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Find out more about the fantastic Project Sifu, led by @wayne-wong.bsky.social, here: sheffield.ac.uk/research/emp...
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What did it mean to work as a freelance composer in the eighteenth century? Professor Simon Keefe appears as an expert in Mozart: Genius for Hire, airing tonight at 9.00 pm on Sky Arts.
However, he argues that the reimagined Nessarose and inclusive casting of queer and Black performers ultimately make the adaptation a true force “for good.” 🧵2/4
@profdombm.bsky.social reviews Wicked: For Good, noting how splitting the story into two films negatively reshapes the genre and pacing. 🧵 1/4
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Congratulations to Professor Jonathan Rayner (School of English), whose open access book Screening the Fleet has been shortlisted for the Maritime Media 2025 Best Book Award!
Punches, choreography and cultural exchange 🐎
Dr Wayne Wong’s Project Sifu workshop at the Millennium Gallery mixed martial arts and East Asian cinema: a perfect way to see in the Year of the Horse
The International Network for Critical China Studies (INCCS) has launched, bringing together researchers from around the world to share critical, policy-relevant work on China’s politics, society and global impact.
Discover more about the network here:
🔗 sites.google.com/sheffield.ac...
The International Network for Critical China Studies (INCCS)
