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Rent Cultures Network Screening: The Ladykillers (1955)

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Date & Time

Wed, 17 Jun 2026

17:30 - 19:30

Venue

Pichette Auditorium

Pembroke College, St Aldates, Oxford OX1 1DW

Price

Free

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About this event

Catch a classic film and engage in a thought-provoking discussion with experts at Pembroke College.

Why you should come

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• Join Dr Chloë Pieters to discuss domestic life in wartime Britain

• Learn from Professor Ushashi Dasgupta about architecture and tenancy

Event Highlights

  • Free screening of the classic Ealing comedy 'The Ladykillers'
  • Discussion on tenancy and domestic life led by experts
  • Exploration of social order and politics of rented space

Speakers

Dr Chloë Pieters

River Farm Foundation Early Career Teaching and Research Fellow in History at St Edmund Hall

Professor Ushashi Dasgupta

Associate Professor of English at the University of Oxford and Jonathan and Julia Aisbitt Fellow of English at Pembroke College

Programme

17:30-19:30

Screening of The Ladykillers (1955) followed by discussion

Organized by: Rent Cultures Network

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