Staging the limits to knowledge: Cognition, estrangment and spectacle in 2001: A Space Odyssey

Bould, Mark

Abstract

Beginning by questioning the possibility of judging relative scale and postion in the famous final image of the 2001, this paper challenges Carl Freedman's influential argument about the possibility of spectacle generating cognitive estrangement.

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (unpublished)
• Conference Name: Film & History Biennial: Film and Science: Fictions, Documentaries, and Beyond Conference
• Start Date: Oct 30, 2008
• End Date: Nov 2, 2008
• Journal: Film & History Biennial and Science: Fictions, Documentaries and Beyond conference, University of Chicago, 30 October-2 November 2008
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: cognition, estrangement, spectacle, 2001: A Space Odyssey
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1008063