Outputs (36)

'How can civilization be saved?': Psychoanalysis in the anticipation of World War Two in Britain (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Swanson, G. (2009, July). 'How can civilization be saved?': Psychoanalysis in the anticipation of World War Two in Britain. Paper presented at Structures of Violence and Conflict: 2nd Conference of the International Society for Cultural History, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

This paper considers the ways that psychoanalysis was understood to provide a distinctive insight in to the ‘problems of civilization’ and a means of understanding the psychic dynamics of social groups in the anticipation of war in Britain in the 193... Read More about 'How can civilization be saved?': Psychoanalysis in the anticipation of World War Two in Britain.

Understanding film production: Michael Klinger and the new film history (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Spicer, A. H. (2009, July). Understanding film production: Michael Klinger and the new film history. Presented at Researching Film History Symposium, Geological Society, London, UK

This paper explored a wider debate about the epistemology and ontology of film history. Using the Michael Klinger papers, it offered an original exploration of an unknown history: his attempt to produce a Jewish epic war film based on the Dieppe Raid... Read More about Understanding film production: Michael Klinger and the new film history.

Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Matrix: Imagineering the world market (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Bould, M. (2009, June). Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Matrix: Imagineering the world market. Presented at 'The Future Ain't What it Used to Be: Interactions of Past, Present and Future in Literature and Visual Media' Conference, University of Dundee

This keynote address argues that sf has long been engaged in mapping - often unconsciously - the processes of globalisation and empire. It illustrates this argument with analyses of Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Seas and the Wachows... Read More about Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Matrix: Imagineering the world market.

Serial infidelities and extraordinary renditions: The many lives of Flash Gordon (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Bould, M. (2009, May). Serial infidelities and extraordinary renditions: The many lives of Flash Gordon. Paper presented at Science Fiction across Media: Adaptation/Novelisation Conference, Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven

This paper argues for a fresh approach to adaptation studies, using the example of a cross-media franchised character/universe to urge a move away from the fidelity fallacy and towards an understanding of adaptations as ‘supplements’ in Derrida’s Read More about Serial infidelities and extraordinary renditions: The many lives of Flash Gordon.

The cinema of John Sayles: From Billy Zane to Brecht and Bakhtin, and back again (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Bould, M. (2009, May). The cinema of John Sayles: From Billy Zane to Brecht and Bakhtin, and back again. Presented at Marxism and Culture Seminar Series, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London

A critical introduction to John Sayles, with Silver City as its primary example, this paper discusses the relationship between his films and American naturalist traditions, and explores language as a site of material resistance.

The politics of presentation (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Lloyd, W. (2009, May). The politics of presentation. Presented at A Series of Talks and Discussions to Launch the Exhibtion Lap Dogs of the Bourgeoisie at the Arnolfini, Arnolfini, Bristol

The talk addressed the role of the alternative space in Bristol, and how various art groups operate. The idea of the art collective has become associated with activities that engage with avant garde ideas, that rebel against the gallery system and pr... Read More about The politics of presentation.

The parapraxes of globalisation: Jules Verne and the unconscious of science fiction (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Bould, M. (2009, May). The parapraxes of globalisation: Jules Verne and the unconscious of science fiction. Paper presented at Extraordinary Voyages: Jules Verne and Beyond - the 2009 J. Lloyd Eaton Conference, University of California at Riverside

This essay argues that sf has long been engaged in mapping – often unconsciously – the processes of globalisation and empire. It illustrates this argument with an analysis of Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Seas.

Is fat still a feminist issue - Suzy Orbach talk (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Arthurs, J. (2009, May). Is fat still a feminist issue - Suzy Orbach talk. Presented at Is Fat Still a Feminist Issue - Suzy Orbach Talk, Festival of Ideas, Arnolfini, Bristol, UK

Jane Arthurs was chair of this talk.

The shadow of Thatcher: Women, feminism, culture and politics (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Arthurs, J., & Tincknell, E. (2009, May). The shadow of Thatcher: Women, feminism, culture and politics. Presented at The Shadow of Thatcher: Women, Feminism, Culture and Politics, Arnolfini, Bristol, UK

Jane Arthurs was the co-organiser of this academic symposium, which reflected on the continuing impact of Thatcherism and of Margaret Thatcher on feminist politics and popular culture since the 1980s. The conference asekd "Why does Margaret Thatcher... Read More about The shadow of Thatcher: Women, feminism, culture and politics.

Medievalisms, modernity and memory: St. Michael's church cropthorne 1860-1920 (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Ferry, E. (2009, May). Medievalisms, modernity and memory: St. Michael's church cropthorne 1860-1920. Paper presented at Modern Interiors Research Centre, Kingston University

A paper that examines the restoration of a small Medieval church in rural Worcestershire during the period 1860-1920.