Professor @FilmUoS. Researches film stardom, visual culture and classical reception, silent cinema. Also loves sci-fi and cake. Views my own.
Southampton, England
Joined January 2017
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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.…
ALT event poster with image of Stephen Manion, same text as tweet. SIAH and UoS logo, pink circle.
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Last rally to say we have HAD ENOUGH ✊🪧 #ucustrike #ucuRISING
ALT Picketers on Highfield campus gathered for rally
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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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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-…
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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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Big congratulations to @FilmUoS colleague @malcolmcook76 and all his collaborators! We can’t recommend this book warmly enough!
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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In the 1930s, the Bungalow Café in Above Bar, was #Southampton’s largest restaurant. A popular meeting place for theatre and cinema-goers it offered live music, tea dances and a soda fountain. @HistoricalSoton @SotonianHistory @SotonStories @SouthamptonHid1
ALT Guidebook advert for the Bungalow Cafe with a photo of the interior
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Deadline for the CFP is 17 October folks 🎞
The ‘little apparatus’: 100 years of 9.5mm
film (16, 17, 18 June 2022) an international conference hosted in person and online
sites.google.com/view/100yea……
#CFP #amateurfilm #smallgaugefilmmaking #amateurfilmmakers
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Britain's first Olympic diving medallist, Belle White, shows us how it's done in this demonstration film from 1926 - notable for its use of slow motion, repetition and reverse photography.
Film courtesy of the #BFINationalArchive #BritainOnFilm
Diving and Swimming (1926) | Britain on Film (BFI)
Special effects galore in this demonstration of fancy swimming and diving, featuring Olympic medallist Belle White.
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Super excited reading proposals as they come in… here’s the CFP…
The ‘little apparatus’: 100 years of 9.5mm
film (16, 17, 18 June 2022) an international conference hosted in person and online sites.google.com/view/100yea…
#CFP #amateurfilm #smallgaugefilmmaking #amateurfilmmakers
Michael Williams retweeted
Many congratulations to all Film Students on their results. So much hard work in difficult circumstances. Very proud of you all and hope you all have a proper celebration
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Reminder: The Film department at University of Southampton are looking for a full time, permanent Senior Teaching Fellow. If you are interested in joining us, please check out the following. Do share widely to those who may be interested!
jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.asp…
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The Film department at University of Southampton are looking for a full time, permanent Senior Teaching Fellow. If you are interested in joining us, please check out the following. Do share widely to those who may be interested! jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.asp…
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Do we need to rethink the history of early British cinema? Registration is open for the online Remapping Early British Cinema symposium! eventbrite.co.uk/e/remapping…
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The next CIFR talk:
20 Apr, 4pm. Dr Felicia Chan, University of Manchester
Cinema before Nation: Historiographical Questions for Films in Colonial-era Singapore
eventbrite.co.uk/e/film-semi…
Michael Williams retweeted
George really did want this classic Daffy Duck cartoon shown before every screening of #SW. It would've been an icebreaker to let the audience know what was coming was less than dead serious. I was disappointed when we couldn't get the rights to it & it didn't happen. #TrueStory
“Duck Dodgers in the 24th-and-a-half Century" was ranked Number 4 of the 50 greatest cartoons of all time, by animation professionals!
And did you know George Lucas requested it be shown before “Star Wars” in its first theatrical run. #tooninwithme
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Once again, thank you to @baftss for awarding me this year’s Outstanding Achievement Award, last night. Truly honoured to join the list of earlier recipients and truly honoured to have my film and tv work explored and acknowledged within your academic ranks. 🙏🏾
Day two of #BAFTSS2021 is wrapping up in style as
@AmmaAsante discusses reframing historical film to highlight women's contributions to society. Essential viewing for any film scholar. An incredibly worthy recipient of this year's Outstanding Achievement Award.
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Coming up in Session A is the first panel on Hollywood Stardom. Papers on Evelyn Preer, Cuteness in cinema of the Great Depression, Tyrone Power, and Princess Grace! Beginning at 10.35am #BAFTSS2021
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Pleased to host so many great papers at #BAFTSS2021 - 5 days left to register! baftss.org/conf-2021
Our Annual Conference on Time & the Body in Film, Television & Screen Studies is drawing near - huge thank you to all at @FilmUoS for organising what looks to be a rich & exciting three days. Let us know if you are giving a paper using #BAFTSS2021
