News

On this page you can find out what we are doing right now. We share news about the current status of the project, events, publications and much more.

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Guest lecture at King’s College London

Kathleen will be giving a guest lecture at King’s College London on December 4 on the subject of “Remaking the Past: Hollywood, Memory, and Movie Generations.”

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We are back online! Launch of China’s Main Study

The Chinese main study is open on our platform from 7 October to 31 December, 2024.

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Conference Speech at Nanjing University Suzhou Campus

Kathleen will present at a conference at Nanjing University Suzhou Campus, China on October 26 on the subject of “How Film Remakes Work.”

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Keynote Speech at Nanjing University

Kathleen will give a keynote speech at Nanjing University, China on October 21 on the subject of “Film and Memory: Negotiating Past and Present.”

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Public Lecture at Nanjing University

Kathleen will give a public lecture at Nanjing University, China on October 18 on the subject of “From Feuilleton to Forever Franchise: A History of Seriality and Adaptation in Popular Culture.”

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Guest Lecture at the University of Mannheim

Kathleen will give a guest lecture on “Understanding Film Remakes” at the university of Mannheim.

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International Fellowship from Nanjing University (China)

Kathleen Loock has been awarded the International Fellowship from Nanjing University (China) in the “Distinguished Scholar” category.

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China Visit to Launch the Chinese Main Study

Kathleen and Yining will visit China from October 12 to November 2, 2024 to launch the Chinese main study.

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Interview with New Books Network

The New Books Network Podcast invited Kathleen to talk about her book “Hollywood Remaking: How Film Remakes, Sequels and Franchises Shape Industry and Culture”.

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Hollywood Memories at HoMER conference (10-12 July)

Kathleen Loock, Alejandra Bulla, Yining Zhang, and Stefan Dierkes will present at the HoMER conference July 10-12, 2024.

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Hollywood Memories at NECS Conference (27-29 June)

Kathleen Loock, Alejandra Bulla, Yining Zhang, and Stefan Dierkes were at the NECS conference at Izmir, Turkey, giving presentations on their research.

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Workshop: “Global Hollywood: Histories, Markets, and Audiences”

The workshop takes place from June 20-21, 2024, at Leibniz University Hannover.

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Kathleen Loock in the German Tagesspiegel

The German newspaper Tagesspiegel asked Kathleen about her predictions for the future of STAR WARS.

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Hollywood Memories Newsletter #4

The fourth newsletter has been issued!

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Interview with “Forgotten Hollywood”

Doug Hess talks in his podcast with Kathleen about her new book.

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Kathleen Loock’s new book at the SCMS2024 Book Exhibit

Kathleen’s new book “Hollywood Remaking: How Film Remakes, Sequels and Franchises Shape Industry and Culture” was showcased at the SCMS Book Exhibit 2024.

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“Q&A with Kathleen Loock, author of Hollywood Remaking” published on UC Press Blog

In a recent exclusive Q&A published on UC Press Blog, Prof. Kathleen Loock delves into the depths of her latest book, “Hollywood Remaking”.

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Call for Video Essays: Remakes and Memories

The “Hollywood Memories” research project invites video essays that explore the multifaceted layers of memory that emerge from the practice of remaking.

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Start of the Chinese Pilot Study

Register now and participate!

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Defense of Brunella Tedesco-Barlocco’s doctoral dissertation

We congratulate Brunella for her doctoral dissertation “Kill your Darlings: nostalgia autofágica en multiplicidades fílmicas y televisivas contemporáneas”

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Book cover for “Hollywood Remaking: How Film Remakes, Sequels, and Franchises Shape Industry and Culture”

Kathleen’s book “Hollywood Remaking: How Film Remakes, Sequels, and Franchises Shape Industry and Culture” now has a cover.

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HOLLYWOOD MEMORIES now available in Chinese

Our website is trilingual now! In 2024 we will start with the study on Hollywood memories in China.

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Kathleen Loock’s video essay “Memories of It” makes it onto “Best of 2023” List

Kathleen’s video essay has made it onto the Sight & Sounds Best of 2023!

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Freaky Friday on X and Instagram

Remakes and their original versions will be presented weekly on X and Instagram.

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Guest Lecture in Bonn on November 28

Kathleen Loock gives a guest lecture at the University of Bonn on November 28, 2023.

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Yining Zhang starts her PhD in the HOLLYWOOD MEMORIES Research Project

Yining Zhang starts her PhD in the HOLLYWOOD MEMORIES project, researching on Chinese audiences.

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Workshop “Reading Christmas Movies: Genres and Formats” at FernUniversität Hagen

Kathleen Loock will give a talk on Netflix’ christmas movies at a workshop.

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Lecture in Historical Museum Hannover on October 24

Kathleen and Stefan will give a lecture at the Historical Museum, Hannover, on October 24, 2023, at 7 p.m.

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Hollywood Memories Newsletter #3

Newsletter #3 is out now!

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Keynote on “Videographic Memory Work” at international symposium

For the “International Symposium on Searching the New Forms and Methodologies in Academic Studies/Publishing” Kathleen Loock will give a keynote lecture on “Videographic Memory Work”.

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Full program for “Global Hollywood, Global Audiences” workshop

The full program for the workshop on Friday, 14 July 2023, is now online.

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Hollywood Memories at HoMER Konferenz (4-7 July)

Kathleen Loock, Alejandra Bulla, and Stefan Dierkes will be at the HoMER conference July 4-7, 2023, giving presentations on their research

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Workshop: “Global Hollywood, Global Audiences”

The workshop takes place on Friday, 14 July 2023 in Hannover.

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Kathleen Loock publishes her video essay “Memories of It”

You can watch this video essay on childhood memories and movie generations now.

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Visit from our future team member

Yining Zhang’s visit has been very exciting for the Hollywood Memories team and we are already working on her arrival to the project.

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Visit from Nanjing University

We are already preparing for the visit to Hannover of Yining Zhang from Nanjing University, who will be a future member of the Hollywood Memories team.

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Citizen Science Talk on May 11, 6:30 p.m.

On May 11 2023, Kathleen Loock will present the Hollywood Memories project at the “Citizen Science” Lecture Series at Leibniz University Hannover.

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Hollywood Memories Newsletter #2

The second newsletter is here!

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Report on our trip to Mexico

In this note we have reflected a little on our experience visiting the cities of Gudalajara and Mexico City.

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Launch of Mexico’s main study

From today, March 27 through May 15, the Mexican main study will take place.

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Livestream from El Colegio de México, ICYMI

The presentation given by Kathleen Loock at El Colegio de México will be kept for the Hollywood Memories archives, don’t miss it and take a look!

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Back to Germany

The Hollywood Memories project is now back in Germany to continue working on the Mexican case study. We are still looking for participants for our main study.

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Guest Lecture at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)

On 24 February 2023, the final guest lecture of our Mexico visit will be at at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM).

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Guest Lecture at Colegio de México in Mexico City

On 23 February 2023, Kathleen Loock will present the Hollywood Memories project at the Colegio de México.

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Guest Lecture at TEC de Monterrey in Mexico City

Tecnológico de Monterrey CDMX opens a space for our project to be presented in one of its classes.

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Guest Lecture at Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM) in Mexico City

On 21 February 2023, Kathleen Loock will give the first in a series of guest lectures in Mexico City.

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Presentation of Hollywood Memories at REDIC Event

On 17 February 2023, we will present the Hollywood Memories project before REDIC and participants of the Mexican pilot study (conducted in November 2022).

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Hollywood Memories travels to Mexico

Kathleen Loock and Alejandra Bulla travel to Guadalajara and Mexico City to present the project and recruit participants for the main study that will be launched in March 2023.

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Launch of the Hollywood Memories Newsletter

Hollywood Memories launched its own newsletter.

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Hollywood Memories Newsletter #1

The first newsletter was released!

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Hollywood Memories at DASI Shoptalk

On 10 February 2023, Kathleen Loock will present the Hollywood Memories project at the DASI Shoptalk.

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Guest Lecture on Netflix’s Christmas Programming

Kathleen Loock will give a guest lecture on Netflix and their current Holiday programming.

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Online Lecture at Audience Projects Seminar Series

On 6 December 2022, Kathleen Loock will present the HOLLYWOOD MEMORIES project at the Audience Projects Seminar Series.

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Guest Lecture on BLADE RUNNER 2049

On 1 December 2022, Kathleen Loock will give a lecture onBLADE RUNNER 2049.

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Paper at the DGfA’s Postgraduate Forum (PGF)

On 10 November 2022, Alejandra Bulla and Stefan Dierkes present their research at the University of Regensburg.

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Paper on Media, Memory, and Generation at the ECREA Conference

On 21 October 2022, Kathleen Loock and Stefan Dierkes presented their research in Aarhus, Denmark.

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Radio Interview on the Use of AI Voices in Films

Kathleen Loock was a guest at “Breitband” for Deutschlandfunk Kultur.

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Book Launch for REANIMATED: THE CONTEMPORARY HORROR REMAKE by Laura Mee

On 28 September 2022, Kathleen Loock was part of the roundtable discussion of Laura Mee’s book.

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German Audience Survey for HOLLYWOOD MEMORIES Ended

New registrations for participation in the study are now no longer possible.

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Start of the Mexican Pilot Study

Register now and participate!

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Guest Lecture on Sequels and Dislike by Jonathan Gray (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

The guest lecture will be held on Monday, 11 July 2022, from 2-4 p.m.

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Workshop: “Audience Research: Methods and Approaches”

The workshop will take place on Friday, 8 July 2022.

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Guest Lecture in Research Colloquium by Kathleen Loock

On 21 June 2022, Kathleen Loock will give a guest lecture at the German Studies research colloquium at LUH.

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Guest Lecture on Film Reboots by Brunella Tedesco-Barlocco

Brunella Tedesco-Barlocco (Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, Spain) gives a guest lecture on reboots in the “Film Remakes and Franchises” class.

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HOLLYWOOD MEMORIES now available in Spanish

Our website is trilingual now!

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Talk on Reboots & Revivals

On 21 April 2022 at 6 p.m., Kathleen Loock gives an online talk in the “TV Thursday” series of the Atlantic Academy.

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Alejandra Bulla starts her PhD in the HOLLYWOOD MEMORIES Research Project

Alejandra Bulla starts her PhD in the HOLLYWOOD MEMORIES project, researching on Mexican audiences.

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HOLLYWOOD MEMORIES has a Twitter-Account

The research group HOLLYWOOD MEMORIES is now featured on social media with a Twitter account (@HollyMemories).

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Interview in COLLECTING MOVIES Series

Interview with Kathleen Loock by Greg Carlson and his COLLECTING MOVIES series, about her first movie experience and research on remakes.

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Research Stay: Brunella Tedesco-Barlocco

Ph.D. student and remaking scholar Brunella Tedesco-Barlocco visits the English Department of LUH for her research stay.

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Stefan Dierkes starts his PhD in the HOLLYWOOD MEMORIES Research Project

Stefan Dierkes starts his PhD in the HOLLYWOOD MEMORIES project, researching on German audiences.

Register now to participate in the HOLLYWOOD MEMORIES project!

You want to be part of the project and share your memories of Hollywood movies with us? Then register here to participate. We will let you know when the questionnaire is launched on our digital research platform.