Might is Always Right - Lessons from House of Cards
While the USA welcome their new president, we investigate another one: Frank Underwood, star of House of Cards. How are politics presented there and what image of themselves do real-life Underwoods create?
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| Date and time | Friday 20 January 2017 20:00 tot 20:50 uur |
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| Location | Filmhuis - zaal 1 |
While the United States welcome their new president, the festival is investigating another one: Frank Underwood, star of House of Cards. Philosopher Tom Dommisse wrote an article that is the basis for a discussion between The Hague Filmhuis programmer Gerlinda Heywegen and Felix Rottenberg, touching on fragments from the series. How are politics presented in the Netflix hit series and what image of themselves do real-life Underwoods create? And what is the imact of all this on how we think about politics?
Felix Rottenberg is a director, moderator, chair of the academic bureau of the PvdA labour party, and writer of a weekly column in Het Parool newspaper.
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