BEGIN:VCALENDAR X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago PRODID:-//University of Iowa//Events 1.0//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T022500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230401 SUMMARY:Frequências: Contemporary Afro-Brazilian Cinema & the Black Diaspora — 2022-23 Obermann Humanities Symposium & IP Major Projects Award DESCRIPTION:2022-23 UI Obermann Humanities Symposium & International Programs Major Projects Award: Frequências: Contemporary Afro-Brazilian Cinema & the Black Diaspora\n\nFrom March 30 to April 1\, "Frequências: Contemporary Afro-Brazilian Cinema & the Black Diaspora" will feature filmmakers\, translators\, and film scholars from the Afro-Brazilian diaspora. Organized by Christopher Harris (Cinematic Arts) with partnership from Cristiane Lira (University of Georgia) and Brazilian filmmaker Janaína Oliveira\, the symposium will feature the emerging wave of young Afro-Brazilian filmmakers\, curators\, programmers\, and scholars whose art and scholarship have already had an impact on the international cinema.\n\nPanel discussions and keynotes will take place at the Stanley Museum of Art\, and some screenings will be at Iowa City FilmScene. Harris says the events "are aimed at the generation of new knowledge regarding the central question of how Black identity is figured in the new Afro-Brazilian cinema and how that resonates with Black cinema globally."\n\nView schedule and speakers\n\nMajor sponsorship comes from the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies\, UI International Programs\, the Stanley-UI Foundation Support Organization\, and the Office of the Vice President for Research Arts and Humanities Initiative Program. Generous supporters include FilmScene\, the UI Stanley Museum of Art\, the UI Department of Cinematic Arts\, and the UI Department of Spanish & Portuguese.\n\n\nhttps://events.uiowa.edu/70740 LOCATION:null\, null UID:edu.uiowa.events-prod-70740 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
2022-23 UI Obermann Humanities Symposium &\; International Programs Major Projects Award: Frequências: Contemporary Afro-Brazilian Cinema &\; the Black Diaspora
\n\nFrom March 30 to April 1\, "Frequências: Contemporary Afro-Brazilian Cinema &\; the Black Diaspora" will feature filmmakers\, translators\, and film scholars from the Afro-Brazilian diaspora. Organized by Christopher Harris (Cinematic Arts) with partnership from Cristiane Lira (University of Georgia) and Brazilian filmmaker Janaína Oliveira\, the symposium will feature the emerging wave of young Afro-Brazilian filmmakers\, curators\, programmers\, and scholars whose art and scholarship have already had an impact on the international cinema.
\n\nPanel discussions and keynotes will take place at the Stanley Museum of Art\, and some screenings will be at Iowa City FilmScene. Harris says the events "are aimed at the generation of new knowledge regarding the central question of how Black identity is figured in the new Afro-Brazilian cinema and how that resonates with Black cinema globally."
\n\n\n\nMajor sponsorship comes from the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies\, UI International Programs\, the Stanley-UI Foundation Support Organization\, and the Office of the Vice President for Research Arts and Humanities Initiative Program. Generous supporters include FilmScene\, the UI Stanley Museum of Art\, the UI Department of Cinematic Arts\, and the UI Department of Spanish &\; Portuguese.
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