ACTIVIST HORROR FILM: THE GENRE AS TOOL FOR CHANGE June 11 / 14:00 CEST Presentation by Dr Johnny Walker It is increasingly common for scholars and journalists to make claims of horror cinema’s potential to engage with socio-political realities and, in so doing, identify grave social injustices. This presentation argues that, if one is to [...]

THE METAMODERN SLASHER FILM June 10 / 14:00 CEST Presentation by Dr Steve Jones The slasher – also known as the 'stalk and slash' or 'slice and dice' movie – is a staple horror subgenre. The slasher film has developed through different phases since the late 1970s, including the period of supernatural slashers and sequels [...]

THE DEAD CAN DANCE: CINEMATIC GHOSTS OF POST-PUNK MELBOURNE June 9 / 14:00 CEST Presentation by Dr Alexia Kannas The Melbourne post-punk scene of the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s has developed an international reputation as an important and vital moment, yet it is curiously absent from many "official" cultural histories produced in Australia. Initiating the [...]