paul robeson

The Cinema Studies Program, in collaboration with the Paul Robeson Center, is delighted to celebrate Rutgers' 250th anniversary by presenting four films featuring the university's esteemed alumnus, the actor/singer/activist Paul Robes

The series will be introduced on October 13 by Professor CHARLES MUSSER (Yale University), an internationally-renowned scholar of Paul Robeson, as well as of "race films" and early cinema in general.

These events are free and open to the public.

 

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Film Listing:

The Proud Valley
Thu, Oct 27th, 2016: 08:00PM - 09:15PM
The Proud Valley (UK, 1940; directed by Pen Tennyson). Robeson's character, Davi...read more
Jericho
Thu, Oct 27th, 2016: 08:00PM - 09:15PM
Jericho (a.k.a. Dark Sands; UK, 1937; directed by Thornton Freeland). Robeson's ...read more
The Emperor Jones
Thu, Oct 20th, 2016: 08:00PM - 09:45PM
The Emperor Jones (USA, 1933; directed by Dudley Murphy; based on the 1920 play ...read more
Body and Soul
Thu, Oct 13th, 2016: 08:00PM - 09:20PM
Body and Soul (USA, 1925; by the pioneering African American director Oscar Mich...read more