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The Weimar Film Network is co-convened by Molly Harrabin and Lawrence Alexander. We celebrate all things Weimar Cinema - look out for our online events and feel free to get in touch regarding potential collaborations!
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Weimar Film Network @weimarfilmnetwork.bsky.social · 17d
Join us on 20 November at 5pm (UK) for an online event with Dr. Paul Flaig (University of St. Andrews) to celebrate the release of his new book: Weimar Slapstick and Hollywood Comedy Transformed!
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Some exciting online seminars by Hannes Charen & Steven Howe on Weimar Film as part of the University of Lucerne's Imagining Justice: Law, Politics and Popular Visual Culture in Weimar Germany project - www.unilu.ch/en/faculties...
Imagining Justice: Law, Politics and Popular Visual Culture in Weimar Germany (SNSF Project)
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November 18, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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Join us on 20 November at 5pm (UK) for an online event with Dr. Paul Flaig (University of St. Andrews) to celebrate the release of his new book: Weimar Slapstick and Hollywood Comedy Transformed!
Sign up via this form to receive the joining details shortly before the event
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November 3, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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📢🚨 ONLY 24 HOURS TO GO BEFORE THE DEADLINE FOR THE CFP CLOSES!!
weimarfilmnetwork.bsky.social Weimar Film Network @weimarfilmnetwork.bsky.social · Sep 5
📢📢📢 Upcoming Conference: 'Rethinking Weimar Cinema' (University of Oxford, 17 - 19 June 2026)

Full Call for Papers: drive.google.com/file/d/1pxBI...

Deadline: 31 October 2025

Please share widely with anyone who may be interested in joining us in Oxford next year!
Call for Papers: Rethinking Weimar Cinema (University of Oxford, 17 - 19 June 2026) Keynote Speakers: Dr Paul Dobryden (University of Virginia) Dr Sara F. Hall (University of Illinois Chicago) Dr Qinna Shen (Bryn Mawr College) Film Screenings: TBC, in collaboration with the Ultimate Picture Palace and Weimar 100 Organizers: Dr Lawrence Alexander (Ruskin School of Art, University of Oxford) and Dr Molly Harrabin (University of St. Andrews/University of Warwick). Deadline for submitting proposals: 31 October 2025 The centennial years of the Weimar Republic (1918-1933) have seen a rise in academic engagement with and public interest in this period of German film history. As one of the most dynamic and experimental periods in global cinema, Weimar film has long been recognized for its aesthetic innovations, sociopolitical commentary, and influence on subsequent film movements. Yet these anniversary commemorations have not only reaffirmed the significance of this era, they have also opened the door for new questions, perspectives, and critical paradigms. This conference seeks to build on this momentum by revisiting Weimar cinema through fresh critical lenses and innovative methodologies, inviting participants to reconsider its cultural, political, and aesthetic significance in light of new archival discoveries, theoretical frameworks, and interdisciplinary approaches. The conference will take stock of our current understanding of Weimar film to map where this field may be heading as well as offering new genealogies of those images, figures, and texts that have defined it thus far. In addition to traditional conference papers, we welcome contributions from archivists, practice-based researchers, and works of videographic criticism. Please submit proposals of up to 300 words to lawrence.alexander@rsa.ox.ac.uk and mlh21@st-andrews.ac.uk by 31st October 2025. Notices of acceptance will be sent out in December. A limited number of bursaries are available to contribute to travel and accommodation costs for postgraduate and early-career speakers. This event is hosted by the Weimar Film Network and funded by the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) as part of a three-year Promoting German Studies networking grant awarded to the German Screen Studies Network, co-directed by Dr Paul Flaig and Dr Dora Osborne.
October 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Reminder: The deadline for 'Rethinking Weimar Cinema' conference (University of Oxford, 17-19 June 2026) is only one week away – 31 October 2025. We would be grateful if you could share the call with any students or colleagues who may be interested!
weimarfilmnetwork.bsky.social Weimar Film Network @weimarfilmnetwork.bsky.social · Sep 5
📢📢📢 Upcoming Conference: 'Rethinking Weimar Cinema' (University of Oxford, 17 - 19 June 2026)

Full Call for Papers: drive.google.com/file/d/1pxBI...

Deadline: 31 October 2025

Please share widely with anyone who may be interested in joining us in Oxford next year!
Call for Papers: Rethinking Weimar Cinema (University of Oxford, 17 - 19 June 2026) Keynote Speakers: Dr Paul Dobryden (University of Virginia) Dr Sara F. Hall (University of Illinois Chicago) Dr Qinna Shen (Bryn Mawr College) Film Screenings: TBC, in collaboration with the Ultimate Picture Palace and Weimar 100 Organizers: Dr Lawrence Alexander (Ruskin School of Art, University of Oxford) and Dr Molly Harrabin (University of St. Andrews/University of Warwick). Deadline for submitting proposals: 31 October 2025 The centennial years of the Weimar Republic (1918-1933) have seen a rise in academic engagement with and public interest in this period of German film history. As one of the most dynamic and experimental periods in global cinema, Weimar film has long been recognized for its aesthetic innovations, sociopolitical commentary, and influence on subsequent film movements. Yet these anniversary commemorations have not only reaffirmed the significance of this era, they have also opened the door for new questions, perspectives, and critical paradigms. This conference seeks to build on this momentum by revisiting Weimar cinema through fresh critical lenses and innovative methodologies, inviting participants to reconsider its cultural, political, and aesthetic significance in light of new archival discoveries, theoretical frameworks, and interdisciplinary approaches. The conference will take stock of our current understanding of Weimar film to map where this field may be heading as well as offering new genealogies of those images, figures, and texts that have defined it thus far. In addition to traditional conference papers, we welcome contributions from archivists, practice-based researchers, and works of videographic criticism. Please submit proposals of up to 300 words to lawrence.alexander@rsa.ox.ac.uk and mlh21@st-andrews.ac.uk by 31st October 2025. Notices of acceptance will be sent out in December. A limited number of bursaries are available to contribute to travel and accommodation costs for postgraduate and early-career speakers. This event is hosted by the Weimar Film Network and funded by the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) as part of a three-year Promoting German Studies networking grant awarded to the German Screen Studies Network, co-directed by Dr Paul Flaig and Dr Dora Osborne.
October 24, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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Congratulations to our very own Paul Flaig on the publication of his book: Weimar Slapstick and Hollywood Comedy Transformed - out today with Bloomsbury, in the World Cinema series edited by Lúcia Nagib and Julian Ross

www.bloomsbury.com/uk/weimar-sl...
Weimar Slapstick and Hollywood Comedy Transformed
From cabaret songs inspired by Buster Keaton to Mickey Mouse's diagnosis as a “melo-maniac,” Weimar Slapstick and Hollywood Comedy Transformed explores the extr…
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October 2, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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Weimar cinema panel at the @thegsa.bsky.social conference in Arlington!!
nastysilents.bsky.social Cinema's First Nasty Women @nastysilents.bsky.social · Sep 25
If you're heading to the German Studies Association Conference this weekend, *don't miss* our sisters Mary Hennessy & Molly Harrabin presenting on "Weimar Cinema's Nasty Women"!!! 😍🎊🎞️ @mharrabin.bsky.social @g-s-s-n.bsky.social
September 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Dont forget to check out fall edition of WeimarCinema.org, featuring new essays and film dossiers as well as updates on recent publications and restorations!
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September 25, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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In praise of amateurs!

Delighted to have this revised and expanded version of my booklet essay @criterion.bsky.social posted as part of the fall '25 edition of WeimarCinema.org

#MenschenAmSonntag #PeopleOnSunday #FilmSky

cc: @weimarfilmnetwork.bsky.social

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September 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Hello there! Could I possibly ask you to share this CfC on Masculinities in Weimar Cinema? :)
WEIMAR CFC
WEIMAR CFC
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September 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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📢📢📢 Upcoming Conference: 'Rethinking Weimar Cinema' (University of Oxford, 17 - 19 June 2026)

Full Call for Papers: drive.google.com/file/d/1pxBI...

Deadline: 31 October 2025

Please share widely with anyone who may be interested in joining us in Oxford next year!
Call for Papers: Rethinking Weimar Cinema (University of Oxford, 17 - 19 June 2026) Keynote Speakers: Dr Paul Dobryden (University of Virginia) Dr Sara F. Hall (University of Illinois Chicago) Dr Qinna Shen (Bryn Mawr College) Film Screenings: TBC, in collaboration with the Ultimate Picture Palace and Weimar 100 Organizers: Dr Lawrence Alexander (Ruskin School of Art, University of Oxford) and Dr Molly Harrabin (University of St. Andrews/University of Warwick). Deadline for submitting proposals: 31 October 2025 The centennial years of the Weimar Republic (1918-1933) have seen a rise in academic engagement with and public interest in this period of German film history. As one of the most dynamic and experimental periods in global cinema, Weimar film has long been recognized for its aesthetic innovations, sociopolitical commentary, and influence on subsequent film movements. Yet these anniversary commemorations have not only reaffirmed the significance of this era, they have also opened the door for new questions, perspectives, and critical paradigms. This conference seeks to build on this momentum by revisiting Weimar cinema through fresh critical lenses and innovative methodologies, inviting participants to reconsider its cultural, political, and aesthetic significance in light of new archival discoveries, theoretical frameworks, and interdisciplinary approaches. The conference will take stock of our current understanding of Weimar film to map where this field may be heading as well as offering new genealogies of those images, figures, and texts that have defined it thus far. In addition to traditional conference papers, we welcome contributions from archivists, practice-based researchers, and works of videographic criticism. Please submit proposals of up to 300 words to lawrence.alexander@rsa.ox.ac.uk and mlh21@st-andrews.ac.uk by 31st October 2025. Notices of acceptance will be sent out in December. A limited number of bursaries are available to contribute to travel and accommodation costs for postgraduate and early-career speakers. This event is hosted by the Weimar Film Network and funded by the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) as part of a three-year Promoting German Studies networking grant awarded to the German Screen Studies Network, co-directed by Dr Paul Flaig and Dr Dora Osborne.
September 5, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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We may have been a little quiet recently, but that’s because one of our co-editors has been successful defending her thesis!
mharrabin.bsky.social Dr. Molly Harrabin @mharrabin.bsky.social · Jul 28
Absolutely delighted to officially be Dr. Harrabin after passing my viva with minor corrections this morning! Thank you to my examiners @ervinmalakaj.bsky.social & @katherinestone.bsky.social for their meaningful engagement with my work!
July 29, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Delighted to announce that I have joined WeimarCinema.org as Associate Editor, working alongside Anton Kaes & Cynthia Walk! Followers may be interested to read the latest issue which includes a dossier on Pandora's Box by Shoshana Schwebel! www.weimarcinema.org/page/pandora...
Die Büchse der Pandora
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July 14, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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I really enjoyed presenting on MENSCHEN AM SONNTAG / PEOPLE ON SUNDAY at the British Film Institute Reuben Library last night, and celebrating the publication of my BFI Film Classics volume on the film. Thank you *very* much to everyone who came, and to those who bought copies of the book! 1/2
A photo of myself (a middle-aged guy wearing glasses) presenting in the BFI library, with a screen in the background. The library entrance, with my presentation visible on the screen inside. The BFI programme for April, open at the page listing my event.
April 15, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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Great event at the BFI with @riderjon.bsky.social on Menschen am Sonntag! You can buy Jon’s book now - we recommend it!
April 14, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Happening today! Hope to see some of you there!
riderjon.bsky.social Jon Hughes @riderjon.bsky.social · Apr 12
I’m looking forward to talking about MENSCHEN AM SONNTAG / PEOPLE ON SUNDAY at the BFI library in London this coming Monday, 6.30pm. More info and link to tickets here👇
Buy cinema tickets for New Writings: ‘People on Sunday’ and the Cultural Networks of Weimar Berlin with Dr Jon Hughes | BFI Southbank
2025-04-14T18:30:00.000
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April 14, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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Welcome to the German Screen Studies Network official Bluesky page! Here we will share information about interesting events, conference CfPs & news, job advertisements, as well as keep you up to date on our @daad-uk-ireland.bsky.social 'Promoting German Studies Networking Grant' activities!
April 2, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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Congratulations to our founder and co-editor Molly! Stay tuned for some more exciting Weimar Film Network news soon!
mharrabin.bsky.social Dr. Molly Harrabin @mharrabin.bsky.social · Feb 5
Absolutely delighted to have been offered an Early Career Fellowship at the Institute of Advanced Study here in Warwick beginning in May! Sadly no Steins to celebrate here in the UK but a glass of wine will do for now! Thank you as always to everyone who has supported me - it means so much!
February 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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We have also created a starter pack on Weimar history & culture so that we can connect and learn from one another! If you would like to be added/removed from the list, please get in touch.
November 12, 2024 at 3:21 PM
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We have finally joined the place where the sky is blue! Please help us to reach as many people interested in Weimar Cinema as possible by following and sharing our posts!
November 12, 2024 at 2:58 PM