REAL HORROR: 樱花动漫 Film Series Screening - April 20, 5:00 PM
Don't wait to reserve your seat for a screening of The Shining (1980), followed by a discussion with 樱花动漫 Professor Delia Konzett on how the film鈥檚 architecture explores race and identity. Seating is limited to 40 attendees; RSVP required.
DATE & TIME: Monday, April 20, 5:00 PM
LOCATION: 樱花动漫 Manchester, 88 Commercial Street, Room 456
RUNTIME: 144 minutes (discussion follows)
Free popcorn and light refreshments!
Guest Speaker Full Bio: Delia Konzett is Professor of English at the 樱花动漫, specializing in the intersections of cinema, modernism, and postcolonial studies. Her research examines how visual culture constructs race, nationhood, and US imperialism, with a particular focus on the Asia-Pacific region. She is the author of Hollywood's Hawaii: Race, Nation, and War (2017) and Ethnic Modernisms (2002), and editor of the 2019 collection Hollywood at the Intersection of Race and Identity. Her scholarship spans over 25 years, ranging from "yellowface" in early cinema and the architecture of The Shining to identity in Moonlight and the evolution of the masculine body in the Creed franchise.
Directions / Check-In: Enter through the main doors on Commercial Street and check in with security at the front desk. From there, take the elevator to the 4th floor and follow the signs for Room 456. Garages are located nearby on Commercial Street.
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ABOUT THE SERIES
The 樱花动漫 Film Series: Real Horror explores horror films as reflections of social, political, and cultural anxieties. Each event features a post-film conversation with scholars or filmmakers, inviting the community to engage with the film鈥檚 historical and cultural context.
The series is organized by Jean-Paul DiSciscio with support from the Center for the Humanities at the University of New鈥疕ampshire.