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“Cinema” is the most disruptive invention of the industrial era. This presentation draws from a tri-directional research endeavor.
- Notions of visuality and sovereignty: Gaze and imagery are historically essential to understand sovereign power and violence.
- A reflection on time: How was it necessary to envision time so that cinema would be possible?
- A practical and creative axis, drawn from recent experiences working with early photographic and early cinematic techniques.
This scholarly and artistic exploration of the grammatization of time and power led to the curation of a collection of thirteen early visual contraptions, presented here for its heuristic and pedagogical relevance.
A scholar and a filmmaker, Olivier Morel is a professor at the Department of Film, Television and Theatre.
This presentation is offered in collaboration with the Navari Center for Digital Scholarship. Hosted by Daniel Johnson (Co-Department Head) of the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship.
Questions? Email Tarryn Chun at tchun@nd.edu.
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The Visual Cultures Workshop (VCW) gathers faculty and graduate students from across the campus to discuss any aspect of visual culture, including film, TV, game studies, art history, design, and more. Participation in these workshops is required for graduate students in the Screen Cultures Graduate Minor but is open to any member of the Notre Dame community.
The Department of Film, Television, and Theatre hosts multiple VCWs every semester. Faculty and graduate students alike are invited to present their scholarly and creative works-in-progress.