Dear all – welcome back to a new year and a new semester!
We’re getting back to face to face reality this year, and we’re delighted to announce that we’re running a short course in Horror with Creative Stirling/Made in Stirling that will be of interest to those who are fans of the genre, and of studying Horror from a Gender Studies or LGBTQ+ perspective. See below for details and please get in touch with me at Darren.elliott-smith@stir.ac.uk if you’d like further details.
Celluloid Chills: A Short Course in Horror (October-November)
Join us at 44 King Street for this new four-week evening film course across October and November. Led by Dr. Darren Elliott-Smith (Programme Director of Gender Studies at the University of Stirling), this short taster course takes the form of clip-led discussion of significant directors, key films, analysis of hair-raising film techniques and will provide an introduction to the study of film language and style.
The course will be conducted in a sociable, relaxed and informal setting and includes reading materials, example clips and discussion-led learning with no previous Film or Media Studies knowledge needed. Anyone who is interested in horror cinema is welcome to attend.
Films being screened are Suspiria, The Innocents, Daughters of Darkness, and Possession.
Course and screening dates are as follows:Weds 12th October (workshop) + Fri 14th October (Suspiria screening)Weds 19th October (workshop) + Fri 21st October (The Innocents screening)Weds 26th October (workshop) + Fri 28th October (Daughters of Darkness screening)Weds 2nd November (workshop) + Fri 4th November (Possession screening)
Workshops will last from 6-7:30pm and screenings will start at 7pm.
This course is for anyone aged 18+. Tickets cost £35 and will give you access to all four-weeks of the course and all four screenings.
Booking here: