The CEU Department of Philosophy cordially invites you to the next screenings of its Philm Club on social experiments. The series features a selection of movies tackling questions of social behavior and norms. Specifically, we selected allegories and experiments that question the behavioral norms of "normality" and present humans in limit situations to examine their responses. The topics range from Kafkaesque existential mazes to the "classic" prison experiment and unorthodox school experiments on ideology.
Die welle (The Wave, 2008)
Directed by Dennis Gansel
German with English subtitles, 107 min.
Did you ever reflect on the circumstances that generate fascism? Are you aware of the fact that even you, yourself, might be a bit of a fascist and not know it? Such is the hypothesis and the test put forward by The Wave. Teacher Ron Jones follows very specific steps in order to prove to students, in a highly unorthodox way, the fact that everyone has it in them to become a fascist. (unsungfilms.com)
Screening: Friday, April 19, 6 P.M., Zrinyi 14, room 412.