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21st October 2010: The Charles Holden Lecture at the University of London
'Something stirring in the stack? Why filmmakers enter the library'
the Charles Holden Lecture to be delivered by Professor Ian Christie (Anniversary Professor of Film and Media History at Birkbeck London
free entry, reserve tickets by e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or tel: 0207 664 4859
21st October 2010 at 6.00 pm
Senate House Library, University of London, Malet Street London WC1E 7HU
Libraries have often provided an incongruous setting for un-academic pursuits
on screen, from manhunts to hauntings, and of course seductions. But they
also represent knowledge, which is often dangerous as well as enlightening.
And in a select group of films, culminating in Amenabar's recent Agora,
the defence of the library becomes a powerful symbol of civilisation
itself. Little wonder that filmmakers are heavy borrowers...
the Charles Holden Lecture to be delivered by Professor Ian Christie (Anniversary Professor of Film and Media History at Birkbeck London
free entry, reserve tickets by e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or tel: 0207 664 4859
21st October 2010 at 6.00 pm
Senate House Library, University of London, Malet Street London WC1E 7HU
Libraries have often provided an incongruous setting for un-academic pursuits
on screen, from manhunts to hauntings, and of course seductions. But they
also represent knowledge, which is often dangerous as well as enlightening.
And in a select group of films, culminating in Amenabar's recent Agora,
the defence of the library becomes a powerful symbol of civilisation
itself. Little wonder that filmmakers are heavy borrowers...
