The Godard Sessions: Introduction
Wednesday, December 31st, 1969 Posted in The Godard Screenings | No Comments »The Godard Sessions are discussions groups focusing on readings around and discussions of the films of Jean-Luc Godard and, more specifically, radical, politically engaged cultural practice within the context of France in the 1960s. The group sets out to explore ...
Meeting 8: Le Gai Savoir (proposed)
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 Posted in The Godard Screenings | No Comments »Le Gai Savoir (Joyful Knowledge) is being released on DVD in May 2008. Shot before May '68, but finished only in '69 it perhaps marks Godard's radical start (Aufbruch), or has he says in the film a 'starting from zero', ...
Meeting 7: History of Cinema (part 1 & 2) - October 14, 2007
Monday, October 22nd, 2007 Posted in The Godard Screenings | 1 Comment »Meeting 7: October 14, 2007 We watch the two first section of The History of Cinema and read Ranciere's 'A Fable without a Moral' (contact us for a pdf version of the text).
Meeting 6: A Woman is a Woman - March 21, 2007
Friday, March 23rd, 2007 Posted in The Godard Screenings | No Comments »Meeting 6: March 21, 2007 We watch A Woman is a Woman and discuss two short texts relating directly to the film which you can find on: http://www.criterionco.com/asp/release.asp?id=238&eid=361§ion=essay&page=1 and http://www.chicagoreader.com/movies/archives/2003/0703/030725.html
Meeting 5: Slow Motion - March 7, 2007
Wednesday, March 7th, 2007 Posted in The Godard Screenings | No Comments »Meeting 5: March 7, 2007 We watch Slow Motion and continue our discussion of Paul Patton’s text, which you can find on: http://www.film-philosophy.com/portal/writings/patton.
Meeting 4: Masculine Feminine - January 19, 2007
Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007 Posted in The Godard Screenings | No Comments »Meeting 4: January 19, 2007 We watch Masculine Feminine and read Paul Patton’s text on Deleuze and Godard which you can find on:http://www.film-philosophy.com/portal/writings/patton.
Meeting 3: One Plus One - January 15, 2007
Sunday, January 14th, 2007 Posted in The Godard Screenings | No Comments »Meeting 3: January 15, 2007 We watch One plus One (1968) and read Howard Slater’s ‘The Child of Marx & Coca Cola: On Godard’s Masculine Feminine’ (http://datacide.c8.com/text/8-godard.html).
Meeting 2: La Chinoise - November 17, 2006
Sunday, November 19th, 2006 Posted in The Godard Screenings | No Comments »Meeting 2: November 2006 We watch La Chinoise (1967) and read the Situationist text ‘The Role of Godard’ (http://www.bopsecrets.org/SI/10.godard.htm).
Meeting 1: Weekend - October 12, 2006
Saturday, October 14th, 2006 Posted in The Godard Screenings | No Comments »Meeting 1: October 12, 2006We watch Weekend and discuss the difficult relationship between Godard and the Situationists within the framework of a revisiting of the politics of May '68.