A database reminder One person in seven experiences disability (World Bank, World Report on Disability, 2015, Washington, DC). Yet the story of this community and its contributions is largely absent from the scholarly record. Disability in the Modern World: History …
Digital Theatre Plus is a useful resource for teachers and students of Performing Arts or English Literature. It can also be enjoyed by anyone who enjoys dramatic or musical performance. It is mostly a video-based teaching resource for schools and …
The academic study of queer culture and lifestyles has become a popular field of study in several degree courses. We have a broad range of books about this subject in the University Library. For anyone who is interested I came …
Exploring queer cultures and lifestyles in the creative arts in Britain c1885-1967 Read more »
Channel 4 and British film culture It’s always satisfying to review a title produced by ‘one of our own’ so here’s a a collection of academic journal articles printed in book form and co-edited by Justin Smith. Those of you …
It seems to me that every new blockbuster film “breaks box office records” during its opening weekend and I sometimes wonder where this information comes from. Well, now I know. Film Industry Data (or Film ID) is a resource which …
Last night was a first for some of our Film Studies and Creative Writing final year students who saw five of their completed projects on the big screen at No. 6 Cinema in the Historic Dockyard. Three films explored the …
Creative Arts Film Review: Student Shorts at No. 6 on Thursday 28th May Read more »
20th Century Fashion: 100 Years of Apparel Ads by Jim Heimann (editor) and Alison A. Nieder (text) This week I chose a book on fashion; a subject I have not covered before. During the 20th century, fashion evolved from being …
What kind of Western comprised over a third of all Westerns financed by German producers? That’s just the kind of thing you can find out in Germany 2 our latest addition to the Directory of World Cinema series. This nicely …
Attended the preview of a fun exhibition in Eldon last night, Stars in the Aisles: A History of the Cinema Usherette. We were served ice-cream by an usherette and there was plenty of popcorn to go around too! Eva Balogh, …
