This lecture will explore Argentine science fiction from the 60s and the parallels between the use of science fiction motifs and Argentine history.
Despite the lack of science fiction in the Latin American film industry, there are some overlooked exceptions that silently appeared during the bloodiest years of censorship. These films distance themselves from common Hollywood stereotypes and instead, use elements of the Latino identity such as the tango, el Gaucho, el Santo, and an endearing passion for the homeland. This Night School lecture will focus on the complexity of using the dialectics of identity in Latino science fiction as a means of questioning and resisting an environment of constant socio-political terror, and what can contemporary sci-fi learn from these origins.
DARC’s Night School is a bi-monthly, free, lecture series designed to provide the basic fundamentals of media arts, theories, and current works of significance and interest. We want to demystify this constantly evolving form. This is a free event series for DARC members and members of the arts community at large. You are invited to join these lectures if you are: a DARC member, artist, creator, arts/cultural worker, looking to experiment in a new discipline, or an admirer or advocate for video and media arts. Attendance at every lecture is not necessary but recommended!
