Third Annual Bioethics Film Festival
Event
Tuesday, March 20, Screening of Bride of Frankenstein
with Lance Wahlert in conversation with Susan Lederer and Mark Greenberg
Wednesday, March 21, Screening of Young Frankenstein
with Jonathan D. Moreno in conversation with Peter Decherney, Marcia Ferguson, and John D. Gearhart
Thursday, March 22, Screening of Blade Runner – Final Cut
with Dominic Sisti in conversation with Stephanie Dick and Michael Swanwick
5:30 pm, Reception | 6:00 pm, Discussion and Screening
International House Philadelphia’s Ibrahim Theater
3701 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA
The theme of this year’s festival is “Frankenstein”. Two hundred years ago the remarkable story of a creature produced by a scientific experiment was published for the first time. Its author was 20-year old Mary Shelley. Her vision is now an inescapable allegory of the modern world and seems only to become more relevant with the passing years. Neuroscientists are working on brain-computer interfaces, neural implants and artificial limbs. Geneticists are making rapid progress with new gene editing technologies. Sober bioethical discussions of risks and benefits need to consider how to manage not only these new technologies but also the lessons and limits of the Frankenstein allegory. This year’s films - a classic, a comedy and a futuristic film noir- taken together illustrate both the versatility and the staying power of Shelley’s tale.
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