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The Spook Who Sat by the Door (1973)

The Spook Who Sat by the Door (1973) Thursday 26 March, 16.00-18.00, 1.06 Project Room   Director: Ivan Dixon Length: 142 minutes Released in 1981   Based on the 1969 novel with the same name by Sam Greenlee, the film is a satirical account of the first African American to enter the CIA’s espionage programme.

26 March 2026

Frida Kahlo & Tina Modotti (1983) and The Last Romantic (1965)

Thursday 29 January, , 17:00-18:00, G.04 Screening Room   We begin our monthly film series with two short films: Frida Kahlo & Tina Modotti (1983) and The Last Romantic (1965)   Frida Kahlo & Tina Modotti (30 mins) Director: Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen This tautly structured documentary sheds light on the work of Mexican […]

16 January 2026

An asterisk in the grand narrative of history’: Black History Month Workshop

15.00-18.00, Thursday 16 October, 2025  Project Room, 1.06, 50 George Square ‘How does one revisit the scene of subjection without replicating the grammar of violence?’ asks Saidiya Hartman in her influential essay ‘Venus in Two Acts’, published in the journal Small Axe in 2008. Join us for an afternoon workshop where we will work together to unpack […]

13 October 2025

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