Lectures on Tap-"The History of Titanic Movies"

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🧠 Lecture: "The History of Titanic Movies"

🎤 Speaker: Professor Isabella Tecson

You definitely know James Cameron’s cinematic masterpiece, but did you know there are hundreds of films and media based on that fateful April night in 1912? Join us for a riveting exploration of how the Titanic has been reimagined on screen for over a century—sometimes beautifully, sometimes bizarrely.

We’ll trace the ship’s afterlife in popular culture, from early silent films to big-budget blockbusters, TV movies, and unexpected international adaptations. Along the way, we’ll ask: Why do we keep returning to this disaster? Should our hearts really “go on” after tragedy, or are some stories better left undisturbed on the ocean floor?

Professor Isabella Tecson is an adjunct screenwriting, creative writing, and English professor at Queens College and CCNY, and a creative nonfiction MFA candidate. A former film critic for Asian Cinevue and longtime script doctor, she brings a sharp structural eye, a “structure first, ego’s later” philosophy, and theatre-kid humor to a deeply researched, entertaining dive into Titanic’s cinematic legacy.

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Agenda

6:30 PM – Doors open: find a seat (open seating!), order food & drinks, and expect a bar line—arriving early is key.

6:55 PM – Host introduction

7:00 PM – Lecture begins

7:45 PM – Audience Q&A

8:00 PM – Have 1:1 time with the speaker, mingle with fellow guests, and order another round

8:30 PM – Wrap up.

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Lower East Side, Address found in email confirmation, New York, United States

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