Antiqui-tech: invention in (and of) the ancient Mediterranean world on screen - 13-14-15-16-17/11/20
Invention has fascinated audiences at least since the god Hephaestus created self-locomoting robot-women as workshop assistants—and Prometheus’ theft of fire allowed humans to develop their own technology. From Méliès’ re-creation of Lucian’s trip to the moon, to myriad takes on Pygmalion fabricating the “perfect woman,” to Hypatia’s fatal scientific inquiry in Amenábar’s Agora, on-screen depictions of invention and technology in the ancient Mediterranean world and the classical tradition have dramatized their potential to delight, empower, and enlighten—as well as the ethical and moral concerns they stimulate.
FECHA CONGRESO/CONGRESS DATE/DATA CONGRESSO: 13-14-15-16-17/11/2019
LUGAR/LOCATION/LUOGO: Madison Concourse Hotel (Madison, WI, USA)
ORGANIZADOR/ORGANIZER/ORGANIZZATORE: Meredith Safran
INFO: web - classicsonscreen@gmail.com
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