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2024 SCIENCE. ART. FILM Program
The popular Science. Art. Film. series co-presented by the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA), the Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science and ANU Humanities Research Centre returns to Arc Cinema in 2024, inviting audiences to examine the social and cultural forces at play in a variety of influential films. Each free screening is followed by a discussion, bringing together experts across diverse fields and cutting-edge research.
The series is hosted by HRC Adjunct Fellow, Dr Anna-Sophie Jürgens who says,
'This series explores our ideas, desires and fears about science and technology as portrayed in different genres and times. The lively discussions unpack how pop cultural narratives affect public discourse and understanding about science, and, by extension, the relationship between society and science.’
Semester 1 PROGRAM, 2024
Jaws (1975) + Panel - Wednesday 28 February, 6pm
Black Orpheus (1959) + Panel - Wednesday 27 March, 6pm
Vesper (2022) + Panel - Wednesday 17 April, 6pm
Interstellar (2014) + Panel - Wednesday 15 May, 6pm
Chappie (2015) + Panel - Wednesday 5 June, 6pm
Contact
- Humanities Research Centre
Past Events
SCIENCE. ART. FILM Black Orpheus + Panel
Dr Tatiana Bur, Agha Rita, Dr Karo Moret-Miranda and Dr Anna-Sophie Jürgens
In Black Orpheus, Marcel Camus reimagines the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, setting this romantic…
SCIENCE. ART. FILM Jaws + Panel
Dr Kenneth Lampl, ANU, and Dr Anna-Sophie Jürgens, ANU
Billed as ‘The terrifying motion picture from the terrifying No. 1 bestseller’ Jaws has indelibly shaped the way many of us view…
SCIENCE. ART. FILM Rise of the Planet of the Apes & Discussion
Dr Dan Santos, Dr Rebecca Hendershott, Dr Gemma King
‘We gave her what we call ALZ-112, a gene therapy that allows the brain to create its own cells in order to repair itself. In biology, this is called…