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We are particularly interested in paper proposals dealing with any film form (documentary, short, experimental film as well as commercial feature) and/or film text which offer a critical study on the topic(s) of multiculturalism, diasporas, migration and identities in Brazilian society, including:
representation(s) of diaspora communities and experiences in Brazilian cinema within the current context of globalization;
the production and/or critical reception and public acceptance both at home and abroad of migrant and diasporic films and/or filmmaking from Brazil;
socio-ethnic identity and belonging;
ethnic/hybridity representation and migration narratives;
National/International/Transnational Mobility: Northeastern Migrants as well as Italian, Japanese, German, Jewish Immigrants and other minorities;
Border Crossings, Migration, Landscape and Identity;
ethnic stereotypes;
key filmmakers whose works illustrate (in terms of his/her own ethnicity, philosophical outlook, form and style, and/or personal background) diasporic film production in Brazil;
comparative aesthetic and stylistic tendencies in films dealing with diasporas from other Portuguese-speaking countries;
the role that films dealing with diasporas has played in Brazilian cinemas history and industry
Paper proposals must be submitted to Marcus Brasileiro (marcus.brasileiro@usu.edu), Panel Organizer, by October 5, 2011. All participants must be members of BRASA. The Program Committee will announce final decisions by February of 2012. For more information, please visit the BRASA website
http://www.brasa.org
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