In a world where free speech converges with film studies, one group of students fight the pandemic and enter the "forbidden zone" whereby their thoughts on Future Shock Cinema enter the public sphere. We sit down with students from the class immediately following our final course screening to discuss their reaction to the future shock course, our film selections, and how classes like this challenge us to view media differently.
Following the accelerated film class Special Topics in Media Studies, course designer and primary instructor Garret Castleberry is joined by a handful of students who successfully completed the "Future Shock Film" course. To recap, the accelerated film and genre course examined Greenland (2020), I Am Legend (2007), Oblivion (2013), Tenet (2020), and Arrival (2016). Student reflect on course themes and relate the films in conversation with the course readings, comparative screenings, and the overall emphasis on future shock science fiction film.
Host: Garret Castleberry
Producers: Garret Castleberry, Will McMurry (Audio Engineer), Alli Garner (Cover Art), Austin Foster (Music)
Recommended readings to pair with Season 3 "Future Shock Science Fiction Film":
Keith M. Johnston. Science Fiction Film: A Critical Introduction. Bloomsbury, 2011.
Rick Altman. Film/Genre. British Film Institute, 1999.
Laurie Ouellette and Jonathan Gray (Eds.). Keywords for Media Studies. NYU Press, 2017.
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Garret's academic website is available at https://garretcastleberry.academia.edu/.
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