Film Genre + Ukraine: A Lecture Series
Critic/Theorist and Studio member Richard Pettifer (Australia/Germany) developed and presented this 3-part lectures series hosted by Cultural Workers Studio.
Horror, Weepies, Misogyny
- The series explored the power relations in genre filmmaking such as the Slasher film, Weepies of the 1940s-50s, and Pornography.
- The lectures references well-known film theorists such as Laura Mulvey, Linda Williams, and Carol J. Clover.
- All lectures were livestreamed and translated to Ukrainian with the support of Hanna Liashenko.
- Connections were made to contemporary trends such as the so-called ‘manosphere’, superhuman filmmaking, and the perception of gender during the full-scale invasion.
Dinners, Karaoke, Filmmaking
- Each lecture featured a Q+A session, and was accompanied by a traditional Ukrainian cuisine.
- The lectures were followed by participatory karaoke.
- The Lecture series was promoted by a series of short films co-created with Anita Kopylenko.
- Partners: Public in Private, Flutgraben e.V. Website: https://flutgraben.org/en/entry/underground-public-lecture-series/
"The Horror in Us" – (Intro) Public informal lecture series by Richard Pettifer – Dec 8-22, 2024
Week 1 Intro to "The Horror in Us": Re-Watching the Final Girl (Richard Pettifer)
The Horror in Us – Week 1: "Re-watching the Final Girl": Lecture + Q&A, Berlin 08.12.2024
Week 2 Intro to "The Horror in Us": Weepies, trauma recovery, and Laura Mulvey (Richard Pettifer)
The Horror in Us – Week 2: "Weepies, Trauma and Porn" Berlin 15.12.2024
Week 3 Intro to "The Horror in Us": Re-Historising Online Misogyny: Superhumanism (Richard Pettifer)
The Horror in Us – Week 3: "Re-Historicising Online Misogyny" Lecture, + Q&A Berlin 22.12.24