movies

  • Daughters of the Dust and the History of Gullah communities

    by Prof. Emily West On Tuesday 17th October the University kindly invited me to introduce Reading Film Theatre’s showing of the 1991 film, Daughters of the Dust, written and directed by Julie Dash.  Her father grew up in the area… Continue reading

    Daughters of the Dust and the History of Gullah communities
  • Suffregette: ‘Film and Fact’

    This Thursday Reaing Film Theatre are showing the film Suffregette (2015), 8-10pm Palmer Building. To mark the screening we are reposting Dr Jacqui Turner‘s excellent blog post from October ‘Suffregette…but what happened next?’ – enjoy! *please note small editorial changes… Continue reading

    Suffregette: ‘Film and Fact’