*Sebastian Schipper (Film director) in conversation with Prof. Martin Seel, Moderation: Peter Siller*<\/p>\n
There is no medium more powerful than film. It is here that images of our times and our society are created, becoming etched in our memory. In this way, reality not only shapes fiction but fiction also shapes reality. After 9\/11 and in times of financial crisis, we ask: What kind of social systems do we encounter in today\u2019s cinema? What narratives about our society are being shown? Addressing these questions, the focus of the 7th Frankfurter Stadtgespr\u00e4ch has been on broad-impact blockbusters such as \u201cThe Dark Knight\u201d (2008) by Christopher Nolan or \u201cAvatar\u201d (2009) by James Cameron (2009), but also on less commercially successful movies such as \u201cIn the Valley of Elah\u201d (2007) by Paul Haggis. Participating in this discussion are the director and actor Sebastian Schipper (\u201cAbsolute Giganten\u201d, respectively \u201cDrei\u201d), and the philosopher and film theoretician Martin Seel (\u201cTheorien\u201d; \u201c112 Tugenden, 111 Laster\u201d) \u2013 two of the most distinguished protagonists in German film and film theory today. An evening of investigation into the interpretive power of cinema, with its bright and its dark sides.<\/p>\n
*Sebastian Schipper* is a crossover artist between film director and drama. With his director debut Absolute Giganten (1999) he coined a whole generation, Ein Freund von mir (2006) and Mitte Ende August (2008) followed. As an actor he appeared in Kleine Haie (1992), The English Patient (1996), Winterschl\u00e4fer (1997), England! (2000), Die Nacht singt ihre Lieder (2004) or Drei (2010). He studied acting at the M\u00fcnchner Otto-Falckenberg-Schule (1992-95) and had theater engagements at the M\u00fcnchner Kammerspielen inter alia.<\/p>\n
*Martin Seel* is one of the most prominent German contemporary philosophers in the areas of aesthetics and practical philosophy. In the context of his aesthetic and ethical deliberations he is enganged intensely in theory and practice of film. With his newspaper columns, but above that in his books \u201eTheorien\u201c (2009) und \u201e111 Tugenden, 111 Laster: Eine philosophische Revue\u201c (2011) he wins over his audience, so that it exceeds the expert readers by far. Seel studied German studies, Philosophy and History in Marburg and Konstanz. 1984 he did his Ph.D. with Albrecht Wellmer. 1990 his habilitation followed in Konstanz. As Professor for Philosophy he taught from 1992 to 1995 at the University of Hamburg, from 1995 to 2004 at the Justus-Liebig-University Gie\u00dfen. 2004 he bacme Professor for Philosophy at the Goethe University in Frankfurt. Above that since 2007 he is founding member of the Cluster of Excellence \u201eThe Emergence of normative orders\u201c at the Goethe University Frankfurt am Main.<\/p>\n
*Peter Siller* (* 1970) is Scientific Manager of the Cluster of Excellence `The Formation of Normative Orders’ at the Goethe University Frankfurt am Main. Formerly he was the director of the domestic divisions of the Heinrich B\u00f6ll Foundation and a member of the planning staff at the German Foreign Ministry. He studied law and philosophy. In addition he is founder and managing editor of the journal `polar’ which appears twice yearly in the Campus Verlag (www.polar-zeitschrift.de). He numerous publications on political philosophy and practice include `Rechtsphilosophische Kontroversen der Gegenwart’ (1999), `Politik als Inszenierung’ (2000), `Zukunft der Programmpartei’ (2002), `Arbeit der Zukunft’ (2006), `Politik der Gerechtigkeit’ (2009).<\/p>\n
The Stadtgespr\u00e4ch is part of a series organized by the Frankfurt University Cluster of Excellence \u201cThe Formation of Normative Orders\u201d in cooperation with the Frankfurter Kunstverein.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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