Date: 4-5 December 2015
Venue: ALR 4, Ground Floor, Arts, The University of Western Australia
Registration: The symposium is free and open to the public. Registration is required for catering purposes. Please contact Pam Bond.
Enquiries: Professsor Andrew Lynch, Director, ARC Centre for the History of Emotions, The University of Western Australia.
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What kind of contributions does cinema make to the philosophy and history of emotions?
How does cinema construct the historical past in emotional terms?
How does cinema articulate a philosophy of emotions?
What are the philosophical implications of various styles of historical cinema?
Speakers
Dr Damian Cox, Society and Design, Bond University
Dr Ned Curthoys, English and Cultural Studies, The University of Western Australia
Professor Louise D'Arcens, English Literatures Program, The University of Wollongong
Caterina Di Fazio, PhD Student in Philosophy, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Charles University in Prague
Professor Michael Levine, Philosophy, The University of Western Australia
Professor Martin Shichtman, Director of Jewish Studies, Eastern Michigan University
Dr Robert Sinnerbrink, Philosophy, Macquarie University
Emeritus Professor Richard Read, History of Art, The University of Western Australia
Dr Ika Willis, School of the Arts, English and Media, The University of Wollongong
Image: Film star Helen Twelvetrees, Rutland Gates, Bellevue Hill, Sydney, early 1936 / photograph by Sam Hood. State Library of New South Wales.