F.I.L.M. Series

Professor Heather Merrill presents Fred Kudjo Kuwornu and his new film: We Were Here: The Untold History of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe (2024) Kuwornu:“When discussing Black people in the 15th and 16th centuries, the focus is often solely on their condition as enslaved individuals, overlooking the remarkable figures who lived in Europe during that period.” F.I.L.M. events are free and open to the public. Support for F.I.L.M. events is provided by the Dean of Faculty Office, the Kirkland Endowment, and the Cinema and Media Studies major...

Max Tohline returns to Hamilton to present “Through the Keyhole.” You may know Tohline’s masterwork of media scholarship, A Supercut of Supercuts (2021, available on-line) or remember his remarkable presentation, last fall at F.I.L.M.: “Living in a Reversed World.” On this visit, he turns his attention to the history of AI. Tohline: “Our conversations about AI shouldn't center on how we use it; they should center on how AI uses and models us.” F.I.L.M. events are free and open to the public. Support for F.I.L.M. events is provided by the Dean o...