Film Screening, in assoc. with the Marxism & New Media Conference--The US Premiere of "Marx Reloaded" (Jason Barker, 2011, 52 min, Germany, German, Color, DVD) Marx Reloaded is a cultural documentary that examines the relevance of German socialist and philosopher Karl Marx's ideas for understanding the global economic and financial crisis of 2008-09. The crisis triggered the deepest global recession in 70 years and prompted the US government to spend more than 1 trillion dollars in order to rescue its banking system from collapse. Today the full implications of the crisis in Europe and around the world still remain unclear. Should we accept the crisis as an unfortunate side-effect of the free market? Or is there another explanation as to why it happened and its likely effects on our society, our economy and our whole way of life?** Skype Q&A w/ director to follow!

Cost: Free and Open to the Public!

Sponsors: Program in Literature and the Program in the Arts of the Moving Image (AMI)