University of St Andrews
CENTRE FOR FILM STUDIES:
Indian Cinema Study Day
>In response to demand among postgraduate
>students, The Centre for Film Studies is
>organising an Indian Cinema Study Day on May
>9th, 2007 in the new lecture theatre at the Arts
>Building. Keynote speaker will be Indian cinema
>expert Rosie Thomas from the University of
>Westminster. The programme details are enclosed
>below. We would appreciate it if you publicise
>the event among postgraduate students and other
>colleagues who may be interested to attend.
>Registration for attendees will be £10 which
>will include refreshments and light lunch. For
>information and registration, please contact Ms.
>Canan Balan at <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]
Indian Cinema Study Day
Organised in response to demand from postgraduate
students, The Centre for Film Studies will host an Indian Cinema Study Day
DATE: 9 May 2007.
Venue: Lecture Room. Arts Building.
The Study Day will focus both on Indian films and
on their cultural reception abroad.
Workshop:
9 May 2007, Lecture Room-Arts Building:
9:00-10:30 Dina Iordanova (University of St
Andrews): “Narrative Convention and Indian
Film/Indian Cinema Abroad: Historiography of Transnational Cinematic Exchanges”
10:40-12:10 David Martin-Jones (University of St
Andrews): “Teaching Bollywood: Troubleshooting Techniques”
12:20-13:20 Elisabetta Girelli (University of St
Andrews): “Indian Auteur Cinema: Guru Dutt”
13:20-14:20 Lunch Break
14:20-16:20 Rosie Thomas (University of
Westminster): “On Booted Females Flogging
Gangsters: Other Histories of Indian Cinema”
16:30-18:00 Chandrika Kaul (University of St
Andrews): “Indian Cinema under the British Raj
with a Special Emphasis on the Partition of India”
Screenings:
24 April 2007, 19:00 Awara (Raj Kapor, 1955) at School III
6 May 2007, 19:00 Pyaasa (Guru Dutt, 1957) at Film Studies Boardroom
7 May 2007, 17:15 Bombai (Mani Ratnam, 1995) at School III
Dr Belén Vidal
Lecturer in Film Studies
University of St Andrews,
Dept. Film Studies
99 North Street - St. Andrews - Fife
KY16 9AD
Scotland, UK
Tel. +44 (0)1334 46 7472
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Salvatore Scifo
Communications,
MeCCSA Postgraduate Network
Communication and Media Research Institute
School of Media, Arts & Design
University of Westminster
Watford Road, Northwick Park
Harrow
HA1 3TP
MeCCSA Postgraduate Network
http://www.meccsa.org.uk/pgn/
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