Join faculty and students in Cinema Studies for an informal discussion of Jordan Peele’s extraordinary film NOPE, moderated by professor David Pike.
Reflections on Jordan Peele’s NOPE: An Informal Conversation
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
1:30-3pm
Humanities Lab, 228 Batelle-Tompkins
Join us for an informal conversation about Jordan Peele’s film NOPE (2022). Described as a “neo-Western science fiction horror film,” the film combines speculative narrative and visual styles with underlying questions about spectacle and exploitation in contemporary media culture.
Reviewers described Nope as Jordan Peele’s “creepiest movie,” which is saying a lot about this extraordinary film, coming after his blockbuster hit Get Out (2017) and the uncanny and unsettling Us (2019). This community event brings together students and scholars in film studies to discuss the film, explore its encoding of science fiction and western genre tropes, trace its use of Twilight Zone vibes, and consider it in light of current questions about cinema and political allegories.
Moderated by professor David Pike, this event also features our students:
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Emma Hua (BA, Cinema Studies, Literature)
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Jadyn Newman (BA, Justice and Law & Film/Media Arts, School of Communication)
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Daniel Ramos (MA, Literature, Culture, and Technology)
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Fiona Rose (MA, Literature, Culture, and Technology)
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Isaiah Washington (BA, Literary Studies, Literature)
Come and share your ideas and perspectives about this provocative and unpredictable film!
This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.
