Tinted Lens Mr Holmes
The screening at
Chapter Arts Centre (www.Chapter.org) will be followed by an expert panel
discussion and audience debate to explore some of the themes raised by
this film. This will explore key philosophical ideas of the mind, memory, ageing, and
identity; and the impact of Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes at the
end of the nineteenth century, and its impact on the genre of popular detective
fiction and popular culture more widely.
A collaboration
between Chapter Arts Centre, the British Film Institute (Film hub Wales) and
Cardiff University. This programme of events curated by Dr Katie
Featherstone will explore contemporary social and cultural developments and the
ideas found within new-release, cult and classic film, with a focus on
understandings of the mind, human behaviour, memory, the life-course, and
ageing. This free event is Tuesday the 7th of
July, with the screening starting at 6.10pm, Chapter Arts Centre, followed by the panel discussion and debate.
Speakers
Dr
Clea Rees, Cardiff School of English, Communication and
Philosophy. Will draw on her expertise on the philosophy of the mind to discuss
memory and identity.
Lucy
Andrew, Cardiff School of English, Communication and
Philosophy. Will draw on her PhD exploring the adult detective genre and crime
fiction. She will also discuss the impact of Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes at
the end of the nineteenth century and its impact on the genre and popular
culture more widely.
