David Forrest is a lecturer of Film Studies in the School of English. This talk was given on 27th March 2014. This talk showcases the work of Barry Hines, a Barnsley writer whose archive is held in the University's Special Collections. Hines is perhaps most famous for the the film Kes (Ken Loach, 1969), but his output is richly diverse and spans 30 years. He is an underrated and under-explored documenter of post-war British working-class history, and I want to show that Hines's South Yorkshire stories of the 1960s, 70s and 80s matter today. David came to Sheffield in 2002 to study as an undergraduate, then going on to doing an MA in International Cinema and a PhD in British social realism. With an interest in the functions of space, place and landscape in realist films, he has published work on British television drama, the British New Wave and contemporary British cinema. What’s more, David contributes to the creation of realist filmmaking; in developing the ‘Sheffield Film Studies and Sheffield Studies Film’ project, local school children have had the opportunity to record their lives within the city. ‘Storying Sheffield’ is another project that David co-leads with Brendan Stone, a second year module that documents the inspiring lives of volunteers, factory workers, and independent business owners to name a few, successfully combining theory and practice. With his further links to The Showroom’s ‘Subversive Britannia’ season, it is fair to say that David Forrest is committed to community and is an all-round steel city lover. He is also rumoured to enjoy Keeping up with the Kardashians and yoga after seminars. Inspiration & Co interview: https://soundcloud.com/inspirationandco/david-forrest-interview
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