THIS IS AN INVITATION TO THE CONFERENCE
on Latin American and Indian Cinemas
"STARS BEYOND THE HOLLYWOOD FIRMAMENT"
SATURDAY 19 MAY 2001
UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
Please scroll down for programme and booking form
PROGRAMME
09.15-10.15
Registration and Coffee
10.15-10.30
Introduction
Denise Miller
10.30-11.45
Stars and the Star System in India
Dr M Madhava Prasad
‘Reigning Stars: The Political History of South Indian Cinema’
Kaushik Bhumik
’The Bazaar, the Dancing Girl and the Home: Some Configurations of Female
Stardom in Early Bombay Cinema’
(Chair: Rachel Moseley)
11.45-13.00
Stars and the Star System in South America
Dr Jon Beasley-Murray
‘The Blinding Light: Eva Peron as Star of the Peronist Cinematic Imaginary’
Professor Randal Johnson
‘Television and the Transformation of the Star System in Brazil’
(Chair: Professor John King)
13.00-14.00
Lunch
14.00-15.00
Dr Rachel Dwyer
‘The Star of India – Amitabh Bachchan and Hindi Cinema’
Panel Discussion with directors Dev Benegal
and Kaizad Gustad
and Questions for last speaker
(Chair: Leila Jordan)
15.00 -15.30
Tea
15.30.-17.00
Latin American Cross-Over Stars
Professor Joanne Hershfield
‘Selling Race: The Use Value of Dolores del Rio’
Dr Catherine Grant
‘The Traffic in Stars in Contemporary Latin American “Transnational” Cinema’
(Chair: José Arroyo)
17.00-17.30
Professor Ginette Vincendeau
Plenary/Summing up
18.30
Screening of ‘Split Wide Open’ at Warwick Arts Centre, Q&A with Dev Benegal
With Air India’s sponsorship we have arranged a weekend of screenings,
entitled, ‘Movie Mela’,
to be held at the University of Warwick Arts Centre in conjunction with the
conference.
Conference delegates can attend the screenings at the concession rate of
£3.20. ‘Movie Mela’
will screen the following films - question and answer sessions will be held
with directors
after the first two screenings:
Bombay Boys (Kaizad Gustad) 6:30 pm Friday May 18th
Split Wide Open (Dev Benegal), 6:30 pm Saturday May 19th,
Sholay (Ramesh Sippy) 4.00 pm Sunday May 20th
The organisers would like to thank
Air India, The Humanities Research Centre, Department of History,
Department of Film and Television Studies, The International Office
and Scarman House for their support.
BOOKING FORM
Please return by 12 May 2001 to:
Sue Dibben
Humanities Research Centre
The University of Warwick
COVENTRY, CV4 7AL
I/We wish to attend the conference Star Appeal, and enclose payment in
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Registration Fee: £20.00 (this includes fee/lunch/refreshments)
Student Fee: £10.00 (as above)
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Please make cheques payable to University of Warwick
For further information please contact Denise Miller:
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