Sir Sidney Poitier?
I knew that in April of 1997, he was appointed as the Bahamaian 
ambassador to Japan, but when was he knighted?

Angela

On 18 Feb 2009, at 11:53, Marika Sherwood wrote:

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> Subject: [CAAR] Finalized Poitier Call for Papers
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> http://cfp.english.upenn.edu/archive/Film/1678.html
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>  The Sidney Poitier International Conference and Film Festival
> Nassau, The Bahamas, February 23-27, 2010
>  Deadline for Submissions: July 31, 2009
>  Email: Ian Strachan at [log in to unmask]
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>  The College of the Bahamas, School of English Studies presents the 
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>  Poitier International Conference and Film Festival. We invite critics,
>  historians, filmmakers, artists and cultural practitioners from 
> around the
>  world to examine the artistic and social endeavors of acclaimed actor,
>  director, author, and diplomat Sir Sidney Poitier.
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>  Sir Sidney Poitier, who was born in Miami to Bahamian parents and was
>  raised in Cat Island and Nassau, turns 83 on February 20, 2010. He 
> remains
>  one of the most recognizable black icons in the entire world. Widely
>  celebrated but at times criticized for the roles he played during a 
> career
>  that spans 60 years, there can be no serious discussion of blacks in
>  American film, and no serious analysis of American film history that
>  excludes him.
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>  We seek now to encourage a fresh interrogation of the social, 
> cultural, and
>  political significance of the Poitier oeuvre. We invite papers or 
> panel
>  presentations that explore the broad spectrum of critical issues 
> summoned
>  up by Poitier’s work as actor, director, and author. Presentations 
> should
>  be 20 minutes in length. Papers will be considered for publication in 
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>  upcoming scholarly text dedicated to Poitier’s work.
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>  Possible Panel and Paper Topics Include (but are not limited to):
>  Caribbean Sense and Sensibilities in American Cinema
>  Constructions of Blackness in Poitier’s Films
>  Representations of Women in Poitier’s Films
>  The Iconic Black Male in America
>  Black Skin, White Masks
>  Poitier and the White/Black Gaze
>  Poitier and the Global Politics of Race and Liberation
>  Poitier, Bahamian Politics and Identity
>  Sexing the Asexual
>  Black Christs and the White Conscience
>  Desire, Sexuality and Transgression
>  Poitier and Censorship
>  Poitier in the Classroom
>  The Actor as Activist
>  Poitier and Film Theory
>  Poitier and the Black Power Movement
>  Poitier and the Digital Age
>  Autobiography and Refashioning
>  Poitier as Director
>  Poitier as Writer
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>  Please send abstracts via email to: [log in to unmask]
>  Abstracts should be submitted by July 31, 2009, and should be no 
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>  than 250 words.
> Two graduate student travel grants will be awarded. Those seeking these
>  grants should submit an abstract of 500 words and must submit full 
> papers
>  by November 30, 2009.
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>  For more information on the conference please go to:
> http://poitierconference.synthasite.com/. For any questions feel free 
> to
>  contact Ian Strachan at [log in to unmask], or Marjorie 
> Brooks-Jones at
> [log in to unmask] or call the School  of English Studies at (242) 
> 302-4381.
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