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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 Batman & Robin & Discussion
Dr Anna-Sophie Jürgens & Guests to be announced soon
‘Allow me to break the ice...’ The DC universe is populated with scientists. From Harley Quinn to Swamp Thing, scientists appear as troubled and…
SCIENCE. ART. FILM Total Recall & Discussion
Dr Terhi Nurmikko-Fuller, Centre for Social Research and Methods ANU, Dr Anna-Sophie Jürgens, Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science
Total Recall (1990), hailed as one of the best science-fiction films of all time, raises many questions about technology. What is real and what is…
SCIENCE. ART. FILM Sound of Metal & Discussion
Sofya Gollan, PhD Candidate at ANU, Professor Jackie Leach Scully UNSW, Ramas McRae PhD Candidate Deakin University, Dr Gemma King ANU
Why are so many films about deafness also about music? Why do cinema and television so often represent hearing loss as a tragedy, and cochlear…