20 August 2026
Lecture by Prof Kenko Kawasaki
The Lure of the Uncanny: Film reception, body modification and expressionism in modernist Japanese literature
The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari (Das Cabinet des Doktor Caligari), a silent film produced in Germany in 1919 and released in 1920, is a milestone of German expressionist cinema. As a cultural production that followed the Great War, the film is regarded as visually expressing the general unrest and fear that led to the rise of the Nazi Regime against a background of the Spanish influenza epidemic.
The lecture will be delivered in Japanese with simultaneous English interpreting.
Limited spaces available for the in-person attendance, with early registration recommended.
The online aspect of the event will be hosted via Zoom and the Zoom link will be sent on the 17th August.
2:00pm–4:00pm | Room 01-E216, Forgan Smith Building (1), The University of Queensland