Did you know that UMSL is hosting a conference entitled “What is the City?” this Thursday, October 25 and Friday, October 26? The conference examines “urban perspectives in film, fiction, and photography” and is free with advance registration.
Here’s the full description:
The Center for the Humanities invites you to join speakers from around the country and St. Louis in examining urban life in contemporary and historical films, fiction, television, and photography. We will discuss examples from London, Chicago, Sarasota, Paris, Los Angeles, Florence, St. Louis, and small towns. The conference presenters are historians, geographers, photographers, film critics, community activists, literary experts, and writers. Engaging in discussion across many disciplines, they will consider ways artistic images and writings shape how we see our cities and those of others.
The schedule and registration form are here.