The Paranoid Style Revisited: Postwar American Cultural Politics and The Argosy Magazine John Rylands Library, Manchester, 28-29 June 2018 Half a century ago Richard Hofstadter published his influential essay ‘The Paranoid Style in American Politics,’ in which he identified ‘heated exaggeration, suspiciousness and conspiratorial fantasy’ as a recurrent feature of the nation’s political life. Hofstadter’s thesis has in subsequent decades been at the centre of a rich and interdisciplinary scholarly discourse that has been attentive to the cultural politics of the Cold War period as read especially through the lens of gender, but also those of science and technology, mass media, and corporate capitalism, amongst others. In our current political moment Hofstadter’s call for critical reflection on the genesis, mechanisms and consequences of the paranoid style beckons with renewed urgency. The aim of this conference is to generate such reflection by engaging with and showcasing a rare research resource recently […]

The Centre for Film, Television and Screen Studies at Bangor University is proud to present 2001: Beyond 50   A day of talks, music, and an exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece, 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), featuring experts and people who worked on the film.   Pontio, Bangor University, Deiniol Road, Bangor, LL57 2TQ, UK.   16th June 2018, 2 - 11 pm.   Provisional programme (timings are subject to change but speakers are confirmed):   2.00 Introduction by Piers Bizony, author of 2001: Filming the Future and 2001: A Space Odyssey.   2.30 Alternative perspectives: a panel featuring experts on 2001's legacy beyond film, including psychology, artificial intelligence, evolutionary biology, and philosophy and religion. Panellists: Prof. Robert Ward (Bangor), Prof. Guillaume Thierry (Bangor), Dr. Bill Teahan (Bangor), Mr. Eric Krasny (Bangor), and Prof. Peter Wheeler (Liverpool John Moores).   4.00 Coffee and opportunity to view […]

All are welcome to join us for a weekend of craft workshops, talks and readings, to celebrate 100 years since partial women’s suffrage. You’ll have the opportunity to create your own suffrage rosette or sash, learn about women’s activism through the museum collection, and drop in to talks on the history of women and the vote. Our main speaker, suffrage specialist and performer Naomi Paxton will be talking transatlantic suffrage theatre, with a Scottish twist. The event is being held in collaboration with the People’s Palace Museum, Glasgow, which you can learn about here. The event is funded by the US Embassy London, the British Association for American Studies, and the University of Glasgow College of Arts Collaborative Research Award. More details to follow… watch this space! Programme: Welcome Room 1-3pm 1-3pm Crafts: suffragette rosettes (Saturday) and sashes (Sunday) Run by Katrina Falco (freelance designer) and Laura Clark (Glasgow Life/Glasgow Museums) […]