Chris O'Rourke

Film historian, interested in British/silent/queer cinema. Convenor @BAFTSS_LGBTQIA. Special issues editor, Early Popular Visual Culture

[Screen Journal @Screen_Journal]

Congratulations to Chris O'Rourke for winning best journal article at the BAFTSS Conference 2025 https://t.co/fUbrEfD8K1 https://t.co/AIdjA2MvBs

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I'm giving Bluesky a whirl https://t.co/3nGvIPbgm2

[Warwick Film & TV @WarwickFilmTV]

As part of the Weimar 100 project, there will be a free screening of the German silent film The Last Laugh (1924) in the FAB Cinema on Thursday 28th Nov at 7pm, w/ an introduction by Dr Ian Roberts of the German department. Reserve a spot here: https://t.co/RxOzT0ZNf9..

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Did 1920s Hollywood hate itself? And why so many lions? The final post from @WarwickFilmTV student Jess @saturdaymovies_ about her research into Hollywood's silent-era self-mythologising https://t.co/upCsYDrMv3

[BAFTSS LGBTQIA+ Screen Studies @BAFTSS_LGBTQIA]

We're looking for proposals for a SIG panel at the @baftss conference, Warwick, 26-28 Mar 2025. Any papers or panel ideas related to LGBTQIA+ screen studies that respond to the theme of Global Aesthetics are welcome. Get in touch with us at [email protected] by 2 Dec

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Fantastic talks at @PordenoneSilent by @magshenny and @hahumiaomiao about their new books on women’s laughter and Anna May Wong - including Wong’s map of the places she visited in the UK

[Luke McKernan @lukemckernan]

On writing the lives of two exceptional film pioneers, Elsie Cohen and Constance Bromley https://t.co/cEjsmdR7No

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@CampbellX Thanks Campbell! It feels like there are so many more stories waiting to be recovered. I’m glad I got to share this one

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New article in @Screen_Journal about visibility, invisible labour and the career of a trans production worker in 1940s British cinema - Open Access https://t.co/3LmyOuRgYW

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@saturdaymovies_ Thanks Jess! I'm glad you found it interesting

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The Autumn issue of Screen Journal is now online! https://t.co/SaEjHdBaUL

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@WarwickFilmTV You can watch the film Jess is writing about here https://t.co/HdXk0hZJt5

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Did silent star Dorothy Dalton invent the multiverse film 100 years before Peter Parker? Another great post from Warwick student Jess's blog about 1920s Hollywood https://t.co/81WZZ0yQUn @WarwickFilmTV

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Here's a wonderful new blog post by Warwick student Jess Sinclair about her trip to the @bdcmuseum in search of 1920s Hollywood fans https://t.co/5qFhsas9yq @WarwickFilmTV

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@richarddhillon Congratulations! That’s great news

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@JustinBengry That’s awful news Justin. What a loss.

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@handecayir @Warwick_AcDev @tayloredchatter @alpember @carysshill Congratulations Hande! That’s great news

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@drmelaniebell Congratulations!

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@alpember @WarwickFilmTV Fantastic news!

[Melanie Williams @BritFilmMelanie]

Who doesn't enjoy an encounter with a passionate stranger? Very much looking forward to this on Sunday (part of @TheGardenCinema 'Women Aren't Funny' season that launches tonight 🥳)
Some tickets for this brill Muriel Box film still available! https://t.co/17pX9rJlRt