Postdramatic Theatre and the Political
24/01/2014
Postdramatic Theatre and the Political – International Perspectives on Contemporary Performance is an exciting new collection of essays, edited by Dr Jerome Carroll and Prof Steve Giles from the Department of German Studies here at Nottingham, and Dr Karen Jürs-Munby from Lancaster University, about the political claims of postdramatic theatre. The book, which has just …
The ‘creativity challenge’: fears and opportunities
28/11/2013
One of the privileges of working as part of the Institute for Screen Industries Research (ISIR) is to witness first hand one of the most dramatic shifts of power in the history of the film industry, namely the growth in influence and importance of China as a film market. Since we have been lucky enough …
Where the Governmental and the Avant-Garde meet
11/11/2013
The following post by Kiki Yu was originally published on the blog of the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies at UNNC. If the charm of Berlin lies in the confrontation of different ideologies demonstrated through architecture and the closeness between history and present, the beauty of Shanghai is highlighted through the harmonious mix of all …
Brick Lane from Page to Screen: Representation, Authenticity and British Asian Cinema
06/11/2013
Screening and discussion with Dr Ruth Maxey, American & Canadian Studies: Sarah Gavron (dir.), Brick Lane (2007) Location: B7, The Hemsley, University Park Date: Wednesday 13 November 2013, 6.30pm Free Admission – All Welcome Please join me for a screening and Q&A discussion of Sarah Gavron’s 2007 film adaptation of Monica Ali’s bestselling novel, Brick …
The JFK Conspiracies: Special Event to Mark the 50th Anniversary of the Kennedy Assassination
25/10/2013
Who killed President Kennedy? Why did the Warren Commission lie? Why did Jack Ruby murder Lee Harvey Oswald? Why are there so many different theories about the assassination? November 22 1963. For decades afterwards, most Americans, and many people around the world, could respond instantly to the question: ‘Where were you when you heard the …
Alice Munro: Nobel Laureate
14/10/2013
‘It was anarchy she was up against – a devouring muddle. Sudden holes and impromptu tricks and radiant vanishing consolations.’ (Alice Munro, Open Secrets) The award of the Nobel Prize to Canadian short story writer Alice Munro (b. 1931) has been greeted with pleasure by admirers from around the globe. Munro’s artistry is appreciated equally …
Protest Memory: Black History Month for American Studies
30/09/2013
Nearly 100 years ago, an African American intellectual decided to launch what he called “Negro History Week”. The son of former slaves, Carter G. Woodson wanted to popularize interest in black history, and transform the past from a site of pain (at slavery and lynching) to one of pride (at activism and accomplishment). He believed …
Gibraltar: More than ‘Britain in the Sun’
12/08/2013
On the back of successful viewing figures, Channel 5 has lost little time in commissioning a second series of its fly-on-the-wall documentary ‘Gibraltar: Britain in the Sun‘. Notwithstanding the personal trials and tribulations of the individuals featured in the programme, the overall picture presented of Gibraltar is overwhelmingly positive. Glossy production values, quick edits, overlapping …
Jazz in France
26/07/2013
In a poem written in the 1930s, Léopold Sédar Senghor, a black student from French West Africa, soon to be recognised as a founding father of the négritude movement, recounts strolling down the Rue Fontaine in Paris, past the open door of the Cabane cubaine, an early jazz club. As the sounds of jazz spill …
Klop: a new student production in Russian
05/06/2013
It has been many months in the making, but the countdown is finally being marked in days. Back at the beginning of term, a small group of postgraduates in Russian and Slavonic Studies, led by Jesse Gardiner and Laura Todd, met with a group of undergraduate Russian students in the hope of recruiting them for …
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