Journal

The association has its own peer-reviewed journal. Published four times a year, the Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television (HJFRT) is the leading international journal for media history. The journal examines the history of audio-visual media and its impact on political, social and cultural developments. The HJFRT also reviews books on related topics. The HJFRT is published by IAMHIST and Routledge. Further details about the journal (aims & scopes, editorial board, instructions for authors, abstracting & indexing) can be found here. The co-editors are Brett Bowles (Indiana University, Bloomington, USA), James Fenwick (University of Manchester, UK), Roel Vande Winkel (LUCA School of Arts / KU Leuven, Belgium), Agata Zborowska (KU Leuven, Belgium / University of Chicago, USA / University of Warsaw, Poland) and Veronica Johnson, book review editor (Independent Scholar).

The editorial board is supported by Amrita Biswas, editorial assistant (Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany).

Contact the editorial team: hjfrt.1981@gmail.com

Book reviews

The HJFRT takes pride in reviewing not only books published in English, but also to cover books published in foreign languages. If you wish to make a review, or if you wish to offer a book for review, you can contact Veronica Johnson (Veronica.Johnson@outlook.ie).

The journal publishes reviews of scholarly, biographical, or reference books published that examine any (historical) aspect of media (radio, film, television). Reviews are typically in the 500-1,000 word range.

Books for Review Summer 2026

IAMHIST received copies of the following books and is looking for reviewers. If you are interested, please send a message (mentioning the full title of the book and your postal address) to Veronica Johnson (Veronica.Johnson@outlook.ie). It would help if you could tell us a bit about your own research and expertise and/or why you are interested in reviewing this title. This will allow us to direct the books to the most appropriate reviewers. Please indicate anything that you think would be helpful.

Books available for review

Brennan, Mhairi. Archiving the Referendum: BBC Scotland’s Television Archive and the 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum. Palgrave Macmillan, 2026.

Coleman, Stephen. Shaping Citizenship through Talk Radio: Listening to the 2024 UK Election. Intellect, 2026.

Damiens, Caroline. A Siberian History of Soviet Film: Manufacturing Visions of the Indigenous Peoples of the North. Bloomsbury, 2026.

Damluji, Mona. Pipeline Cinema: The Cultural infrastructure of Oil Extraction in Iran and Iraq. California University Press, 2025.

Etem, Ayşehan Jülide. Film Diplomacy: A Media History of Turkey-US Relations. Columbia University Press, 2026.

Field, Allyson Nadia. Acts of Love: Black Performance and the Kiss That Changed Film History. University of California Press, 2026.

Gabara, Rachel. Documentary Objectives: Filming Africa from Colonialism to Independence. Indiana University Press, 2026.

Gillespie, William. Four ‘Movement’ Films of the Third Reich. German Films Dot Net, 2026.

Gray, Richard. The Cinema Palace: Lost and Found. Liverpool University Press, 2026.

Hassler-Forest, Dan. Fast and Furious Franchising: How the Serialised Blockbuster Remade Hollywood. University of Minnesota Press, 2026.

Iversen, Gunnar and Mariah Larsson (eds). The Intellect Handbook of Nordic Cinema. Intellect, 2026.

Jagielski, Sebastian. The Politics of Excess in Polish Cinema. Bloomsbury, 2026.

O’Brien, Maria. Tax Credits for Cultural Production in Europe: The Irish Example. Palgrave MacMillan, 2025.

Pollard, Damien. Sound and Horror in the Giallo Film. Indiana University Press, 2025.

Safariants, Rita. Soviet Rock on Screen: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of a Film Genre. University of Wisconsin Press, 2026.

Tulloch, John. British Television Intellectuals: Unusual Kinds of Stars. Intellect, 2026.

Uzarowski, Anthony. Lauren Bacall: The Queen of Cool. University Press of Mississippi, 2026.

Waller, Gregory A. And Haidee Wasson (eds). A Century in 16mm: The Remaking of Cinema. Oxford University Press, 2026.

Wall-Romana, Christophe. Black Light: Revealing the Hidden History of Photography and Cinema. University of Minnesota Press, 2026.

Wyatt, Justin. Robert Altman’s Nashville: An Archival Exploration. University of Michigan Press, 2026.

Zucconi, Francesco. Border Mediascapes: Cinematic Itineraries at the Edge of Europe. University of Minnesota Press, 2026.