Film prof to discuss social commentary in horror films during Asheboro library talk

ASHEBORO – The history of disability and deformity as represented in horror films is the topic of a talk by UNC School of the Arts film professor Kara Andersen at 4 p.m. Monday, October 28, at the Asheboro library.

The talk is designed for teens and their families, but is open to the public.

Andersen will use stills or clips from classic movies such as James Whale’s Frankenstein (1931) and William Castle’s The Tingler (1959), as well as more recent films, to reflect on how monsters in film often are a reaction to or social commentary on questions of personhood and belonging, disability and fear of physical deformity.

Andersen is Associate Professor and Chair of the Cinema Studies Department at UNC School of the Arts. Her research interests include film theory, American animation, stop motion animation, and materiality, or how physical characteristics of the film itself impacts viewer’s experience watching a movie.

The library is located at 201 Worth Street. For further information, call 3336-318-603.