Weird Thinking: Reading and Watching 'Poor Things'
When thinking beyond conventional boundaries is required more than ever, what do the weird worlds of Alasdair Gray's novel 'Poor Things' and Yorgos Lanthimos' recent film adaptation have to offer us? Panel discussion followed by film screening.
ARC Public; SPRINGFLING
Date: Wednesday 03 April 2024
Time: 18:00 - 22:00
Venue: Advanced Research Centre
Category: Films and theatre, Social events
Free but ticketed | Book your place at WeirdThinking.eventbrite.co.uk
Suitable for ages 18+
Refreshments provided
When thinking beyond conventional boundaries is required now more than ever, what do the fantastically weird worlds of Alasdair Gray's novel Poor Things - first published in 1992 - and Yorgos Lanthimos' recent film adaptation have to offer us?
Join us to discuss the wonder of this novel and film from a range of perspectives, and to explore the continued value of weird thinking and practice in contemporary research at the University of Glasgow.
The panel discussion will be followed by a screening of Lanthimos' Poor Things (2023).
Our panellists
- Vassiliki Kolocotroni (English Literature)
- Emma Gordon (Applied Ethics / Centre for Neurotechnology)
- David Archibald (Film & TV)
Poor Things (18) | 2023 | 142 min
Based on the 1992 novel by Alasdair Gray, Poor Things follows Bella Baxter, a young woman in Victorian London who comes to life through a brain transplant and embarks on an odyssey of self-discovery.