Science on Screen®: The Stanford Prison Experiment at The Nightlight
Schedule
Thu May 30 2024 at 05:30 pm to 08:00 pm
Location
30 N High St, Akron, OH, United States, Ohio 44308 | Akron, OH
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Science on Screen Screen® at The Nightlight presents The Stanford Prison Experiment: Ethics of Human Research with guest speaker Jennifer Bazar.The Stanford Prison Experiment is one of the best-known experiments in psychology’s history – and one of the most notorious. As a result, there is a lot of myth and outright misinformation surrounding it. Jennifer Bazar’s presentation will provide an overview of what we know, focusing on why a mock prison was constructed at Stanford University, what the students experienced during their time as either “guards” or “prisoners,” and why the experiment was cut short. She will then look at the aftermath of the experiment and how it took on the persona of “research gone awry.” Key to all of this is how the Stanford Prison Experiment has been used to debate the ethics of human research since the 1970s, a discussion that has seen resurgences over time due in part to public reflections by those directly involved in the experiment as well as events such as the abuse of detainees in the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.
The film will begin at 5:30 pm followed directly by the presentation and Q&A discussion.
About the speaker: Jennifer Bazar is the Assistant Director of the Cummings Center for the History of Psychology. She holds a doctorate in psychology, with a specialization in the history of psychology. Jennifer directs the content development for exhibits and public programming at the National Museum of Psychology and teaches in The University of Akron’s Museums & Archives Certificate and Public Humanities Certificate programs. She is a passionate supporter of public history and community engagement and was recently named an Akron Community Engaged Scholar (ACE) by the Experiential Learning Center at The University of Akron. You’re most likely to run into her either leading a tour through the National Museum of Psychology or hosting a meeting of the Akron Postcard Club.
About the film: In 1971, Stanford's Professor Philip Zimbardo (Billy Crudup) conducts a controversial psychology experiment in which college students pretend to be either prisoners or guards, but the proceedings soon get out of hand.
Science on Screen® is an initiative of COOLIDGE CORNER THEATER and the ALFRED P. SLOAN FOUNDATION
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Where is it happening?
30 N High St, Akron, OH, United States, Ohio 44308Event Location & Nearby Stays:
