Hamid Naficy lecture
Wednesday, November 6, 2019, 12:30 pm to 3:15 pm
Hamid Naficy is the Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor in Communication at Northwestern University. This lecture will take place in Assistant Professor Elizabeth Ramirez Soto's graduate course Cinematic Styles, Forms and Movements. Made possible by the George and Judy Marcus Funds for Excellence in the Liberal Arts. Free.
Location:
Fine Arts Building, Room 344B
Directions:
Sponsor:
Center for Iranian Diaspora Studies, School of Cinema
Contact:
Center for Iranian Diaspora Studies
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Phone:
415-338-1500
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Hamid Naficy
Hamid Naficy is a leading authority in cultural studies of diaspora, exile and postcolonial cinemas and media, and of Iranian and Middle Eastern cinemas and media. His areas of research and teaching include these topics as well as documentary and ethnography. Naficy has also produced many educational films and experimental videos and participated in major international film festivals, curated film series and initiated the annual Iranian film festivals in Los Angeles in 1990 and in Houston in 1992.
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