Sunday 19 — Monday 20 July 2015
New Forms for a Philosophy of Film
Creative and political methodologies
This interdisciplinary seminar will discuss research theory and practices that address:
1. What is the form of philosophy that might be adequate to address the material complexity of a filmic or screen based image?
2. In what ways have filmic or screen based images altered the discipline of philosophy?
3. What are the “new” forms of film philosophy being practiced today?
Plenary papers by Professor Joanna Hodge (Professor in Philosophy at Manchester Metropolitan) and Professor Steve Hawley (Filmmaker, and Associate Dean Research, Manchester School of Art).
With papers and panels on:
- Derrida and Film
- Political Forms
- Cosmological Forms
- Philosophy and Film in the Postmodern Era
The event will also include a screening of Love in the Post (2014, Directed & Produced by Joanna Callaghan; Written by Joanna Callaghan & Martin McQuillan) at HOME and an installation by Dave Griffiths at Manchester School of Art: Extinction Event [GRB130313A].
Registration required. Please book your place on EventBrite.
Supported by HOME, Manchester School of Art, the MeCCSA Practice Network, and the Department of History Politics and Philosophy in the Faculty of HLSS, Manchester Metropolitan University.