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Guest talk by Geoffrey Harpham (Duke University)
Reviled and dismissed as the most morally shameful major work of art produced in the United States for its treatment of race and racial violence, D. W. Griffith's 1915 film "The Birth of a Nation" can also be understood as an unintended reflection on the subject of the nation. Understood in this way, and partially detached from its creators and its historical moment, Griffith's film acquires a surprising new depth, suggestiveness, and pertinence.
Part of the Lecture Series on Popular Sovereignty organized by Bard College Berlin and the Law and Society Institute at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin with the support of the American Social Science Research Council
Recorded on October 10, 2019 at Bard College Berlin
More info: https://berlin.bard.edu/news/events/event/?eid=136749
Guest talk by Geoffrey Harpham (Duke University)
Reviled and dismissed as the most morally shameful major work of art produced in the United States for its treatment of race and racial violence, D. W. Griffith's 1915 film "The Birth of a Nation" can also be understood as an unintended reflection on the subject of the nation. Understood in this way, and partially detached from its creators and its historical moment, Griffith's film acquires a surprising new depth, suggestiveness, and pertinence.
Part of the Lecture Series on Popular Sovereignty organized by Bard College Berlin and the Law and Society Institute at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin with the support of the American Social Science Research Council
Recorded on October 10, 2019 at Bard College Berlin
More info: https://berlin.bard.edu/news/events/event/?eid=136749
