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PHILOSOPHER/FILM CRITIC DR. NOEL CARROLL TO SPEAK AT MARIST

POUGHKEEPSIE - Dr. Noel Carroll, an authority on the philosophy of film, will speak on "Comic Amusement, Emotion, and Cognition" on October 14 at 8 p.m. in the Henry Hudson Room of Fontaine Hall on the Marist campus. The event is free and open to the public. A reception will follow the lecture.

Dr. Carroll is the author of numerous books that explore the philosophy of film, including The Philosophy of Motion Pictures (2008) and Comedy Incarnate: Buster Keaton, Physical Humor and Bodily Coping (2007). His essays and articles have appeared widely in journals including Film Quarterly and ArtForum. Carroll is a Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the CUNY Graduate Center.

This event is part of the 2009-2010 Marist Lecture Series, which is sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs. For more information on this and other Lecture Series events, call (845) 575-3000 ext. 2381 or e-mail lectures@marist.edu.

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For further information, call the Marist College Office of Public Affairs at (845) 575-3174.