Month: October 2022

“Keeping It Unreal” — Darieck Scott, Monica P. Moore Lecture in Modern Thought & Literature

On November 10, 2022 (4pm in the Terrace Room, Margaret Jacks Hall), the Program in Modern Thought & Literature will be hosting Darieck Scott, Professor of African American Studies at UC Berkeley, for the Monica P. Moore Speaker Series. Professor Scott will be talking about Black queer fantasy and superhero comics, the topic of his recent book Keeping It Unreal (NYU Press, 2022).

There will be two respondents: Scott Bukatman, Professor of Film & Media Studies at Stanford and author of a new book on Black Panther; and Lucas Williams, Ph.D Candidate in MTL.

Video: Erich Hörl, “The Disruptive Condition” (Oct. 5, 2022 at Digital Aesthetics Workshop)

We’re still getting used to the hybrid setup, so the framing isn’t always great, but I’m happy to share the video of Erich Hörl’s talk at the Digital Aesthetics Workshop: “The Disruptive Condition.”

Talks in Busan and Seoul, South Korea

I am grateful to Ji-hoon Kim for organizing two talks in South Korea this October. The first was on Oct. 11 at the Busan International Film Festival, on a panel with Dork Zabunyan from Paris 8 University, Jeong-ha Lee from Dankook University, and Ji-hoon Kim from Chung-Ang University (who both presented and moderated the panel).

The next talk is coming up on Oct. 27, as part of the Cinema and Media Studies Colloquium at Chung-Ang University in Seoul. See the poster above for details and registration information for remote participation.