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Michael Williams

@MTWSoton

Professor @FilmUoS. Researches film stardom, visual culture and classical reception, silent cinema. Also loves sci-fi and cake. Views my own.

 Southampton, England
southampton.ac.uk/film/michael_williams
Joined January 2017
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Out now from @PalgraveCultMed: 'Film Stardom and the Ancient Past: Idols, Artefacts and Epics’. Exploring stars and antiquity from Buster Crabbe to Beyoncé! palgrave.com/gb/book/9781137…
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Thanks, Sarah! We were delighted to be able to include your wonderful chapter!
Dr Sarah Artt (@Sarah_Jane_Artt) profile pictureDr Sarah Artt@Sarah_Jane_Artt16 Oct 2024
This is published today! @IntellectBooks The editors were an absolute dream to work with and I enjoyed every moment of writing this piece! intellectbooks.com/call-me-b…

Call Me by Your Name

Call Me by Your Name - Perspectives on the Film; Enthusiastically received since its 2017 release, Luca Guadagnino's film Call Me by Your Name tells the love story between seventeen-year-old Elio and...

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Out now! 📚 🍑
IntellectBooks (@IntellectBooks) profile pictureIntellectBooks@IntellectBooks16 Oct 2024
Call Me by Your Name is out now in hardback! This collection, edited by Edward Lamberti & Michael Williams explores how the film speaks powerfully to questions of contemporary sexual identity and romance. 👉ow.ly/SgfA50TGUiS #CallMeByYourName
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About to talk about Herbert Howe and his queer writing and image in fan-magazines. #baftss
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🪄Our next SIAH Public Life explores the worlds of 'Heritage and Harry Potter' with Stephen Manion (formerly @alnwickcastle, now Executive Director @Go_Southampton) in conversation with Kevin Brazil, @JoSofaer & @MTWSoton Thursday 25th April, 4pm, online HeritageAndHP.eventbrite.co.…
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A book trailer for the wonderful ‘Classical Reception: New Challenges in a Changing World’ collection I was delighted to contribute to: youtu.be/oqQbr6pzna4?feature… 📽️🏦⭐️
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A chapter I wrote on the marketing and reception of stars in ‘The Sign of the Cross’ (1932) and ‘Cleopatra’ (1934)' for a collection edited by Konstantinos Nikoloutsos: 'Celluloid Battles: Big Screen Ancient Greek and Roman Warfare'. It was fun to write! link.growkudos.com/1nigjnww8…
The marketing and reception of Cecil B. DeMille’s The Sign of the Cross (1932) and Cleopatra (1934)

The marketing and reception of Cecil B. DeMille’s The Sign of the Cross (1932) and Cleopatra (1934)

This chapter discusses two major epics of 1930s cinema from director Cecil B. DeMille, 'The Sign of the Cross' (1932) and 'Cleopatra' (1934) and their representations of the ancient world and images...

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I’m sad not to be able to be at the ‘Noël Coward: Past, Present and Future’ conference in person to give my paper on Coward and Ivor Novello and hear all the other fascinating papers. Hope everyone enjoys what looks set to be a wonderful event! birmingham.ac.uk/schools/eda…
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Last rally to say we have HAD ENOUGH ✊🪧 #ucustrike #ucuRISING
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Really enjoyed introducing ‘The Lodger’ at @TurnerSims last night for @SotonFilmWeek. Great to see a large audience enjoying silent film brought to life by brilliant live music. (And any excuse to see Ivor Novello on the big screen..)
Southampton FilmWeek (@SotonFilmWeek) profile pictureSouthampton FilmWeek@SotonFilmWeek17 Nov 2022
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And last but by no means least, Alfred Hitchcock's first thriller The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog will be screening at @TurnerSims with live accompaniment from a trio of musicians from @YorkshireSilent Film Festival! 8:00pm tonight! southamptonfilmweek.com/even…
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Today is IDAHOBIT - International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia & Transphobia 🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 💜 We raised our rainbow flag on campus to raise awareness of the discrimination LGBTQIA+ community experience and to show our support for inclusivity. #IDAHOBIT
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Raising the flag for Transgender Day of Visibility this morning at Highfield Campus @unisouthampton @UoSLGBT
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You can now register for: The ‘little apparatus’: 100 years of 9.5mm film (16, 17, 18 June 2022 | ONLINE) For full list of speakers and to book: tinyurl.com/yc5t64v5 #conference #9.5mm #100yearsof9.5 #booknow
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Second in the series of Dirk Bogarde blogs by @BFI curators, drawing on collections at #BFINationalArchive. A fantastic insight into the actor's relationship with his scripts by my colleague Carolyne Bevan. bfi.org.uk/features/between-…
Between the lines: the hidden drama in Dirk Bogarde’s scripts

Between the lines: the hidden drama in Dirk Bogarde’s scripts

Dirk Bogarde burned much of his paperwork in the 1980s, so we’re lucky that he’d already donated many of his files to the BFI in 1970. His annotated screenplays offer tantalising glimpses in the mind...

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That’s really kind of you to say, Jade, and we all loved having you here, too! Can’t believe it’s 7 years! 🎥 ⭐️
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Alas, no wind today, but we are still flying the Trans Pride flag 🏳️‍⚧️ for #TransAwarenessWeek here at the @unisouthampton Highfield Campus.
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Film at Southampton@FilmUoS23 Oct 2021
Big congratulations to @FilmUoS colleague @malcolmcook76 and all his collaborators! We can’t recommend this book warmly enough!
Malcolm Cook (@malcolmcook76) profile pictureMalcolm Cook@malcolmcook7622 Oct 2021
Thrilled to hear the news that our Animation and Advertising collection has received a commendation in @anistudies McLaren-Lambart award for Best Book on Animation! Thanks to all our contributors, and congratulations to winner Donna Kornhaber, and fellow runner-up M Javad Khajavi
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