (AEDEI), Universidad de Valladolid, Spain, 2006. Conference Paper [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (2008) ‘Much Harm', Transmission: Cinema / Psychoanalysis, Cambridge, England, 2008. Conference Paper [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (2008) Plenary Speaker, ‘Radical Pluralism and the Ethos of Early Channel 4’, British Film Institute Conference, National Film Theatre London, November 2008. Conference Paper [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (2008) Guest Speaker, ‘The Work of Art’, AVPhD conference, Edinburgh College of Art, March 2008. Conference Paper [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (2009) Lecture tour in the United States in October 2009 combining academic departments in universities and public venues:. Conference Paper [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (2009) Guest Speaker, ‘The Role of Chance in Film’, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 2009. Conference Paper [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (2010) Guest Speaker, ‘Myth, Storytelling in Contemporary Cinema’, Mythes fondateurs imaginaire et récits, Imagine Institute, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso,2010. Conference Paper [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (2010) Guest Speaker, ‘From Casablanca to Avatar’ Colloque Les ‘Cinémas du Magreb’ et leurs publics dans un context arabo-africain: conception, perception, reception, Journées Cinématographiques de Carthage 2010. Conference Paper [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (2010) Plenary Speaker, ‘The Theory of Film Practice: 30 Years Later’, Theory That Matters, University of Lodz, Poland 2010. Conference Paper [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. Eckerd College, St Petersburg,Latin American Studies Department, University of South Florida,University of Tampa Film School,University of Sarasota, School of Theatre, Film and Television, University of California Los Angeles, . Conference Paper [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. Guest lectures on Chávez: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised:Universita di Roma Tre, John Cabot University in Rome;‘Doc à Tunis’, Documentary festival, Tunis. ‘Ways with Words’ literary festival in Totnes, England. Conference Paper [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. Georgetown University, Latin American Studies Dept,Blue Stockings bookstore, Manhattan,City University of New York Graduate Center.Lower Mills Branch Library, Boston,Community Church of Boston / Irish Immigration Network. Conference Paper [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. The Cinefamily at the Silent Movie Theatre, Fairfax, Los Angeles,Henry Miller Library, Big Sur,University of the Pacific, Stockton, Artists'Television Access, San Francisco. . Conference Paper [Details] |
Media
| Stoneman, R. (1983) Photomontage Today: Peter Kennard, 35 mins, 1983, made for the Arts Council of Great Britain. Co-director and Producer. Media [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (1983) Ireland: The Silent Voices, 80 mins, 1983, made for Channel Four, Director. Media [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (1984) Italy: The Image Business, 52 mins, 1984, made for Channel Four, Director. Media [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (1986) Between Object and Image, 45 mins, 1986, made for the British Council, Director and Producer. TX: RTVE. Media [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (2005) -Nolens Volens- Whether Willing or Unwilling, 50 mins, 2005. . Media [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (2005) ‘Shot for Shot Remake’ (Interview with Hugh Linehan) Film Ireland, n95, November / December 2003. Media [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (2005) ‘Increasing the Cultural Bandwidth: An Interview with Rod Stoneman’, (Interview with Noel King), Framework, Wayne State University Press, v46 n2, Fall 2005. Media [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (2006) A Tourist Excursion to the Burren, 30 mins, 2006.Screened at the Burren Spring Conference, Ballyvaughan, Ireland. February 2006. Media [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (2007) 12,000 Years of Blindness, 51 mins, 2007.Screened at the Cork, Dublin and Rwanda Film Festivals. . Media [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (2009) The Spindle, 17 mins, 2009. Media [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (2010) Human Rights and Film. Media [ARAN Link] [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. Festivals: Videobrasil International Electronic Art Festival, Sao Paolo, Brazil; Aarhus Festival of Independent Arts, Denmark; Cork Film Festival, Ireland.Available on the internet via Google video. Media [Details] |
Newspaper Articles
| Stoneman, R. (2004) ‘The Artist, The Administrator and The Audience’, The Irish Times, 30th June 2004. . Newspaper Articles [Details] |
Other Item
| Stoneman, R. (1979) Independent Film Workshops in Britain (Torquay: South West Arts, 1979). Other Item [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (1980) South West Film Directory, (Torquay: South West Arts, 1980). Other Item [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (2009) The Quiet Man … and Beyond, (Co-ed ) . Dublin: Other Item [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (2009) Scottish Cinema Now, (Co-ed) Newcastle upon Tyne. Other Item [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (2009) Including ‘The Quiet Man: Myth, Commodity and Fetish’ The Quiet Man … and Beyond . Dublin: Other Item [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. The New Social Function of Cinema. Catalogue: BFI Productions '79/80 (Co-ed. ). Other Item [Details] |
Workshops
| Stoneman, R. (1984) Interviews‘The Story So Far’ (Interview with Hugh Linehan), Film Ireland, n 43, October / November1994. Workshops [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (2003) ‘A Film Apparatchik Speaks: An Interview with Rod Stoneman’ (Interview with Brian McIlroy), Canadian Journal of Irish Studies, University of Alberta, v29 n2, Fall 2003. Workshops [Details] |
Stoneman, R. (2004) ‘Interview with Michael Maziére’, British Artists’ Film and Video Study Collection, 2004. Workshops  [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (2009) 2009 and 2011 Newsreel workshop at the Imagine Film School during FESPACO in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Workshops [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (2010) Summer School in Cinema, Human Rights and Advocacy, August 2010. Workshops [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. (2010) Beyond Borders, MEDIA International training programme, Djerba, Tunisia, June 2010. Workshops [Details] |
| Stoneman, R. Pedagogical committee, Meda Film Development, EU production workshops Marrakech Morocco, 2006-2009. Workshops [Details] |