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Developing and Monitoring Smart Environments for Intelligent Cities, 2021
In this chapter, the authors present the German city of Marburg as an alternative model for the c... more In this chapter, the authors present the German city of Marburg as an alternative model for the conception of a smart city. Marburg's historical relation with its visually impaired citizens has shaped not only its infrastructure but also its human framework. Generally, smart cities are equated with world-class major metropolitan areas, with international airports, use of high band internet, internet of things, and other IT infrastructures. However, Marburg might be considered a smart city according to other criteria. This case study articulates the uniqueness of what Marburg has been able to achieve using a diverse approach of cultural acceptance of the blind, becoming a world reference for other small cities. The authors suggest that Marburg can serve as a model for other cities. This hypothesis was reached through critical investigations into concepts of smartness and disability, intersected with the insights obtained in a focus group interview.
Vision and Blindness in Film, 2019
In order to understand »vision«, we have to look into concepts of blindness, both diegetically in... more In order to understand »vision«, we have to look into concepts of blindness, both diegetically in typical film characters and in the representation of sight or lack thereof. A critical-historical investigation into theories of vision shows that the way we understand visuality today-scientifically and culturally-is very different from pre-modern notions and practices. In this book, Dago Schelin explores categories such as active and passive vision, tactile visuality, as well as blind vision, and discusses them alongside a variety of movies that deal with vision and blindness. Is there a connection between the filmmaker's gaze and an older pre-Keplerian ontology of vision? What is the role of sound in vision? Are our eyes mere camcorders or might they be projectors? These and other questions comprise the fascinating journey on which this study embarks. © Büchner-Verlag, Marburg, February 2019. https://www.buechner-verlag.de/buch/vision-and-blindness-in-film/
Papers by Dago Schelin
Developing and Monitoring Smart Environments for Intelligent Cities
In this chapter, the authors present the German city of Marburg as an alternative model for the c... more In this chapter, the authors present the German city of Marburg as an alternative model for the conception of a smart city. Marburg's historical relation with its visually impaired citizens has shaped not only its infrastructure but also its human framework. Generally, smart cities are equated with world-class major metropolitan areas, with international airports, use of high band internet, internet of things, and other IT infrastructures. However, Marburg might be considered a smart city according to other criteria. This case study articulates the uniqueness of what Marburg has been able to achieve using a diverse approach of cultural acceptance of the blind, becoming a world reference for other small cities. The authors suggest that Marburg can serve as a model for other cities. This hypothesis was reached through critical investigations into concepts of smartness and disability, intersected with the insights obtained in a focus group interview.
Revista Livre de Cinema, 2021
In this interview, two filmmakers/academics exchange ideas on the Netflix series O MECANISMO (Pad... more In this interview, two filmmakers/academics exchange ideas on the Netflix series O MECANISMO (Padilha, 2018, 2019), in its recent historical context and specifically its use of the phrase "based on true facts".
My interviewee, Dr. Ulisses Galetto, is a Brazilian researcher and filmmaker whose focus has been the field of Cultural Production and History of Brazilian Cinema. Galetto has a PhD in History, as well as a Master and a Bachelor in the same area, which he obtained at Universidade Federal do Paraná (Federal University of Parana). He lives in Curitiba, the city which is home to the main operative that inspired the Netflix series O MECANISMO (Padilha, 2018-19), the Lava Jato. 2 3 We held this conversation on November 7 th , 2020.
On the fluid and open-ended life of a short or What I could say about “my” film
There is a vast number of approaches to analyze a film, however...
Through the making of a short film, entitled The First Job, this project attempts to investigate ... more Through the making of a short film, entitled The First Job, this project attempts to investigate the issue of death and dying in the context of other films and writings. The way in which Western society has portrayed Death as a character and death as a fact is a reflection of how the issue is understood. If film narratives have changed their approach to the Grim Reaper, does it have any bearing on this often-unmentionable taboo? Filmmakers such as Ingmar Bergman and writers such as Susan Sontag have taken the questions some steps further. It is the intention of this essay to try, through reflective practice, to follow these steps.
Janela da Alma (2001), de João Jardim e Walter Carvalho é a cereja nesse bolo de filmes e está se... more Janela da Alma (2001), de João Jardim e Walter Carvalho é a cereja nesse bolo de filmes e está se tornando o principal para discutir dialéticas da visão. Há algum tempo eu queria conversar com João Jardim para tirar umas dúvidas, para trocar ideias e por simples curiosidade. Pensei que seria muito difícil conseguir um tempo com alguém que já esteve nomeado para um Oscar e ganhou prêmios na Berlinale e em Sundance.1 Mas para a minha grata surpresa João Jardim se dispôs de pronto a dar entrevista. Da entrevista deixei de fora somente os comentários iniciais de um fã lisonjeado. O texto abaixo tem a sensação de uma conversa pois foi exatamente isso.
Lovesick é um filme de curta-metragem que está sendo analisado por estudiosos de várias áreas cie... more Lovesick é um filme de curta-metragem que está sendo analisado por estudiosos de várias áreas científicas: cinema, filosofia, teologia, psicologia, musicologia. Este artigo faz um resumo das análises feitas pelos autores e levanta questionamentos sobre o olhar do cineasta e do espectador, ambos moldadores em potencial do filme.
Este artigo relata e analisa um caso de um projeto de produção audiovisual em vídeo por adolescen... more Este artigo relata e analisa um caso de um projeto de produção audiovisual em vídeo por adolescentes em situação de fragilidade social residentes na periferia de Curitiba. O artigo se compõe da descrição do ambiente demográfico-social onde aconteceu o projeto, análise crítica e a reflexão sobre os limites e possibilidades da expressão do ser em situações de desvantagem social.
Book Reviews by Dago Schelin
MEDIENwissenschaft: Rezensionen | Reviews, 2020
Drafts by Dago Schelin
Vision and Blindness in Film (works cited), 2019
For those looking for references in literature and film into vision and blindness.
Developing and Monitoring Smart Environments for Intelligent Cities, 2021
In this chapter, the authors present the German city of Marburg as an alternative model for the c... more In this chapter, the authors present the German city of Marburg as an alternative model for the conception of a smart city. Marburg's historical relation with its visually impaired citizens has shaped not only its infrastructure but also its human framework. Generally, smart cities are equated with world-class major metropolitan areas, with international airports, use of high band internet, internet of things, and other IT infrastructures. However, Marburg might be considered a smart city according to other criteria. This case study articulates the uniqueness of what Marburg has been able to achieve using a diverse approach of cultural acceptance of the blind, becoming a world reference for other small cities. The authors suggest that Marburg can serve as a model for other cities. This hypothesis was reached through critical investigations into concepts of smartness and disability, intersected with the insights obtained in a focus group interview.
Vision and Blindness in Film, 2019
In order to understand »vision«, we have to look into concepts of blindness, both diegetically in... more In order to understand »vision«, we have to look into concepts of blindness, both diegetically in typical film characters and in the representation of sight or lack thereof. A critical-historical investigation into theories of vision shows that the way we understand visuality today-scientifically and culturally-is very different from pre-modern notions and practices. In this book, Dago Schelin explores categories such as active and passive vision, tactile visuality, as well as blind vision, and discusses them alongside a variety of movies that deal with vision and blindness. Is there a connection between the filmmaker's gaze and an older pre-Keplerian ontology of vision? What is the role of sound in vision? Are our eyes mere camcorders or might they be projectors? These and other questions comprise the fascinating journey on which this study embarks. © Büchner-Verlag, Marburg, February 2019. https://www.buechner-verlag.de/buch/vision-and-blindness-in-film/
Developing and Monitoring Smart Environments for Intelligent Cities
In this chapter, the authors present the German city of Marburg as an alternative model for the c... more In this chapter, the authors present the German city of Marburg as an alternative model for the conception of a smart city. Marburg's historical relation with its visually impaired citizens has shaped not only its infrastructure but also its human framework. Generally, smart cities are equated with world-class major metropolitan areas, with international airports, use of high band internet, internet of things, and other IT infrastructures. However, Marburg might be considered a smart city according to other criteria. This case study articulates the uniqueness of what Marburg has been able to achieve using a diverse approach of cultural acceptance of the blind, becoming a world reference for other small cities. The authors suggest that Marburg can serve as a model for other cities. This hypothesis was reached through critical investigations into concepts of smartness and disability, intersected with the insights obtained in a focus group interview.
Revista Livre de Cinema, 2021
In this interview, two filmmakers/academics exchange ideas on the Netflix series O MECANISMO (Pad... more In this interview, two filmmakers/academics exchange ideas on the Netflix series O MECANISMO (Padilha, 2018, 2019), in its recent historical context and specifically its use of the phrase "based on true facts".
My interviewee, Dr. Ulisses Galetto, is a Brazilian researcher and filmmaker whose focus has been the field of Cultural Production and History of Brazilian Cinema. Galetto has a PhD in History, as well as a Master and a Bachelor in the same area, which he obtained at Universidade Federal do Paraná (Federal University of Parana). He lives in Curitiba, the city which is home to the main operative that inspired the Netflix series O MECANISMO (Padilha, 2018-19), the Lava Jato. 2 3 We held this conversation on November 7 th , 2020.
On the fluid and open-ended life of a short or What I could say about “my” film
There is a vast number of approaches to analyze a film, however...
Through the making of a short film, entitled The First Job, this project attempts to investigate ... more Through the making of a short film, entitled The First Job, this project attempts to investigate the issue of death and dying in the context of other films and writings. The way in which Western society has portrayed Death as a character and death as a fact is a reflection of how the issue is understood. If film narratives have changed their approach to the Grim Reaper, does it have any bearing on this often-unmentionable taboo? Filmmakers such as Ingmar Bergman and writers such as Susan Sontag have taken the questions some steps further. It is the intention of this essay to try, through reflective practice, to follow these steps.
Janela da Alma (2001), de João Jardim e Walter Carvalho é a cereja nesse bolo de filmes e está se... more Janela da Alma (2001), de João Jardim e Walter Carvalho é a cereja nesse bolo de filmes e está se tornando o principal para discutir dialéticas da visão. Há algum tempo eu queria conversar com João Jardim para tirar umas dúvidas, para trocar ideias e por simples curiosidade. Pensei que seria muito difícil conseguir um tempo com alguém que já esteve nomeado para um Oscar e ganhou prêmios na Berlinale e em Sundance.1 Mas para a minha grata surpresa João Jardim se dispôs de pronto a dar entrevista. Da entrevista deixei de fora somente os comentários iniciais de um fã lisonjeado. O texto abaixo tem a sensação de uma conversa pois foi exatamente isso.
Lovesick é um filme de curta-metragem que está sendo analisado por estudiosos de várias áreas cie... more Lovesick é um filme de curta-metragem que está sendo analisado por estudiosos de várias áreas científicas: cinema, filosofia, teologia, psicologia, musicologia. Este artigo faz um resumo das análises feitas pelos autores e levanta questionamentos sobre o olhar do cineasta e do espectador, ambos moldadores em potencial do filme.
Este artigo relata e analisa um caso de um projeto de produção audiovisual em vídeo por adolescen... more Este artigo relata e analisa um caso de um projeto de produção audiovisual em vídeo por adolescentes em situação de fragilidade social residentes na periferia de Curitiba. O artigo se compõe da descrição do ambiente demográfico-social onde aconteceu o projeto, análise crítica e a reflexão sobre os limites e possibilidades da expressão do ser em situações de desvantagem social.
MEDIENwissenschaft: Rezensionen | Reviews, 2020
Vision and Blindness in Film (works cited), 2019
For those looking for references in literature and film into vision and blindness.