Having visited and surveyed hundreds of historic inns across the British Isles, Jamaica, the United States and Canada, over the last three years, for a major Leverhulme Trust-funded research project, the University of Plymouth’s Professor Dan Maudlin presents an illustrated insight to the inns he studied in America. He examines the British Atlantic world in this location through the building, occupation, and varied uses of these vital spaces for early modern travellers.
As an architectural historian, Prof Maudlin is interested in the relationship between design and the spaces and...
Julie Dash’s ground-breaking work follows a multi-generational family in the Gullah community on the Sea Islands off the coast of South Carolina.
As former West African slaves who adopted many of their ancestors’ Yoruba traditions, Daughters of the Dust portrays the struggle to maintain their cultural heritage and folklore.
The first wide release by a black female filmmaker, the film was met with wild critical acclaim and still resonates today – most recently as a major influence on Beyoncé’s video album Lemonade.
Restored (in conjunction with UCLA) for the first...
