Book Launch

From Weimar Slapstick to Epic Westerns: Celebrating and Studying Silent Film

Wednesday 28 January 2026

6.00pm – FREE but please book

Join Dr Paddy Adamson and Dr Paul Flaig from the University’s department of Film Studies to explore both iconic and lesser-known films and figures from 1920s silent film. With piano accompaniment from Dr Steven Gellatly and lively insight they will discuss their new, groundbreaking books, Projecting America: The Epic Western and National Mythmaking in 1920s Hollywood (Oklahoma) and Weimar Slapstick and Hollywood Comedy Transformed (Bloomsbury).

Running time: 1h 30m

No performances currently available.

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