Friday 23 April 2021, 12.00PM to 6.00pm
Panel 1 (12.00-13.30)
Miya Treadwell, 'Strategic Diversity: Netflix’s Strong Black Lead and Ava DuVernay'
Freya Lowden, 'Walls of the Body and Walls of the Mind: The Netflix Adaptation of Prayaag Akbar’s Leila'
Sarah Lahm, “Nobody Locks Us Up”: Feminist Entrapment and Liberation on the Current Netflix Landscape'
Panel 2 (14.30-16.00)
Rafe Clayton (Co-Investigator, British Families in Lockdown Study, Leeds Trinity), 'UK Family Experiences of Watching Netflix During Coronavirus Lockdowns'
Vilde Bakkevig, '"I am your friend": Netflix’s Anthropomorphic Social Media Strategy'
Rene Idrovo Zambrano, 'The Immersive Continuity of Roma: Netflix and the Cinematic 3-D Soundtrack
Keynote (16.30)
Prof Andrew Higson, Greg Dyke Chair of Film and Television, TFTI; Director, Screen Industries Growth Network (SIGN):
'Netflix the Disruptor: Cultural Enemy or Cultural Enabler?'
Zoom link to join is here, and the full programme with details of the talks is here.
This research workshop is a collaboration between Modern School, Department of English and Related Literature, and the Centre for Modern Studies. We look forward to seeing you!
Location: Online via Zoom