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    Divine Comedies: Post-Theology and Laughter in the Films of Bruno Dumont
    with Chelsea Birks
    Film-Philosophy 23 (3): 247-263. 2019.
    The films of Bruno Dumont are tied to unwatchability, austerity, and a post-theological seriousness. Recently, however, Dumont has taken a surprising turn towards comedy; and yet these comedies are not without the post-theological despair that characterizes his earlier films. Taking Dumont's comedy seriously, this article frames Dumont's comedic turn not as a deviation but rather as a realignment that requires retroactive reconsideration of his oeuvre's post-theological orientation. We interroga…Read more
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    Haptic Aurality: Resonance, Listening and Michael Haneke
    Film-Philosophy 16 (1): 16-29. 2012.
    Using Jean-Luc Nancy's productive concept of resonant listening, this article interrogates silence in the films of Michael Haneke.  Arguing for a kind of open, resonating and sonorous form of philosophic listening, Nancy articulates the distinctions among listening, hearing and understanding.  Working from these concepts, this article considers the particular form of resonance in the instance of cinematic silence and in particular the use of silence in the philosophically engaged cinema of Hanek…Read more