Global Theory and the Future of Area Studies

A University Convocation on International Teaching and Research
September 24-26, 1998

Presented by Office of the Associate Provost for International Programs, The Institute for Cinema and Culture, and with support from the Ford Foundation.

Films

Time of the Gypsies (1989) dir. Emir Kusturica
Thursday Sept 24 101 BCSB 7:00 p.m.

Until the End of the World (1991) dir. Wim Wenders
Friday Sept 25 8:00 p.m. 101 BCSB

Beijing Watermelon (1990) dir. Nobuhiko Obayashi
Saturday 3:30 p.m. 101 BCSB

Panels

Theory, Globalization and Area Studies
Friday Sept 25 1:30-3:30 pm IMU-Iowa room

Crossing Borders: Signal Cases 1
Friday Sept 25 4:00-5:30 IMU-Iowa room

Africa and India in Dialog
Saturday Sept 26 9:00-10:30 S207 PBAB

Cinemas in Movement
Saturday Sept 26 11:30-12:30 S207 PBAB

Crossing Borders: Signal Cases 2
Saturday Sept 26 2:00-3:30 S207 PBAB

The Future of Area Studies
Saturday Sept 26 5:45-6:30 101 BCSB