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10/07/2026

The Film-Phil Lisbon Seminars: Laurence Kent

July’s next Film-Phil Lisbon Seminar will be led by our visiting researcher Laurence Kent (University of Bristol) who will talk about “…not life, but an alternative to dying: Blurry Images in the Afterlives of Slavery”. Abstract This talk explores two disparate examples of blurred images as working through the afterlives of slavery: Hussein Shariffe’s The […]

08/07/2026

Welcoming Laurence Kent

We are very happy to welcome our new resident, Laurence Kent, to the FILM AND DEATH team! Laurence Kent is Lecturer in Digital Film & Television at the University of Bristol. He has published and presented on various topics within film theory and philosophy, from Deleuzian ethics, experimental cinema, Hollywood action film, archiving practices, and anticolonial […]

08/07/2026

CfW [in]Transition Special Issue: Screening Death

[in]Transition Special Issue: Screening Death Guest Editors: David H. Fleming (University of Stirling): david.fleming@stir.ac.ukPedro Inock (NOVA University of Lisbon): pedroinock@gmail.com Projected Publication Date: Summer 2027 Mission & Scope (Call For Works): Visual media do not simply represent and remediate death; they actively shape political responses, ethical debates, and practices of public mourning. This special ‘Screening […]

07/07/2026

1 Research Grant for Post-Doctoral Fellow

The FILM AND DEATH project has opened a call for 1 (one) Research Grant for a Post-Doctoral Fellow. Research field: Philosophy of Cinema Requirements: Preferential requirements: Preference will be given to applicants who demonstrate proficiency in English. Application deadline: July 20, 2026, 11:59 p.m. (Lisbon time). Duration of the scholarship: The fellowship will last for […]