Nathan Abrams
@ndabrams
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Author of @StanleyNYJI, Eyes Wide Shut & Kubrick: An Odyssey. Represented by @Artellus.
North Wales
Joined June 2011
Wanted: memories of Jewish Llandudno
thejc.com
Jewish life thrived in the area during the first half of the 20th century
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Historians search for memories of the North Wales Jewish community https://t.co/22zEdEFb7A
jewishnews.co.uk
Researchers focus on origins of jewellery company who made the royal wedding rings
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Historians search for memories of the North Wales Jewish community, including the origins of the jeweller who made the royal wedding rings. https://t.co/BMXWSbzeOz
#llandudno #welshhistory #historywales #interestinghistory #interestinghistory #historicalstories
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Historians search for memories of the North Wales Jewish community https://t.co/DnuqXswQOI via @JewishNewsUK @JHASW2018
jewishnews.co.uk
Researchers focus on origins of jewellery company who made the royal wedding rings
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Word of the Day is ‘catchfart’ (17th century): an obsequious individual who sucks up to the boss and always follows the political wind.
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Background, rolling...and action 🎬 on the set of #PathsOfGlory, 1957. No major studio showed interest in financing the film, "not because it was an anti-war film about World War I," Kubrick said, "they just didn't like it." Things soon changed when Kirk Douglas showed
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Monoliths, mysticism, and myth: @EKaretny and @ndabrams (@BangorUni) decode 2001: A Space Odyssey—from Kabbalah to cosmic rebirth. 🚀 🎧 https://t.co/VBpSNhvazn
#InternationalHorizons
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From conspiracy lore to cinematic genius—@EKaretny and @ndabrams (@BangorUni) ask why Kubrick invites obsession and what lies beneath the myth. 🎥 🎧 https://t.co/VBpSNhvIoV
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Obedience, free will, and state control: @EKaretny joins @ndabrams (@BangorUni) to explore A Clockwork Orange and Kubrick’s fear of behavioral conditioning. 🎧 https://t.co/VBpSNhvazn
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“Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here!” @EKaretny x @ndabrams (@BangorUni) unpack how Dr. Strangelove still shapes our world—memes, deterrence, and the madness of power. 🎧 https://t.co/VBpSNhvazn
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Thanks to @ndabrams for a fantastic Kubrick discussion.
What does Kubrick teach us about power, paranoia, and technology? @EKaretny talks with @ndabrams of @BangorUni about the enduring genius of Dr. Strangelove and 2001. 🎬 🎧 Listen here 👉 https://t.co/VBpSNhvIoV
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“Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here!” @EKaretny x @ndabrams (@BangorUni) unpack how Dr. Strangelove still shapes our world—memes, deterrence, and the madness of power. 🎧 https://t.co/VBpSNhvazn
#InternationalHorizons
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What does Kubrick teach us about power, paranoia, and technology? @EKaretny talks with @ndabrams of @BangorUni about the enduring genius of Dr. Strangelove and 2001. 🎬 🎧 Listen here 👉 https://t.co/VBpSNhvIoV
#InternationalHorizons
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My new book chapter examining menswear in the Bladerunner universe is now available here: https://t.co/53CDga612t
@LivUniPress @ndabrams
liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk
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Writing for The Conversation, Nathan Abrams, Professor of Film Studies, reflects on the remarkable career of Robert Redford following the actor’s recent passing 👇 https://t.co/1YepeKe0Bk
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My latest piece for The Conversation.
theconversation.com
Beneath the surface was a shy and sensitive actor who used his looks to his advantage, insisting on starring in and later directing movies with weight.
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This act of vandalism is the latest iteration of the long and complex history of the relationship between Wales, Jews, Judaism, Israel and Palestine that stretches back some 14 centuries. My forthcoming book tells this story.
bbc.com
The graffiti included calls for a free Palestine and labelled David Lloyd George a coloniser.
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100 years later, just how Jewish was Peter Sellers?
forward.com
The great comedian, who would have turned 100 this year, lived at a time when performers were more discreet about their Jewishness.
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