Where and When?

Tuesday September 22nd – 13:00-14:00~ Via Zoom

To receive a link for the Zoom, sign up for the session by emailing studystates@gmail.com – Everyone is welcome, especially if you’ve never been to a physical meeting before.

Discussion

We’ll be discussing the role of disaster cinema in American culture. From Dante’s Peak to Independence Day, Hollywood has always been obsessed with the spectacle of the country’s collapse – be this from forces beyond earth, global warming, or some other nameless disaster lighting the touch paper for a national collapse.

Led by Dr. Richard Langley – an expert in American cinematic representation and specialising in the disaster films of Roland Emmerich – we’ll be chatting about our favourite disaster films and asking why so many blockbusters are obsessed with blowing up the White House.

Readings

For the session, please watch this short video essay by our guest host Dr. Richard Langley: