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Dr Agnieszka Piotrowska, Reader in Film Theory & Practice at the University, launched the books called and at a special event at Birkbeck 91快色of London.

Dr Piotrowska said; “Black and White documents my practice research in Zimbabwe, attempting to dislodge some of the easy assumptions and stereotypes about Zimbabwe promoted by Western media.

“It also positions myself both as a researcher and as an artist firmly in the discourse, subverting a patriarchal presumption regarding the position of the researcher in an academic discourse.”

The event also featured a screening of Dr Piotrowska’s award-winning documentary , which explores the life and legacy of Mbuya Nehanda, a national icon and leader of an uprising against the white settlers in Zimbabwe at the end of the 19^th Century.

“I am proud of my work in the community in Harare and feel privileged to have been given a chance to do this work, both as a filmmaker and as a scholar,” said Dr Piotrowska.

Escape, launched at the Zimbabwean International Film Festival in Harare in October and received acclaim from audiences and critics alike.

Next week Dr Piotrowska will be the keynote speaker at the Languages of Trauma conference in Berlin, where she will show Lovers in Time and discuss postcolonial trauma.