Floris Paalman

Floris Paalman is lecturer in Film Studies and the MA programme Preservation and Presentation of the Moving Image in the Department of Media Studies at the University of Amsterdam. His teaching and research focus on media history, with a special interest in the relationship between cinema and the city.

no. 1, Remembrance, vol. 5February 14, 2020<February 15, 2020

The Empty Centre: The Legacy of Thomas Elsaesser

Film scholar Thomas Elsaesser passed away in Beijing on December 4, 2019. His death not only coincides with the end of a decade, but …

From the Archive, no. 2, vol. 4June 22, 2019<June 22, 2019

Notes on the Personal Archive: A Response to Giorgia Piffaretti

Why do you keep something? Or: why do you record something? These fundamental questions inform the practice of archivists, and by extension filmmakers and …

no. 5, Reviewed, vol. 2January 27, 2018<February 3, 2018

Die Sonneninsel (The Sun Island): European Growth, Ideals, Aspirations, and Intricacies

The building of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt represents Europe as a global power in the 21^st century. This landmark of …

From the Archive, no. 4, vol. 2October 20, 2017<October 20, 2017

The Extended City Symphony

Welcome to the first installment of “From the Archive,” a new recurring section highlighting archival-based scholarship and practice in urban media studies. …

no. 3, On Teaching, vol. 1June 28, 2016<January 17, 2017

On Teaching: The Cinematic City

[Ed. note: In our On Teaching series, we invite professors who have taught courses that engage with issues related to cities and culture …