In this talk, Dr Karina Aveyard examines the embodied elements of the film viewing experience across the range of public and private environments. The proliferation of internet-based technologies has given rise to renewed scholarly interest in the phenomenological aspects of media. It is frequently argued that cinema gives rise to intense and focused mode of viewing. Non-theatrical viewing, in contrast, is regularly assumed to be more distracted and sporadic. This talk refocuses this debate through the lens of phenomenology as a more critical approach for exploring the different bodily experiences of film viewing. As a format with perhaps the widest register of screens (from the cinema through to the smart phone), film is uniquely placed to expand the field of phenomenology. It invites us to think about not just how bodies interact with screens, but also how they interact with objects and screening spaces. Adam Daniel conducts a Q&A session at the end of Karina’s talk.

Seminar: 0.00 - 36min
Q & A: 36min - 1hr 04min

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