Lecture: When Worlds Collide: Scientists in Hollywood
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Entry Fee
Members: Free
Visitors: £5.00
Date and Time
19:30 -
Location
Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, 16-18 Queen Square, Bath BA1 2HN
Lecture Description
Scientists are rather rare, so most people are likely to get their knowledge about what they are like from fiction & principally from drama. Hollywood dramas inevitably present caricatures, which may be unpalatable to real scientists but which are nevertheless culturally powerful. In this talk no judgement is made about whether the various portrayals mentioned from cinema history are “right” or “wrong”. The question is, what do they tell us about the changing nature of cinema audiences’ reactions to scientists? By citing many examples from films of the 1970s, 80s and 90s, the lecture demonstrates that attempts by film writers to portray scientists in non-cliche ways have led to many sympathetic and positive characteristics being grafted on to their characters & with Earth scientists leading the way.
Attending via Zoom
This is a hybrid meeting: you can attend in person or join online via Zoom.
Bath Geological Society Members: Free of charge. Joining instructions and the Zoom link are sent to members by email prior to the lecture.
Visitors & Non-Members: (including members of the Geologists' Association and affiliated societies) Please book via Eventbrite to receive Zoom access (see the Entry Fee details above).
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