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Book Launch: Nostalgia and Displacement in Contemporary European Cinema
Hosted by the Centre for Film and Screen Media in collaboration with the Centre for Migration Studies, this event brings together film, migration, and cultural studies through a discussion of nostalgia, memory, and belonging in contemporary European cinema. It will take place on Colchester campus on 19 May 2026.
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Literature, Film and Theatre Studies Taught Team
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Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, CO4 3SQ
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