The Future is Noir: Alienation, Resentment, and Cyclicality in Indigenous Futurism on Film

Blending cultural analysis and socio-political critique, Dr. Tyson Stewart explores the themes of biskaabiiyang and criminality in Indigenous futurism on film and draws connections between expressions of alienation and resentment in classic film noir and contemporary Indigenous filmmaking.

Wednesday, March 27, 2024, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Thistle Complex Room 147 at Brock University

Cosponsored by the Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies, President’s Advisory Committee on Human Rights, Equity, and Decolonization (PACHRED), Social Justice Research Institute, and Indigenous Educational Studies.