Cinema-going and the 1918 flu pandemic
When and Where
Wednesday, September 02, 2020 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Online Event
Speakers
Denis Condon (Maynooth University)
Jessica Whitehead (University of Toronto)
Lawrence Napper (King’s College London)
Description
This panel brings together three historians whose research looks at the impact of the 1918 flu pandemic on cinema-going habits and the operation of cinemas in different national contexts. They will consider the response of cinema exhibitors, how the pandemic was reported in the trade press and the ways that audiences adapted to this crisis.