Stardust - Hannah Goodwin

An Exploration Of The Fundamental Bond Between Cinema And The Cosmos The Advent Of Cinema Occurred Alongside Pivotal Developments In Astronomy And Astrophysics, Including Albert Einsteins Theories Of Relativity, All Of Which Dramatically Altered Our Conception Of Time And Provided Means Of Envisioning The Limits Of Our World. Tracing The Many Aesthetic, Philosophical, And Technological Parallels Between These Fields, Stardust Explores How Cinema Has Routinely Looked Toward The Cosmos To Reflect Our Collective Anxiety About A Universe Without Us. Employing A Cosmocinematic Gaze, Hannah Goodwin Uses The Metaphorical Frameworks From Astronomy To Posit Understandings Of Cinematic Time And Underscore The Role Of Light In Generating Archives For An Uncertain Future.