Snowden Becker

Email: snowdenbecker(at)gmail(dot)com
Homepage:

Committee
Ellen Cunningham-Kruppa
Dr. Pat Galloway
Dr. Philip Doty

Degrees
BFA (Printmaking), 1996, Maryland Institute, College of Art
MLIS, 2001, UCLA

Research Interests
Audiovisual materials preservation, collecting, and management; amateur films and their use in creative projects, research, and study in many fields; preservation needs and practices of the general public; the history of audiovisual technologies and the future of film in a digital age

Bio
Snowden Becker is a co-founder of the Center for Home Movies and the international Home Movie Day event. Along with her colleague Katie Trainor, she leads the "Becoming a Film-Friendly Archivist" workshop for the Society of American Archivists. Her doctoral studies at UT's School of Information are generously supported by fellowships from IMLS and the Donald and Sibyl Harrington Foundation.