The Centre for Philosophy and Critical Thought and the Department of English and Creative Writing’s MA Literary Studies: Pathway in Critical Theory would like to cordially invite you to a private screening of Jake Chapman’s “Accelerate or Die!” (2022).
Where? RHB Cinema
When? Tuesday 18th June from 16:20 – 17:50 ** THIS SCREENING HAS BEEN POSTPONED. WE APOLOGISE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE.
Event Description
Modernity is collapsing. Extinction is one turn away. The future is not our friend – and it isn’t ours to choose.
In this context, internationally acclaimed artist, Jake Chapman – of ‘The Chapman Brothers’ – asks the question: Why is it easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism?
This dynamic, distinctive film will address the current merging of technology, capitalism, and climate crisis through the lens of ‘Accelerationism’ – a loose set of philosophical ideas that in part emerged from Goldsmiths.
Featuring Maya B Kronic, Amy Ireland, Will Self, Jeanette Winterson, and Goldsmiths’ own Will Davies (Politics), this unique documentary invites its audience to ‘buckle up and enjoy the ride’ in a thrilling visual assault of art, generative AI, and fresh, thought-provoking perspectives.
Trailer: https://supercollider.global/our-work/accelerate-or-die/
Free and open to Goldsmiths students, staff, alumni/ae, and friends and affiliates of CPCT. Please RSVP to AOD@SPRCLDR.com.
Event Schedule
Short intro – 16:20 – 16:30
Screening – 16:30 – 17:30.
Q&A – 17:30-17:50.
The event will be introduced by and feature a Q&A with Mungo Dodd, a 2021 Goldsmiths alumnus of the Department of English and Creative Writing’s MA Literary Studies: Pathway in Critical Theory, who worked on the film and will be happy to talk with any students who are looking to get into film and television as a career path.
Contact: mungo.dodd [at] supercollider.global
The Centre for Philosophy and Critical Thought, Goldsmiths University of London 