Posts tagged with ‘film’
‘Last Call at the Oasis’ screening
This event, run jointly by The University of Nottingham and the Papplewick Pumping Station Trust, aims to engage the general public with social sciences research in understanding the precarious nature of the world’s supply of usable water. It features a screening of the powerful documentary ‘Last Call at the Oasis’, which brings into focus water sustainability issues, followed by panel discussion, led by Professor Pat Thomson, which delves deeper into the issues presented in the film.
Tags: Festival of Social Sciences, film, Horizon Digital Economy Research, screening
“My name is…” James Bond, masculinity and the Mother Land
Dr Nathan Waddell, School of English, discusses masculinity in the James Bond spy thriller series – with a look at Skyfall (2012) and new film Spectre (2015). For more background to the lecture, read Dr Waddell’s blog post ‘James Bond’s ghosts’. Part of the Popular Culture Lecture Series.
Tags: film, James Bond, lecture, Nathan Waddell, Popular Culture Lecture Series, School of English
A Time to Break Silence – screening and Q&A
Join the Centre for Research in Race and Rights for a screening of Edgar Arceneaux’s A Time to Break Silence. Featuring an introduction and Q&A with Patrick Henderson, PhD student in the Department of American and Canadian Studies.
Tags: Arts Council England, Centre for Research in Race and Rights, Department of American and Canadian Studies, film, Martin Luther King, Nottingham Contemporary, Patrick Henderson, screening
Slave Trade Legacies – evening of film and discussion
Slave Trade Legacies, Bright Ideas and AHRC Global Cotton Connections present an evening of film and discussion. Two films while be screened – The Colour of Money (a Heritage Lottery Funded project held by Bright Ideas) and Global Cotton Connections: Unravelling the Threads of Slavery (funded by the AHRC Global Cotton Connections project). Part of Black History Month 2015.
Tags: Black History Month, Black History Month 2015, Bright Ideas, discussion, film, Global Cotton Connections, screening, Slave Trade Legacies
Fruitvale Station – screening and Q&A
The Department of American and Canadian Studies present a screening of the 2013 film ‘Fruitvale Station’, directed by Ryan Coogler and depicts the death of Oscar Grant, who was killed in 2009 by a police officer. The screening will be followed by a discussion with Hannah-Rose Murray, PhD student in the Department of American and Canadian Studies. Part of Black History Month 2015.
Tags: Black History Month, Black History Month 2015, Black Lives Matter, Department of American and Canadian Studies, film, Hannah-Rose Murray, screening
Nine Nights – screening and Q&A
In partnership with SKN Heritage Museum, the University will be screening the first-ever showing of the film Nine Nights, which documents Caribbean funeral traditions in the UK. Followed by an exhibition and Q&A. Part of Black History Month 2015.
Tags: Black History Month, Black History Month 2015, Caribbean, culture, film, screening, SKN Heritage Museum
’Kings of Queens’ and ’Drag Kings of the UK’
Join us to celebrate Pride 2015 with film screenings, a Q&A and more.
Tags: community, drag, film, gender, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGBTQ Staff Network, New Art Exchange, Pride, social
Chinese cinema: space, identity and politics research symposium
The Department of Culture, Film and media present ‘Chinese cinema: space, identity and politics research symposium’.
Tags: China, cinema, culture, Department of Culture Film and Media, film, Hongwei Bao, research, symposium
The Last Moose of Aoluguya
The Last Moose of Aoluguya – film screening and Q&A with director Gu Tao, examining the dwindling Ewenki population in northern China.
Tags: Broadway Cinema, Culture Film and Media, Faculty of Arts, film, Gu Tao, Hongwei Bao, screening
Nowhere to Call Home: A Tibetan in Beijing
Join the Department of Culture, Film and Media for a screening of Nowhere to Call Home: A Tibetan in Beijing, the first documentary to investigate Tibetan migration to Han cities and gender issues in Tibet.
Tags: China, Department of Culture Film and Media, documentary, film, Hongwei Bao, Jocelyn Ford, Q&A, screening