Dear All, 

I would like to draw your attention to The Diasporic Family in Cinema conference, held in London on 21 May 2011. You will find up-to-date details of the conference programme and film screenings at: 

http://www.farflungfamilies.net/events/item/the_diasporic_family_in_cinema

Thank you for circulating this conference announcement as widely as possible. 

Best Wishes,

Sarita Malik
Sociology/Comunications
Brunel University


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 Diasporic Family in Cinema

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

 

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: [log in to unmask]  /  Tel +44 (0)20 7898 4892 



    Film Screening    
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/

SOAS, University of London, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H OXG
 
Every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this email is as accurate as possible at the time it is sent. We cannot guarantee, however, that subsequent changes have not been made. Readers are advised to check information relating to scheduled events on the SOAS website or by using the contact information provided. 

-- 
Jane Savory
Manager, Centres and Programmes 
Research and Enterprise Office
School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG

tel  +44 (0)20 7898 4892   email [log in to unmask]        
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