You are invited to join us for the first of this year's Cultural Studies
seminars at Nottingham Trent University (held in association with ICAN)
on Wednesday 18th November
Professor Liesbet van Zoonen, Loughborough University
'Islam on the Popular Battlefield'
In March 2008, Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilders released a 16 minute
anti-Islam movie called Fitna. Wilders had a hard time finding a
broadcaster or internet provider willing to air the film, because his
mere idea caused an immense global controversy, leading to death treats,
violent protest, diplomatic incidents and fierce public debate. One of
the reactions consisted of organised and unorganised video protest by
young people from all over the world, who uploaded their reactions to
websites such as YouTube or LiveLeak. Since then, Wilders has tried to
export his video to the UK and the US, with a widely published refusal
of entry in the spring of this year.
This talk will be about all the video reactions to Fitna, raising the
question whether a 'video=sphere' has emerged on YouTube that offers a
visual complement to more traditional manifestations of the public
sphere. The project is funded by the AHRC Religion and Society Program.
More info can be found on
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/ss/research/FITNA/index.html
If you are interested in this talk, please watch Fitna beforehand (on
YouTube) since I will not be showing it in my presentation.
Details:
The event will take place 4.00-6.00 on weds 18th November in Room GEE219
on the Clifton Campus of Nottingham Trent University. Everyone is
welcome but space is limited so if you wish to attend, please email
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Best Wishes
Joanne
http://culturalstudiesatntu.blogspot.com/
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