Cal Poly

Guest Faculty Author

Doug Keesey — Professor, English Department

Campus Guest

Josh Machamer — Associate Professor and Associate Chair, Theatre and Dance Department

About the conversation

The topic of conversation will be Doug Keesey's book, Neo-Noir: Contemporary Film Noir from Chinatown to The Dark Knight published in 2010 by Kamera Books.

The author will lead off with an informal talk about the book's themes and his writing process, followed by conversation between the author and the invited respondents, and Q&A with other attendees.

• WHEN: November 18, 10:00 – 11:30am
• WHERE: Kennedy Library, Room 111H
  First floor, across from Research Help Desk

Coffee and light refreshments will be served.

The event is free and open to the entire community — faculty, students, staff and the general public are all welcome!

Books by Doug Keesey

• Neo-Noir: Contemporary Film Noir from Chinatown to The Dark Knight (Kamera Books)
• Contemporary Erotic Cinema (Kamera Books, 7/2012)
• Catherine Breillat (Manchester University Press)
• Jack Nicholson (Taschen)
• The Films of Peter Greenaway (McFarland)
• Marx Brothers (Taschen)
• Paul Verhoeven (Taschen)