Cambridge American History Seminar 2017-2018  We are pleased to announce the schedule of seminars and events for the academic year 2017/18. Seminars will be held on Mondays at 5:00 PM in the Knox Shaw Room, Sidney Sussex College, unless otherwise indicated. Several of the seminars will be based on pre- circulated papers that will be made available two weeks prior to the seminar date. All inquiries should be directed to Jonathan Goodwin, jmg216@cam.ac.uk, 01223 335317. 26 February: Jennifer Luff, Associate Professor of Modern American History, University of Durham Secrets, Lies, and the 'Special Relationship' in the Early Cold War  Discussion will be based on a pre-circulated paper

Cambridge American History Seminar 2017-2018  We are pleased to announce the schedule of seminars and events for the academic year 2017/18. Seminars will be held on Mondays at 5:00 PM in the Knox Shaw Room, Sidney Sussex College, unless otherwise indicated. Several of the seminars will be based on pre- circulated papers that will be made available two weeks prior to the seminar date. All inquiries should be directed to Jonathan Goodwin, jmg216@cam.ac.uk, 01223 335317. 19 February: Rhys Jones, Junior Research Fellow, Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge Temporal Claustrophobia at the Continental Congress, 1774-1776 

The First International Conference on Twenty-First Century Film Directors University of Wolverhampton in collaboration with Light House Media Centre, Wolverhampton and Redeemer University College, Ontario presents Gothic, Ghastly, Corporeal and Creaturely: Tim Burton's Curious Bodies Thursday 15th February 2018 at Light House Media Centre, Wolverhampton 9.00-9.30  Registration and Coffee FOYER 9.30-10.15  KEYNOTE Cinema 1 Samantha Moore (University of Wolverhampton) - Metamorphosis and the Body in Animation 10.15-11.15 PANEL 1 ANIMATED BODIES Cinema 1 Christopher Holliday (King’s College, London)  - Tim Burton’s Unruly Animation Emily Mantell (University of Wolverhampton) – A Case Study: The Embodiment of Character and Story as a Creative Crew Member on Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride 11.15-11.30 COFFEE Foyer 11.30-1.30 PANEL 2 FRAGMENTED BODIES Cinema 1 Elsa Colombani (University of Paris-Nanterre) – In the Footsteps of Frankenstein: The Fragmented and Disintegrating Bodies of Tim Burton’s Creatures Rob Geal (University of Wolverhampton) –  Tim Burton’s Benevolently Monstrous Frankensteins Helena […]