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'Cinema, Memory and Wellbeing' Project Success in REF2021

Posted on: 23 May 2022

The Battle of Algiers: an iconic film whose message of hope still resonates today Yacef Saadi, military leader of the FLN National Liberation Front networks of the autonomous zone of Algiers, poses after being captured at the end of the “Battle of Algiers”

The Battle of Algiers: an iconic film whose message of hope still resonates today

Dr Maria Flood, lecturer in World Cinema, discusses Gillo Pontecorvo's 1965 production The Battle of Algiers in an article for The Conversation.

Posted on: 21 October 2021

How 9/11 changed cinemaImage of the Conversation article.

How 9/11 changed cinema

Dr Maria Flood, lecturer in World Cinema, collaborated with Professor Micheal Frank from the University of Zurich to discuss and explore how 9/11 impacted cinema in an article for The Conversation. Below are some excerpts from the piece.

Posted on: 15 September 2021

Modern Language Films on Free-to-View Platforms Internship

Modern Language Films on Free-to-View Platforms Internship

For this blog post, we have created a mini ‘Student Picks’ Film Festival. We have each chosen a film that appealed to us during our research and have written a small review to show you more about the great films that are available on these platforms.

Posted on: 1 February 2021

Italian film noir: a new cinematic concept? A scene from the film Romanzo Criminale

Italian film noir: a new cinematic concept?

Is there an Italian film noir? And if so, what is it? These crucial questions, among many others, will be tackled by the Italian film noir special issue co-edited by Dr Marco Paoli (University of Liverpool) and Dr Barbara Pezzotti (Monash University) and recently published in Studies in European Cinema. In particular, this special issue explores crime films from a creative and innovative thematic perspective, namely the influence of the concept of noir on Italian cinema.

Posted on: 27 November 2020

Creating the Cinema, Memory and Wellbeing project toolkitOrganisers of a Cinema, Memory and Wellbeing workshop

Creating the Cinema, Memory and Wellbeing project toolkit

The Cinema, Memory and Wellbeing project uses cinema to encourage wellbeing among the elderly — particularly those living with dementia in care home settings. Project leads Professor Lisa Shaw (Department of Modern Languages and Cultures) and Professor Julia Hallam (Department of Communication and Media) explain how the project got started and share details of the Cinema, Memory and Wellbeing project toolkit.

Posted on: 28 May 2020