Island, Modernization, and Cultural Production: Cinema and Graphic Arts in Puerto Rico
在現代化的過程中，藝術與文化如何影響人們對進步與現代性的想像？電影與平面圖像除了是藝術表達的媒介，是否也承載著人們對社會進步、現代生活與文化認同的想像？本場演講邀請芝加哥哥倫比亞學院傳播與文化學院教授 Carmelo Esterrich，以波多黎各為例，介紹電影與平面圖像在當地現代化過程中所扮演的角色。本場座談亦邀請與談人Harlan Chambers，進一步延伸至波多黎各與台灣兩地在政治與法律地位等經驗上的交流，開啟跨地域的對話。本場座談將以全英文進行。
How do arts and culture shape our imagination of progress and modernity? How do cinema and graphic arts, beyond serving as forms of artistic expression, embody ideas of progress, modernity, and cultural identity? This talk features Professor Carmelo Esterrich from the School of Communication and Culture at Columbia College Chicago. His work looks at the role of cinema and graphic arts in Puerto Rico’s modernization. Drawing on the experiences of Puerto Rico, the talk also opens up discussion of the island experiences as well as the political and legal statuses between Puerto Rico and Taiwan. The talk will be followed by a discussion with the invited discussant Harlan Chambers. The event will be conducted entirely in English.