Trauma is a Time Machine: A Cinematic Primer with Kwasu D. Tembo
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The episode explores the philosophical implications of time travel in cinema with guest Kwasu D. Tembo.
Latest courses at AHRC: https://www.acidhorizonpodcast.com/ahrc-courses If you could go back in time, would you change the past, even if it meant changing who you are? Is existing in time itself traumatic? Is power over time a cinematic endeavour, and what makes a good director an even better time traveller? This week on Acid Horizon we're joined by Kwasu D. Tembo to talk about his latest book Trauma in 21st-Century Time Travel Cinema, discussing the philosophy of time travel in films such a...
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Host: Acid Horizon
Guest: Kwasu D. Tembo
Topics covered
- time travel
- cinema
- trauma
- philosophy
- power
- directing
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Trauma in 21st-Century Time Travel Cinema
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