Sarah Churchwell

Sarah Churchwell


in Virginia, USA
Sarah Bartlett Churchwell is a professor of American Literature and Public Understanding of the Humanities at the University of London, UK. Her expertise is in 20th- and 21st-century fiction

Movies for Sarah Churchwell...

Nazi Town, USA
Title: Nazi Town, USA
Character: Cultural Historian (self)
Released: January 23, 2024
Type: Movie
In February 1939, more than 20,000 Americans filled Madison Square Garden for an event billed as a “Pro-American Rally.” Images of George Washington hung next to swastikas and speakers railed against the “Jewish controlled media” and called for a return to a racially “pure” America. The keynote speaker was Fritz Kuhn, head of the German American Bund. Nazi Town, USA tells the largely unknown story of the Bund, which had scores of chapters in suburbs and big cities across the country and represented what many believe was a real threat of fascist subversion in the United States. The Bund held joint rallies with the Ku Klux Klan and ran dozens of summer camps for children centered around Nazi ideology and imagery. Its melding of patriotic values with virulent anti-Semitism raised thorny issues that we continue to wrestle with today.
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Great Poets: In Their Own Words
Title: Great Poets: In Their Own Words
Released: August 10, 2014
Type: Movie
A journey into the BBC archives unearthing glorious performances and candid interviews from some of Britain's greatest poets.
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The Rules of Film Noir
Title: The Rules of Film Noir
Character: Herself
Released: August 22, 2009
Type: Movie
Matthew Sweet explores his rules of 1940s and 50s American film noir thrillers.
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Title: American Experience
Character: Self
Released: October 4, 1988
Type: TV
TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.
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Title: Question Time
Character: Self - Panellist
Released: September 25, 1979
Type: TV
This topical debate series based on Any Questions? typically features politicians from at least the three major political parties as well as other public figures who answer pre-selected questions put to them by a carefully selected audience.