Virginia Woolf On Film

Part of our celebration of Virginia Woolf

Tuesday 17 June, 18:15 - 20:15
£5

People say that the savage no longer exists in us, that we are at the fag-end of civilization, that everything has been said already, and that it is too late to be ambitious. But these philosophers have presumably forgotten the movies.
Virgina Woolf, The Cinema (1926)

While many readers are familiar with Virginia Woolf’s novels, her shorter articles and essays are generally less well known. Join Caroline Baylis-Green for a lecture and friendly discussion exploring Virginia Woolf’s intriguing essay on early film, The Cinema (1926) and her related diary writing. The session will consider how these texts offer insights into Woolf’s ideas about film as a new art form and her reflections on different versions of storytelling, experiences of cinematic magic and mass, cultural consumption.

Dr Caroline Bayliss-Green has a masters in Gender Studies and a PhD in English Literature.  She has lectured on literature, performance art and film and is an expert on Virginia Woolf. She also currently volunteers at Monk’s House, Woolf’s holiday home, just round the corner from us in Rodmell.

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