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It\u2019s lockdown day\u2026I\u2019ve stopped counting, and I\u2019m feeling a little lost because I\u2019ve come to the end of my three-day binge of the BBC adaption of Sally Rooney\u2019s bestselling Normal People<\/em>. The snowflakes, as some people fondly refer to us as, are on Twitter and Instagram proclaiming their adoration for and identification with the show that has been termed the \u2018first great millennial love story\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Immersing ourselves in literature, film and TV has become a popular pastime of lockdown, and I hope this enjoyment of the arts is something that lasts beyond the end, whatever and whenever the end <\/em>is. Revisiting favourite novels and virtually taking part in book swaps are not strenuous activities, yet they can be enriching and rewarding. Whilst I am trying to get my hands on Sally Rooney\u2019s other acclaimed novel Conversations with Friends<\/em>, which like Normal People<\/em>, has been swept off the shelves, I thought I would get in touch with the Loughborough University community to gather some film and literary intel. I asked an array of university staff members, to see what was influencing them at my age. 20\u2019s the magic number!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Starting perhaps most appropriately with University librarian Matt Cunningham:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘I guess my favourite film was Star Wars- I\u2019m a child of that generation (born in 73) so seeing that for the first time as a child was the most fantastic thing I\u2019ve ever seen- I still go to the midnight showings of the new ones- perk of being a kid in a grown-up body!<\/em>‘<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for books, Matt is a big fantasy fan and recalls C.S. Lewis classic The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe <\/em>leaving a lasting impression. He also discusses the strong impact of David Gemmell\u2019s Druss the Legend<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018There\u2019s a quote \u201cNever violate a woman, nor harm a child. Do not lie, cheat or steal. These things are for lesser men. Protect the weak against the evil strong. And never allow thoughts of gain to lead you into the pursuit of evil.\u201d It\u2019s not quite on the 10 Commandments scale and obviously is based in a fantasy world but I guess I\u2019m saying I try and be good and don\u2019t judge or hold grudges to others. I hope anyone who knows me would recognise those qualities.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next up, it\u2019s Director of LU Arts, Nick Slater, who\u2019s favourite film at 20 was Blue Velvet<\/em>, which he says still remains one of his all-time favourites. Directed by David Lynch, IMDb summarises the plot as: \u2018The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field, leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.\u2019 Released in 1986, the film delves under the surface of a small American town; a troubling and turbulent narrative characterised by stylised dark visuals. From the cinematography to the soundtrack, this dark daydream-like film might be one to watch on a rainy lockdown afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nick\u2019s favourite book at 20 was Martin Amis\u2019s Money<\/em>, which was included in the 2005 Times Magazine \u2018100 best English-language novels from 1923-present\u2019. Money <\/em>was also adapted for TV by the BBC in 2010. It is based on Amis\u2019s experience as a scriptwriter.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also have the Vice-Chancellor himself, who, influenced by the location of his PhD field sites down in Dorchester, decided to read The Mayor of Casterbridge <\/em>by Thomas Hardy. The novel fictionalises Dorchester, where the author grew up, as Casterbridge. Bob was then drawn into Hardy\u2019s world and decided to read more of his works. Professor Nick Clifford, former Dean of the School of Social Sciences and Humanities, also clearly recalls entering into the world of Thomas Hardy. Nick recollects a boxed set of his novels including The Woodlanders<\/em>, The Trumpet Major<\/em>, Jude the Obscure<\/em>, and The Mayor of Casterbridge<\/em>, which like Bob, he revisited the most.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The VC\u2019s favourite film was Gandhi<\/em>, an iconic early-80s film:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018What I remember particularly was how it captured India as a country through the focus on someone who became known throughout the world.\u2019     <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for his favourite TV drama, Bob thinks back to Alan Bleasdale\u2019s gritty 1982 series, Boys from the Blackstuff<\/em>. A revolutionary drama that truly resonated with the desperate unemployment rates characterising the Thatcher era. The iconic early \u201980s commentary, VC Bob says:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018was both symbolic of the time, full of messages about social\/class division\u2019 finished with elements of relatable humour; \u2018There was something about it \u2018being of the time\u2019 in the late Thatcher era.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The BAFTA-winning series coined the term \u2018Gissa job\u2019 as it observed the narrative journeys of five unemployed tarmac gang workers struggling to find a job against their harsh societal backdrop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, we go to Dr Anne-Marie Beller, senior lecturer in Victorian Literature and Culture and my personal tutor! It was all things film for her at 20. She recalls a rare trip to the cinema that year to see Thelma and Louise<\/em>; with two women in starring roles, it\u2019s the epitome of #GirlPower and \u2018the iconic ending is still familiar as a cultural reference, even to people who haven\u2019t seen the film.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another 1991 first-release film that Dr Anne-Marie saw, was Silence of the Lambs<\/em>, starring Anthony Hopkins \u2018as the mesmerising Hannibal Lector.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Psychopaths have clearly always held an interest for me, as one of my current favourite TV shows is Killing Eve, and I\u2019ve actually just finished an article on representations of the female psychopath in literary and visual culture.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The film that gave her the most joy in 1991 however, was The Commitments<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018a realist and extremely funny film about a group of working-class kids in Dublin who try to form a band. Adapted from Roddy Doyle\u2019s novel, it\u2019s full of integrity, humour, and has an absolutely banging soundtrack!\u2019  <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A similar film perhaps being Golden Globe-nominated Sing Street <\/em>(2016), which follows the story of schoolboy Conor, who sets out to form an A-ha inspired rock band to impress a girl amidst the hard-hitting recession of 1980s Dublin. Sing Street <\/em>also impresses with a banging soundtrack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anne-Marie also managed to dig up a disposable of her at 20\u2026I don\u2019t know about you but I still prefer a disposable camera over a phone; a fun surprise at the end and far less dangerous on a night out.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dr Anne-Marie Beller at 20<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Next up, we have Dr Barbara Cooke who has taught me several times over three years\u2026from when I was a clueless first-year unable to reference an academic essay, to a slightly less clueless finalist on the third-year creative writing module.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She says that Brokeback Mountain <\/em>springs to mind when she reflects on the film of her early 20s. Ang Lee\u2019s Academy Award-winning film is set in 1960s mid-Western America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018It\u2019s a love story between two cowboys who are far, far away from being able to own their sexuality: Jack, the more openly queer partner, is murdered as a result of it. It\u2019s made all the more poignant now because it stars Heath Ledger, who gives an amazing performance as Jack\u2019s love Ennis and who died very young\u2026The film destroyed me in the cinema\u2026It\u2019s not that queerness was taboo in 2005, but the usual gay or queer man you saw in films was effeminate, catty, and the subject of comedy rather than tragedy. When I was in school, Section 28 was still in force, so it was a different world. This film opened a lot of eyes.\u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Section 28, introduced by Thatcher\u2019s government in 1988, prohibited the \u2018promotion\u2019 of homosexuality by local authorities and in the schools of Britain. I find it extraordinary that this was still in action during my lifetime, only having been revoked in 2003.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor Cees de Bont, our Dean of the School of Design and Creative Arts, shares a memorable theatre experience. In the year 1984, Cees attended The Caucasian Chalk Circle<\/em>, a play by Bertolt Brecht, a German modernist playwright.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018I had the unforgettable pleasure of attending The Caucasian Chalk Circle in the Bertolt Brecht theatre. I went through Checkpoint Charlie with my friend and spent 24 hours in East-Berlin. It was amazing. Fortunately, my command of the German language was good enough to fully enjoy the play.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Berlin is somewhere I\u2019ve always wanted to visit, especially after enjoying the immense buzz of a trip to Rome last summer, exploring a city rich in history. Berlin, known as \u2018the city of ideology\u2019, has cropped up multiple times in my studies and it\u2019s definitely a top destination for my post-pandemic travels. For now, travel seems a while off, but that doesn\u2019t mean we can\u2019t explore works of film, theatre, and literature from our favourite places or those we\u2019ve always wanted to visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And last but certainly not least, Alan Bairner, Professor of Sport and Social Theory at Loughborough University, shares a book and a film that he recalls as significantly influential and culturally revering during his time at university. Alan has taught me on some of my favourite modules throughout my time at university, so I was keen to see what he was reading at my age:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Now that I have entered my seventieth year, I find it hard to remember with any degree of certainty what novels I read and what films I watched during my time as an undergraduate at the University of Edinburgh.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alan ended up choosing Lewis Grassic Gibson\u2019s (pseudonym for James Leslie Mitchell)  Sunset Song<\/em>, the first of the author\u2019s Scots Quair <\/em>trilogy, \u2018which introduces us to Chris Guthrie, a young woman suffering the material and cultural deprivations of life in rural Scotland in the years before the First World War but sustained by dreams of books and learning.\u2019 <\/em>Central themes of \u2018politics, sex, the impact of modernisation, and the coming of the war\u2019 characterise the novel, and the authenticity of Chris\u2019s voice caused many readers to think the novel was written by a woman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018It was a period in my life when I first began to reflect on my political and cultural identity. Chris Guthrie is just one woman but, in her, Grassic Gibson had succeeded in embodying my nation, my class and my opposition to social injustice.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alan\u2019s chosen film is Easyrider<\/em>, starring Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Jack Nicholson, directed by Hopper. His roommate, an American exchange theology student called Seth Eisenberg, insisted they go to the Cameo cinema in Edinburgh\u2019s Tollcross area to go and watch the film. Their first-year landlady assumed that Seth was \u2018training to be a minister\u2019, but Alan suggests that \u2018his appetite for cannabis would\u2019ve almost certainly precluded him from being welcomed into a Church of Scotland parish.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Easyrider is essentially a road film with a cataclysmic ending. Wyatt (Fonda) and Billy (Hopper) set off on motorcycles in search of America and utopia. On the way, they befriend a civil liberties lawyer, George Hanson, played by Nicholson\u2026 Watching the film with Seth, who had taken part the previous year in the anti-Vietnam War protests outside the Democratic Party Convention in his native Chicago, made me realise that I had also been exposed to another set of influences so distinct from the Scotland that Grassic Gibbon had represented but one which also signalled opposition to discrimination, prejudice and injustice. In the autumn of 1969, two cultures had become aligned.<\/strong>\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By Hannah Bradfield<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My name is Hannah and I am currently in my final year at Loughborough, studying English and Sport Science; so basically, studying Shakespeare or screenwriting one moment, and sport psychology the next. I am hoping to stay on at Loughborough next year to undertake the MA programme Media and Cultural Analysis. You will usually find me picking apart the latest BBC drama, obsessing over new shoes that I don\u2019t need, or making a coffee. Most likely, all of the above.  <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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