Free Winter Film Course
The Melbourne skies have darkened and the temperature’s dropped, which is the perfect time for the MFU to launch our winter film course. ‘An Introduction to the Politics of Representation and Aesthetics in Cinema’ will take place on Tuesday evenings from next Tuesday 14 June at Long Play (318 St Georges Rd, North Fitzroy). Each session will run from approx. 6.30-8.30pm, and will involve the screening of a film or clips from films, a short lecture by academics, critics or filmmakers, and an open discussion. Topics range from images of war and post-9/11 representations of screen violence, to portrayals of mental illness, the politics of apocalyptic -zombie horror films and Indian documentaries.
week 1
14th of June 2011
Images of War: Aesthetics, Simulation and Fascism
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week 2
21st of June 2011
Post-911 and Representations of Screen Violence
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week 3
28th of June 2011
‘Voice’ and Politics in Indian Documentary Film
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week 4
5th of July 2011
Cinema and the Power of Empathy: Portrayals of Mental Illness in Recent Australian Films
week 5
12th of July 2011
The Politics of Apocalyptic-Zombie Horror Films
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