Agenda 16 - 22 Maart 2014

The cinema of Morocco has had a revival in recent years: production is increasing, films are selected and win awards in international festivals. This new cinema has become an important aspect of contemporary Moroccan culture and it expresses adequately the ‘imaginaire’ of the country. To get a better grasp on and gain more insight in this, in each of seven lectures a Moroccan film will be viewed at the EYE Film Institute Netherlands. The film will be preceded or followed by a discussion between Moroccan French writers/directors and some other prominent speakers. They all address the contradictions of this time period; the acceleration of progress in juxtaposition with a traditional society.

eyefilm UvA-Program

The cinema of Morocco has had a revival in recent years: production is increasing, films are selected and win awards in international festivals. This new cinema has become an important aspect of contemporary Moroccan culture and it expresses adequately the ‘imaginaire’ of the country. To get a better grasp on and gain more insight in this, in each of seven lectures a Moroccan film will be viewed at the EYE Film Institute Netherlands. The film will be preceded or followed by a discussion between Moroccan French writers/directors and some other prominent speakers. They all address the contradictions of this time period; the acceleration of progress in juxtaposition with a traditional society.

eyefilm UvA-Program

The cinema of Morocco has had a revival in recent years: production is increasing, films are selected and win awards in international festivals. This new cinema has become an important aspect of contemporary Moroccan culture and it expresses adequately the ‘imaginaire’ of the country. To get a better grasp on and gain more insight in this, in each of seven lectures a Moroccan film will be viewed at the EYE Film Institute Netherlands. The film will be preceded or followed by a discussion between Moroccan French writers/directors and some other prominent speakers. They all address the contradictions of this time period; the acceleration of progress in juxtaposition with a traditional society.

eyefilm UvA-Program

The cinema of Morocco has had a revival in recent years: production is increasing, films are selected and win awards in international festivals. This new cinema has become an important aspect of contemporary Moroccan culture and it expresses adequately the ‘imaginaire’ of the country. To get a better grasp on and gain more insight in this, in each of seven lectures a Moroccan film will be viewed at the EYE Film Institute Netherlands. The film will be preceded or followed by a discussion between Moroccan French writers/directors and some other prominent speakers. They all address the contradictions of this time period; the acceleration of progress in juxtaposition with a traditional society.

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The Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) has been waging a brutal insurgency in Uganda since the late 1980s. Little is known, however, about the people who fought against the LRA. Klaas Castelein will consider the ‘Arrow Boys’, a militia that was founded in Teso in Eastern Uganda and successfully challenged Kony’s guerrilla fighters from 2003-2005, forcing them to abandon the theatre of Teso. Surprisingly, Kony’s failed campaign there has been largely overlooked in reports and accounts on the LRA. This seminar will reconstruct the Arrow Boys phenomenon, with findings based on yet unpublished sources and data. Please register.

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De Commissie voor Zuid-Afrika van de Maatschappij der Nederlandse letterkunde en het Afrika-Studiecentrum organiseren een klein symposium. Met Eep Franken, ocent Nederlandse en Afrikaanse letterkunde aan de Universiteit Leiden, Jos Damen, hoofd bibliotheek ASC, Hendrik-Jan de Wit, medewerker Zuid-Afrikaanse internetkrant, Corine de Maije, Zuid-Afrikahuis Amsterdam, Hans Muller, Wikipedian in Residence, Cees Klapwijk, directeur van de Digitale Bibliotheek der Nederlandse Letteren. Graag aanmelden.

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