Department of Film Studies

Tue 29th April 2008 17:15 to 19:15

Centre for Film Studies Talk: Dr William Brown: Does Hollywood get it right? Physiology, neuroscience and contemporary psychoanalysis: constructing the 'natural' spectator

Dr Brown presents a paper that draws on physiology, neuroscience, and contemporary psychoanalysis in order to question the role of the spectator during the film experience. What does the discovery of mirror neurons do to (or for?) the notions of 'intersubjectivity' and the haptic visual?

Tue 22nd April 2008 18:10 to 20:30

Cinema and Cultural Engagement: Bamako (Abderrahmane Sissako, 2007)

Set in the courtyard of a house in Bamako, the capital of Mali, this film juxtaposes the very personal story of two people on the verge of a breakup with very public proceedings. Here, African civil society leaders take action against the Word Bank and the IMF, while daily life continues as always. Featuring a short Western starring Danny Glover and Elia Suleiman, this is a film full of surprises.

Tue 15th April 2008 17:15 to 19:15

Centre for Film Studies Talk: Dr Núria Triana Toribio: 'Cine en Construccion': Strategies for financing Latin American Cinema in Cooperation with Europe

Dr Núria Triana Toribio will speak on the initiative, 'Cine en Construccion': Strategies for financing Latin American Cinema in Cooperation with Europe. In the paper she investigates the contradictions in the project and the role of film festivals in counteracting some of the forces of globalisation.