October 23, 2013
by Adrian J Ivakhiv
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The class went on a field trip to see The Act of Killing last week, which fit our reading of Chapter 4 of Ecologies of the Moving Image better than I could have planned. (That’s the chapter that deals with … Continue reading
October 13, 2013
by Adrian J Ivakhiv
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What Chapter 3 did with the world (and, specifically, nature), Chapter 4 does with people (and, specifically, their relation to nature). In particular, it deals with contrasts between a normative, “modern” (western, industrial) relationship to nature and a non-normative one: … Continue reading
October 6, 2013
by Adrian J Ivakhiv
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The following are some notes of relevance to Chapter 3 of the book. I’ve also added a Glossary of terms used in the book (and some used elsewhere), here; I’ll add terms periodically.
September 30, 2013
by Adrian J Ivakhiv
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Continuing with notes for Chapter 2, beginning at p. 49… 1) Chapter 2 (from p. 49 on): (a) “Peirce’s Categories and the Film Experience” The first three paragraphs
September 17, 2013
by Adrian J Ivakhiv
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The following notes are reading notes provided to students in an upper-level undergraduate course entitled “Ecopolitics and the Cinema.” The course name is a little outdated, as the course has evolved in the direction of an ecophilosophical exploration of cinema, … Continue reading
September 11, 2013
by Adrian J Ivakhiv
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I’ve begun teaching a course on film and ecology and using my book Ecologies of the Moving Image as the main text. Since the topic is related to the theme of this blog, and since I’ll be creating reading guides … Continue reading