[ecrea] The Diasporic Family in Cinema

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Dr Daniela Berghahn
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The Diasporic Family in Cinema

Conference
21 May 2011, 9.30-16.30, at SOAS, University of London

Co-hosted by the Department of Media Arts, Royal Holloway, the Centres
for Film and Media Studies and for Migration and Diaspora Studies at
SOAS, in association with the Screen Studies Group, University of
London, and the Ciné Lumière

The conference examines the representation of the diasporic family in
contemporary European cinema, Hollywood and Bollywood.
It provides a platform for dialogue with filmmakers and producers and
aims to explore how they negotiate between their artistic ambitions, the
demands of the public funding bodies and the market in their
construction of diasporic family life on screen.

Conference convenor: Dr Daniela Berghahn (Royal Holloway, University of
London)

Confirmed speakers:

* Keynote: Professor Stella Bruzzi (University of Warwick)
* Dr Feo Aladag, independent filmmaker (When We Leave)
* Dr Daniela Berghahn, Royal Holloway, University of London
* Professor Rachel Dwyer, SOAS, University of London
* Gareth Jones, independent filmmaker (Desire), BABYLON
* Dr Sarita Malik, Brunel University
* Dr Claudia Sternberg, University of Leeds
* Sandhya Suri, independent filmmaker (I for India)
* Professor Carrie Tarr, Kingston University
* Leslee Udwin, producer (East is East and West is West)


Registration
Registration at the conference is required of all attendees. All
participants must register by 12pm on 20 May 2011.
Registration Rate: £18 (fee includes attendance at the conference,
tea/coffee/water breaks and light lunch)
Book online: www.soas.ac.uk/centresoffice/events/
or contact for further information: (events /at/ soas.ac.uk) / Tel +44 (0)20
7898 4892

Film Screenings
I for India (Sandhya Suri, UK, 2005) will be shown at the Khalili
Lecture Theatre at 12 noon, followed by a Q&A session with the director

When We Leave (Feo Aladag, Germany, 2010), a multi award-wining film and
Germany’s Oscar nomination for 2011, will be shown at the Ciné Lumière
at 6 p.m., followed by a Q&A session with the director
Tickets available from the Ciné Lumière Box Office:
* Tel +44 (0)20 7073 1350
* www.institut-francais.org.uk/book


Far Flung Families in Film
The research project examines the representation of the diasporic family
in contemporary cinema. The project is funded by the Arts and Humanities
Research Council of Great Britain. The website is an interactive
resource, providing information about relevant films, forthcoming events
and podcasts of conference panels. You are warmly invited to share your
ghoughts by commenting on film entries, blogs and podcasts. Further
details: http://www.farflungfamilies.net/



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