The Girl with All the Gifts

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“An original UK zombie classic in its own right, this film also invites new philosophical perspectives on the apocalyptic imagination: challenging assumptions about what makes us human in times of existential crisis; questioning the ethics of survival and the forms of exploitation that come from the survival extinct. In this short talk, I’ll be focusing especially on the use of the “fungal imaginary”, original for its time and now ubiquitous in film, literature and philosophy. Fungal spread evokes both awe and horror, representing both the tenacity of life on Earth, and its destructive capabilities…”

Dr. Stefan Skrimshire,

University of Leeds