Reviews and comment from the Demon Crew - creative writers at De Montfort University, Leicester.

Thursday, 28 February 2019

What is a war hotel?

This is the question you might ask and is certainly the question I was pondering when I visited Professor Kenneth Morrison's talk "From Print to Documentary: Making War Hotels" at De Montfort University. 

It was a well attended event in the Clephan Building. The first half of the event comprised a film screening and the second a talk.

The film was a fascinating watch.

A 'War Hotel' is no different from any other hotel around the world that it is near the front line. This is the places where journalists stay when reporting on conflict.

I wouldn't really recommend you going there yourself, just watch the TV documentary War Hotels for a taste of what it is like over there. 

And if you get a chance to hear a talk by Professor Morrison, do go as he's a very engaging speaker with lots of interesting information to share. 
 

Georgia Langley

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