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Please join the Chicago Film Seminar at 6:45 pm on Thursday, December 1 to welcome Catherine Clepper (Ph.D. Candidate at Northwestern) for her talk, " Death by Fright: Risk, Consent, and Sensation in the House of William Castle ," and Adam Hart (Ph.D. Candidate at U.Chicago) for his talk, " Something to Be Scared Of: Fear, Anxiety and Phobia in the Horror Film ." James Lastra (U.Chicago) and Jeffrey Sconce (Northwestern) will both provide the response. The CFS will be held, as always, in the Flaxman Theater, Room 1307 of the School of the Art Institute's building at 112 S. Michigan Ave. Thursday, December 1 at 6:45pm Catherine Clepper , Ph.D. Candidate, Northwestern "Death by Fright: Risk, Consent, and Sensation in the House of William Castle" Adam Hart , Ph.D. Candidate, U.Chicago "Something to Be Scared Of: Fear, Anxiety and Phobia in the Horror Film" Respondents: James Lastra , U.Chicago, and Jeffrey Sconce , Northwestern Clepper descri...

Please join the Chicago Film Seminar at 6:45 pm on Thursday, November 17 to welcome Eivind Røssaak (U.Chicago-visiting) for his talk, " The Performative Archive: The Archival Turn in Film, Art and New Media Practices ." Domietta Torlasco (Northwestern) will provide the response. The CFS will be held, as always, in the Flaxman Theater, Room 1307 of the School of the Art Institute's building at 112 S. Michigan Ave. Thursday, November 17 at 6:45pm Eivind Røssaak , Associate Professor at the National Library of Norway and visiting professor at U.Chicago "The Performative Archive: The Archival Turn in Film, Art and New Media Practices" Respondent: Domietta Torlasco , Northwestern Røssaak describes his talk as follows: Paradoxically the archival turn in question happens as notions of the archive expand beyond the sphere of the archives proper, to philosophy, art, film and new media practices. This paper will present two interlinked aspects of the archival turn. On t...