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Professor David Anderson presents his latest reseach on the Cold War in Africa at a guest lecture at Aberystwyth University on 12th March 2014, entitled "Cold War Counter-Insurgencies and White Supremacy in Africa, 1961-1989". A videocast of the lecture is now available on the .
 

David Anderson at Aberystwyth University

Fri 21 Mar 2014, 15:52 | Tags: Lecture

Fred Zinnemann and the Cinema of Resistance

Fred ZinnemannFred Zinnemann and the Cinema of Resistance by , has been published by the University Press of Mississippi.

Fred Zinnemann directed some of the most acclaimed and controversial films of the twentieth century, yet he has been a shadowy presence in Hollywood history. In Fred Zinnemann and the Cinema of Resistance, J. E. Smyth reveals the intellectual passion behind some of the most powerful films ever made about the rise and resistance to fascism and the legacy of the Second World War, from The Seventh Cross and The Search to High Noon, From Here to Eternity, and Julia. Smyth's book is the first to draw upon Zinnemann's extensive papers at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and brings Fred Zinnemann's vision, voice, and film practice to life. In his engagement with the defining historical struggles of the twentieth century, Zinnemann fought his own battles with the Hollywood studio system, the critics, and a public bent on forgetting. Zinnemann's films explore the role of women and communists in the antifascist resistance, the West's support of Franco after the Spanish Civil War, and the darker side of America's national heritage. Smyth reconstructs a complex and conflicted portrait of Zinnemann's cinema of resistance, examining his sketches, script annotations, editing and production notes, and personal letters. Illustrated with seventy black-and-white images from Smyth's collection, Fred Zinnemann and the Cinema of Resistance discusses the director's professional and personal relationships with Spencer Tracy, Montgomery Clift, Audrey Hepburn, Vanessa Redgrave, and Gary Cooper; the critical reaction to his revisionist Western, High Noon; his battles over the censorship of From Here to Eternity, The Nun's Story, and Behold a Pale Horse; his unrealized history of the communist Revolution in China, Man's Fate; and the controversial study of political assassination, The Day of the Jackal. In this intense, richly textured narrative, Smyth enters the mind of one of Hollywood's master directors, redefining our knowledge of his artistic vision and practice.

Please also see the section of the website for details of all academic publications by the staff of the 桃色视频 History Department.

Mon 03 Mar 2014, 11:46 | Tags: Publication

An article by , Arresting Mexican kingpin 'el Chapo' hardly means the drug war is over, has been published in The Guardian on Monday 24th February 2014.

Kingpin

For the full article, please see .

Tue 25 Feb 2014, 08:38 | Tags: Media

The new 桃色视频 Jazz website has now been launched at , featuring Dr Roger Fagge, Professor Robert Jackson, Emeritus Reader Roger Magraw, and Dr Nicolas Pillai:

桃色视频 Jazz

Mon 24 Feb 2014, 12:17 | Tags: Research Announcement

The Centre for the History of Medicine is delighted to advertise a Home/EU fees only equivalent Doctoral Studentship in the field of the History of Medicine in the Modern period. The successful candidate will also receive a bursary of £3000 (£1000 per annum in each of the first 3 years for full-time students or pro rata for part-time students), to defray research expenses. After a successful MPhil to PhD upgrade the post holder will be offered the opportunity for paid teaching of undergraduate seminars within the Department of History. Other opportunities for paid research work may become available depending on the successful candidate’s interests.

Applicants will be considered for an October 2014 start date. Candidates must have successfully completed a Taught MA or MA by Research within the history of medicine or associated field. The deadline for all information to be submitted is 12 noon, Friday 28th February 2014. For more details, including how to apply, please see .

 

Wed 19 Feb 2014, 11:44 | Tags: Postgraduate Funding

Dr Claudia Stein awarded the European History Quarterly (EHQ) 2013 Prize

 
has been awarded the (EHQ) 2013 Prize for the article 'Images and Meaning-Making in a World of Resemblance: The Bavarian-Saxon Kidney Stone Affair of 1580'.

 

Wed 12 Feb 2014, 11:14 | Tags: Award Publication

My Favourite Historical Places: Professor Rebecca Earle

As part of a weekly series in HistoryExtra.com, the official website of BBC History magazine, Professor Rebecca Earle, cultural historian of Spanish America, picks out her favourite historical places to visit.

Please read the full article at .

Fri 31 Jan 2014, 12:09 | Tags: Media

Professor Giorgio Riello in History Today

History Today - January 2014 
Professor Giogio Riello's article, Cotton, the Social Fabric, is featured as the cover story of the January 2014 edition of .

In the article, Professor Riello explains that the world's first global commodity spawned a network of traders, producers and consumers, whose interactions shaped the modern world.

Tue 28 Jan 2014, 11:01 | Tags: Media

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