HUMA 1905 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Josef Breuer, Friedrich Engels, Scientific Romance

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Degeneration and devolution: fin-de-si cle visions of nature, science, and society. Georges m li s (1861 1939: stage magician turned filmmaker. [george m li s"s le voyage dans la lune (a trip to the moon) -- https://youtu. be/zmdhyaknf-s . This film, release in 1902, is considered the first science fiction film. Very loosely based on jules verne"s from the earth to the moon (1865) and h. g. It is a silent film with a contemporary score. The colour in the otherwise black & white film was added by hand tinting the frames. ] Interpretation by jules verne: progress is positive, enjoyed speculating in his stories the future possibilities of progress, potential of science to aid progress. End of 19th century brought about scepticism towards these attitudes of progress and technology. People began to become guarded and questioned if their progress was bringing negative effects on society and the economy.

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