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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

Michael Pigott will be interviewed, along with Carolyn Deby, as part of the Arts and Place NOW series of online conversations on Tuesday 30th June at 16:00. Michael and Carolyn will be talking about their work within the Sensing the City research project. For more information, and to book free tickets, follow this link: https://artsandplace.org/activities/arts-and-place-now/

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.

One of our PhD researchers, Misha Iakovlev, has co-organised a pair of screenings in London for International Women's Day (08 March). The event, ‘Queer’ Asia: Decolonisation and Russia, features the films Mavzhuda (introduced by in person by director Nimasu Namsaren) and Exciting Life. Tickets are free and can be booked here.