Filmclub: All the President’s Men
Senior Lecturer of international relations Ruud van Dijk will analyze the authenticity of the events cited in film.
- Date
- 10 November 2022
- Time
- 18:30 -22:00
- Location
- University Library
- Room
- De Doelenzaal
The second film in the FilmclUB series is 'All the President's Men'. This film tells the story of the Watergate Scandal in the 1970s that resulted in the resignation of the Nixon administration.
Senior Lecturer International Relations, Ruud van Dijk, provides an introduction and explains more about the authenticity of the events quoted in film. He does this based on the socio-political situation in the United States in the 1970s. Also a connection is made to the present and the primaries in America.
Midterm elections
Just two days before the screening of 'All the President's Men', the U.S. midterm elections are taking place. The parallels to the 1970s are enormous, and the future of American democracy is once again hanging by a thread.
Guided tour
Information specialist in American Studies, Wilma van den Brink will give a brief introduction to this and lead the audience around the exhibit "Beyond: A-Z" at the University Library.
FilmclUB
Based on current topics, we search for films in the Library's collections. We often pair UvA lecturer in a theme.
