The College of Liberal Arts in conjunction with the Student Affairs Directorate, they organized a discussion led by the academic, writer and professor Jesus Diamantinothe talk was held in the auditorium of building A on Thursday, June 23 at 5:00 p.m. and lasted until 6:00 p.m.
The talk focused on Western terror and the professor began with the following reflection: “Why has horror always been rejected by the other genres of cinema? and the response given by the audience and ratified by the teacher was due to the popularity of the genre.
Then he went on to comment on certain classic monster characters of the genre such as: Frankenstein, Dracula, among others. He also explained the relationship that horror movies have with the history of humanity, since the symbolism they bring with them allude to the fears of society. In order to better materialize the iconic films that have marked the history of cinema, he exhibited scenes from films such as Psycho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Others and The Conjuring, making this conversation an interactive space where the analysis was alternated between the teacher and the students.
At the end of the talk, the Design Engineering student, Thiare González, commented, “It is a super interesting topic, which is not talked about much, but with this talk it is possible to make horror cinema visible”. Juan Carlos Gajardo, a first-year law student who is a student of Professor Diamantino, pointed out that “It is good to listen to someone who has so much knowledge of the subject and who introduces the history of this genre, because it is very important when you see it hermeneutically, you have to understand that a large part of the horror genre is symbolized by society and human behavior ”. Finally, Professor Diamantino shared with the students his top 5 of the best horror movies:
- Halloween (John Carpenter)
- The others
- The Hauting
- Psychosis
- Texas Chainsaw
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