Organised in collaboration with film theatre Forum in Groningen Socires A movie of Iron Man. Ward Huetink introduced one of the highlights of the Marvel universe. He invited us to think about today's heroes and about the power of technique (and money) that makes them possible.

Technique in Beeld

The reason for this film evening is the collection 'Denken over Film - Techniek in Beeld'. The collection contains eight essays by well-known philosophers, aimed at making large (life) questions accessible for discussion in relation to new information technology developments and applications. Themes of the essays range from the effects of smartphone addiction to autonomous AI. More information about this bundle can be found here.

About the movie

Heroes have for years been the iconic figures who in stories embody the central values of a culture. The hero characters of our time are Hollywood superheroes. The Marvel Cinematic Universe started in 2008 with Iron Man and had a huge success. What do we see when we look at the Marvel heroes?

About the speaker

Ward Huetink is a philosopher, programme coordinator and researcher at Socires. Ward directs (and investigates inside) the program Structures of Sense. He is also co-author of the book 'Denken over Film'. In 2024, his book "Sin in civil society" was published.