Conflict Research Group, in collaboration with Africa Platform of Ghent University Association ( GAP) and Ghent University Doctoral School, proudly presents:
FILM AND CONTENTIOUS POLITICS IN SENEGAL
Seminar and Screening of Baanum Nafi ( Nafi’s Father)
by Professor and Filmmaker Mamadou Dia
Date: MARCH 28 (Friday)
Time: 13:00 – 16:00
Venue: -2 Floor, Auditorium B, Technicum 1, UFO Campus, Ghent University
To register, click HERE:
(Admission is free but registration is required)
ABOUT:
Mamadou Dia is a Senegalese award-winning film director, screenwriter, former journalist, and professor at the University of Virginia, US. He will give a seminar at the Department of Conflict & Development on the role of filmmaking in understanding contentious politics, in this case, politico-religious extremism. Based on his internationally awarded film “Baamum Nafi”, shot in his own hometown in Northern Senegal, Prof. Dia will discuss how filmmaking can open new avenues to locally discuss, and understand from the bottom-up, the impact of global political dynamics on our community relations and family dynamics.
