Coming Into CloverThursday, March 12th at 7pmVenue: Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Film Center NYU, 36 East 8th Street, between University Place and Broadway
 Dr. Peter Flynn, Emerson College, Boston, offers an illustrated lecture tracing the evolution of cinematic representations of Ireland and the Irish in early American cinema. From the birth of the medium in 1895 until the full emergence of the so-called Hollywood system in 1917, these images underwent a fascinating evolution with the crude “stage Irish” stereotypes of Paddy and Bridget steadily giving way to a more positive and diverse set of representations beginning in the early- to mid-teens. Produced by BIFF (Boston Irish Film Festival) Productions, Inc. – a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that organizes the annual Boston Irish Film Festival (currently in its 10th year) – Coming Into Clover makes use of fascinating and rarely-seen film footage from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Introduction by Professor Marion R. Casey.
Free admission.
In order to ensure a seat, please RSVP to 212-998-3950 (option 3) or email ireland.house@nyu.edu.
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