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*What is Film-Philosophy? Round Table. University of St Andrews, Scotland. * Monday 12th October, 5.30 - 7.00 pm. Arts Seminar Rm 7, Arts Building, The Scores, St Andrews. *Participants: * Dr Robert Sinnerbrink (Philosophy, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia) Dr John Mullarkey (Philosophy, University of Dundee) Professor Berys Gaut (Philosophy, University of St Andrews) Dr David Martin-Jones (Film Studies, University of St Andrews) Dr William Brown (Film Studies, University of St Andrews) Over the course of at least the last hundred years the intellectual study of cinema has experienced a number of shifts towards and away from theoretical or philosophical attempts to understand the moving image. The twenty-first century sees film-philosophy resurgent, in part due to the interest in cinema that has flourished recently in disciplines like philosophy, and in part due to the interdisciplinary nature of Film Studies. At a time when it is increasingly in vogue to return to theoretical questions previously pushed off the agenda by the dominance of historical approaches to cinema, such as the perennial “What is Cinema?”, we are taking this opportunity to ask, “What is Film-Philosophy?” In a context that is witnessing the rise of digital cinema, the global dominance of multi-national media conglomerates, and the worldwide spread of “world cinemas”, what role does theory or philosophy play in helping us understand cinema, and indeed, what role can cinema play in transforming philosophy? We are extremely pleased to welcome both Robert Sinnerbrink and John Mullarkey as guests to the Centre for Film Studies, St Andrews. Bio: Robert Sinnerbrink – Robert Sinnerbrink is a Lecturer in Philosophy at Macquarie University, Sydney. He is the author of Understanding Hegelianism (Acumen, 2007), co-editor of /Critique Today /(Brill, 2006) and co-editor of /Work, Recognition, Politics: New Directions in French Critical Theory/ (Brill, 2007). He has published numerous articles in contemporary European philosophy, critical theory, and philosophy of film, including essays on the films of Peter Greenaway, David Lynch, Terrence Malick, and Lars von Trier. In 2008 he was a keynote speaker at the inaugural Film and Philosophy conference at UWE, Bristol. Bio: John Mullarkey – Educated at Dublin, London, and Warwick, John Mullarkey has taught philosophy for the last 15 years (at the University of Dundee since 2004), working in the area of European philosophy and film theory. He has published /Bergson and Philosophy/ (Edinburgh UP, 1999), /Post-Continental Philosophy: An Outline/ (Continuum, 2006) and, most recently, /Refractions of Reality: Philosophy and the Moving Image /(Palgrave-Macmillan, 2009). -- Dr David Martin-Jones Senior Lecturer in Film Studies Convener of Postgraduate Programmes (MLitt & PhD) Dept of Film Studies University of St Andrews St Andrews, KY16 9AD Scotland, UK. Website: http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/filmstudies/staff.php?staffid=1 Latest Books: /Deleuze, Cinema and National Identity/ (2006) http://www.eupjournals.com/book/9780748635856 /Deleuze Reframed/ (2008) http://www.palgrave-usa.com/catalog/product.aspx?isbn=1845115473 /Scotland//: Global Cinema/ (2009) http://www.eupjournals.com/book/9780748633913 The University of St Andrews is a charity registered in Scotland, No: SC013532. * * Film-Philosophy salon After hitting 'reply' please always delete the text of the message you are replying to To leave, send the message: leave film-philosophy to: [log in to unmask] Or visit: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/film-philosophy.html For technical help email: [log in to unmask], not the salon * Film-Philosophy online: http://www.film-philosophy.com Contact: [log in to unmask] **