Stephen Gundle's recent book Fame amid the Ruins: Italian Film Stardom in the Age of Neorealism (Berghahn, 2020) will be discussed with the author in an online presentation by Robert Gordon (Cambridge) and Catherine O'Rawe (Bristol) on 30 September. Anyone is welcome to join this free event, which will take place on Zoom between 18.15 and 19.45. Booking is required at least 24 hours before by registering on this link: https://www.history.ac.uk/seminars/modern-italian-history

Funded by the Connecting Cultures and Innovative Manufacturing and Future Materials GRP at the University of Warwick, Michael is working with Graham Dunning to investigate the sudden shift to online performance and livestreaming in the spheres of experimental music and club culture.

Students from the department have had great success in this years video competition run as part of the Digital Arts Lab's Student Showcase.