The Centre for Iberian and Latin American Visual Studies invites you to `Crime
Scene`, part of the project 'Rosebud Plan: On Images, Sites and Politics of
Memory' by María Ruido on Wednesday 28th May 2008, Screen on Birkbeck Cinema
(Gordon Square, 43), 12-2.00 pm.
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> This event is part of Birkbeck Arts Week.
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> Dr Maria Ruido is Visiting Researcher at Birkbeck College (February-June 2008).
She is
> a Lecturer in Video Art, Documentary Films & Feminist Film Theory at the
> Universitat de Barcelona and also a filmmaker and cultural producer. In this
> presentation, the screening of her videos for the research project 'Rosebud Plan'
> will be followed by a talk. The project explores the relationship between
> representation and the politics of memory in Spain during the last few decades,
> and traces a comparative look at the United Kingdom within the context of
> European democracies. Taking as a starting point recent debates around the
> Law of Historical Memory, 'Rosebud Plan' proposes a retrospective glance at the
> Transition and its film production, paying close attention to militant cinema
> collectives and the different social movements they were linked to.
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> Admission is free. All welcome.