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The Film-Phil Lisbon Seminars: Bárbara Bergamaschi
The next session of our Film-Phil Lisbon Seminars will be led by Bárbara Bergamaschi (NOVA University Lisbon), who will talk about “Eroticism, Formlessness, and Death in Tscherkassky’s Cinematic Hauntology”. Abstract This paper examines the work of Austrian avant-garde filmmaker Peter Tscherkasskythrough the lens of Georges Bataille’s concepts of l’informe (the formless), eroticism, and expenditure. Positioned […]
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CfP Special Issue on Swan Songs: Philosophical Reflections on Death, Time, and Memory in Testament Films
Swan Songs: Philosophical Reflections on Death, Time, and Memory in Testament Films Dedicated to the last films of renowned filmmakers, often referred to as “testament films” or “swan songs,” this Special Issue will examine their thematic, narrative, and stylistic elements, viewing these final works as profound summations of their creators’ careers and philosophical syntheses of […]
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