Eating Popcorn like a Lawyer
(En anglais seulement) Organised in collaboration with the Sciences Po Law School, ‘Eating Popcorn like a Lawyer’ is a monthly law and film seminar series that seeks to establish a continuous dialogue between the two fields. For each instalment we invite a prominent legal scholar to select, discuss and analyse a thought-provoking feature film.
For the last session of the fall term, we will discuss Frank Perry’s American classic The Swimmer (1968) with Prof. Andreas Philippopoulos-Mihalopoulos (University of Westminster, London). The film is set in the suburbia of Connecticut, where a man decides to swim home using his neighbours’ pools. His trespassing creates a story of idealism, dreams, and confusion. Because when space becomes more than just a dimension, what is the freedom of a man who just wants to swim? Prof. Philippopoulos-Mihalopolous will set us up for a discussion about law as terrain, about norms and rules in their social dimension and, of course, about water.
The seminar will take place over Zoom and is open all. To join us, please register here. The film, which is to be watched beforehand is available for rent for a small price on a variety of streaming platforms, including YouTube.
See you soon!
The Law and Film team:
Edward van Daalen (McGill Faculty of Law)
Vittoria Becci (Sciences Po Law School)
Alexia Katsiginis (Sciences Po Law School)
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