November 13, 2013
by Adrian J Ivakhiv
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These are further notes on Chapter 6 of EMI… 1. Trauma and the eco-image One of the themes of this chapter is the connection between films about ecological disaster — real, imagined, or potential (future disaster) — and films about … Continue reading
November 2, 2013
by Adrian J Ivakhiv
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The second week of the animality and “biomorphism” chapter (chapter 5) moved us into an exploration of human-animal interactions and human “becomings-animal.” A screening of Werner Herzog’s “Grizzly Man” (discussed extensively in the chapter) was supplemented by bits and pieces … Continue reading
October 23, 2013
by Adrian J Ivakhiv
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This week we’ve moved on to the topic of “biomorphism,” which refers to the dimension of life and sensuous interactivity in a film-world – the liveliness that’s found between the passivity of the object-world (the geomorphic) and the human activity … Continue reading