Latest news
Leshu Torchin to host Q&A following a screening of SEMBÈNE! at DCA
On 16 November at 6pm, the DCA will screen Sembène! (Samba Gadjigo and Jason Silverman, 2016), a documentary about Ousmane Sembène, the ‘father of African cinema’. A true-life epic, Sembène! follows an ordinary man who transformed himself into a fearless spokesperson for the marginalised, becoming a hero to millions. Following […]...
Leshu Torchin in the Huffington Post: What Can The Mass ‘Check-In’ At Standing Rock Tell Us About Online Advocacy?
On 31st October, more than one million people used Facebook to ‘Check-In’ to Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota, where the Standing Rock Sioux and others have been blocking the construction of a crude oil pipeline that threatens tribal water supply and sacred spaces. Leshu Torchin discusses what we can […]...
Robert Burgoyne on The Image of Global Finance in Film Workshop
In October Professor Robert Burgoyne visited Pamplona, Spain, to speak on the ‘Image of Global Finance in Film,’ a workshop organized by Constantin Parvelescu at the University of Navarre, featuring scholars from the fields of anthropology, cultural studies, philosophy, communications, business, sociology, and journalism, as well as film studies. Robert’s talk, on […]...
Teaching Blog
Single Honours Film Studies
Single Honours Film Studies was an embarrassingly good experience. I couldn’t believe my luck ...
PK Nair’s Internationalism: A Reflection by Shruti Narayanswamy
In honour of the 6-month anniversary of the passing of Mr PK Nair, the hugely influential film archi...
Welcome new students
This is always an exciting point of the year for us as we prepare to welcome a new batch of students...