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The Center for Religion and Media seeks to develop interdis-ciplinary, cross-cultural knowledge of how religious ideas and practices are shaped and spread through a variety of media. The Center, inaugurated through The Pew Charitable Trusts, is a collaborative project of the Religious Studies Program and the Center for Media, Culture and History, providing a space for scholarly endeavor, a stage for public educational events, and an electronic interface with media specialists and the public through its innovative web journal, The Revealer: A Review of Religion and Media, www.therevealer.org

Founded in 2003 with a grant from the Pew charitable Trusts, the center for religion and media is one of ten Pew centers of Excellence. generous support for our religious Stakes in Digital Times initiative comes from the Henry r. Luce Initiative on religion in International Affairs.

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The Center for Media, Culture and History, founded in 1993 with support from the Rockefeller and Ford Foundations, addresses issues of representation, social change and identity construction embedded in the development of film, television, video, and new media worldwide. It focuses on the role these media play in shaping our perceptions of history and culture; in forging individual, collective, national and transnational identities; and in mediating the direction and character of social change.

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MEDIA, RELIGION, AND SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION

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PHoToSA: Nam June Paik, TV Buddha, 1974, Collection of Stedelijk Museum, AmsterdamB: Still from the documentary, We Don't Need A Map (2017, Dir: Warwick Thornton)C: Still from the documentary, Poi E: The Story of Our Song (2016, Dir: Tearepa Kahi)D: Still from the documentary, Deej (2017, Dir: Robert Rooy)E: Still from the documentary, Nostalgia for the Future (2017, Avijit Mukul Kishore and

Rohan Shivkumar)F: Photo for the Vincanne Adams lecture, “Allowable Levels: Exposomics, Chemical Kin,

and Credible Witnesses in the Genetic Accountabilities of Agrocapitalism”G: George Dawes Green, courtesy The MothH: Still from the film, NYsferatu: symphony of a century (Dir: Andrea Mastrovito) I: Still from the film, Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask (1995, Dir: Isaac Julien)

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ADvISory boArDBarbara Abrash, New York UniversityLila Abu-Lughod, Columbia UniversityArjun Appadurai, New York UniversityOrlando Bagwell, Documentary filmmakerElizabeth Castelli, Barnard College of Columbia UniversityStewart M. Hoover, University of Colorado, BoulderJanet R. Jakobsen, Barnard College of Columbia UniversityPurnima Mankekar, UCLABirgit Meyer, Utrecht University, NetherlandsDaniel Miller, University College, LondonMichael Renov, University of Southern CaliforniaPatricia Spyer, Graduate Institute Geneva, SwitzerlandJeremy Stolow, Concordia University, MontrealDiane Winston, University of Southern California

STAFFFaye Ginsburg, Co-DirectorAngela Zito, Co-DirectorPegi Vail, Associate DirectorKali Handelman, Program Coordinator

The Revealer: A Review of Religion and MediaKali Handelman, EditorAnn Neumann, Contributing EditorJeff Sharlet, Contributing Editor

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COLLOQUIA / LECTURE

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NOSTALGIA FOR THE FUTURE (2017, 54 min, Dirs: Avijit Mukul Kishore andRohan Shivkumar)A documentary exploring Indian modernity, the citizen

and the architecture of the home. Post-screening discussion: directors AVIJIT MUKUL KISHORE and ROHAN SHIVKUMAR with TEJASWINI GANTI (Anthropology) and DIPTI KHERA (Art History).

CO-SPONSORS: SOUTH ASIA NYU, DEPARTMENT OF ART HISTORY

DCOLLOQUIA / LECTURESIn coLLAborATIon wITH THE DEPArTmEnT oF AnTHroPoLogy

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DISPLACEMENT AND DISPOSSESSION IN THE MELANESIAN PACIFICPAIGE WEST (Anthropology, Barnard College)

COLLOQUIA / LECTUREIn coLLAborATIon wITH THE DEPArTmEnT oF AnTHroPoLogy

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ALLOWABLE LEVELS: Exposomics, Chemical Kin, and Credible Witnesses in the Genetic Accountabilities of AgrocapitalismVINCANNE ADAMS (Anthropology, History and Social

Medicine, University of California, San Francisco)

CO-SPONSOR: DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ANALYSIS

SCREENING / ROUNDTABLEFrIDAy / ocTobEr 13 / 5:30–7:30 PmcAnTor FILm cEnTEr, ScrEEnIng room 20034 EAST 8TH STrEET

OUR VAMPIRES, OURSELVES: Immigrants, Desire, Fear NYsferatu: symphony of a century (65 mins, Dir: Andrea Mastrovito) Murneau’s 1922 silent classic Nosferatu gets re-animated as a NYC-based allegory for the immigration crisis today in the fi lm NYsferatu: symphony of a century, a fascinating critique of xenophobia. Roundtable follows screening with artist ANDREA MASTROVITO, ANGELA ZITO (NYU CRM) and SIMRAN JEET SINGH (CRM Henry R. Luce Fellow) follows. Visit nysferatu.org

IN COLLABORATION WITH MORE ART NYC

FILM FESTIVALTHurSDAy-SunDAy / ocTobEr 19–22AmErIcAn muSEum oF nATurAL HISTory79TH STrEET AnD cEnTrAL PArK wEST

THE 41ST ANNUAL MARGARET MEAD FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL Longest running showcase for international documentaries in the United States.

For more information, go to: amnh.org/explore/margaret-mead-fi lm-festival

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DEEJ (2017, 72 min, Dir: Robert Rooy, Prods: Robert Rooy and DJ Savarese)

Deej follows the remarkable journey of DJ (Deej) Savarese, a nonspeaking autistic poet, playwright, activist as he goes from his last years of high school on to become the fi rst nonspeaking autistic at Oberlin College, providing an important fi rst-hand perspective on neurodiversity and inclusion. Post-screening discussion with DJ SAVARESE.

CO-SPONSORS: NYU CENTER FOR DISABILITY STUDIES, TISCH FILM AND TV, NYU CONNECTIONS

All events are co-sponsored by The Anthropology Department and the Department of cinema Studies.

All events are free and open to the public, but seating is limited. Seating is fi rst-come, fi rst-served.

Persons needing assistance, please contact the center: cmch.info@nyu.edu / 212.998.3759

PROGRAMS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

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THE EMPEROR’S NEW GENETICSRUHA BENJAMIN (African American Studies, Princeton University)

CO-SPONSOR: ARTHUR L. CARTER JOURNALISM INSTITUTE

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REBEL ROSSA (2016, 90 mins, Dir: Williams Cole)

A documentary exploring the life and legacy of the infamous Irish rebel Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa by his American great-grandson told within the context of the controversies leading up to the 100-year anniversary of the Easter Rising in Ireland.

CO-SPONSOR: IRELAND HOUSE

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ART OF THE RACONTEUR Novelist George Dawes Green, founder of the popular storytelling organization the Moth presents an interactive storytelling event on the art of the raconteur. Discussion: GEORGE DAWES GREEN with PEGI VAIL (NYU CMCH) and DEBORAH KAPCHAN (Performance Studies).

CO-SPONSOR: PERFORMANCE STUDIES

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THE PRISON IN 12 LANDSCAPES(2016, 90 min, Dir: Brett Story)

This mediation on mass incarceration in the USA, when more people are imprisoned than at any other time in history, reveals the impact of the confi nement industry hiding in plain sight. Post-screening discussion with fi lmmaker BRETT STORY and ANGELA ZITO (NYU).

CO-SPONSORS: DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ANALYSIS;PRISON EDUCATION PROGRAM

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“IT SEEMS LIKE BLESSINGS KEEP FALLING ON MY LAP:” The Cultural Politics of American Religion and Popular MusicAn exploration of infl uences and exchanges among gospel, hip hop, and praise and worship music by a diverse range of artists to understand the interplay between religion, race, media, masculinity and the market.

JOSEF SORETT (Department of Religion and the Institute for Research in African-American Studies, Columbia University)

CO-SPONSOR: DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

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FRANTZ FANON: BLACK SKIN, WHITE MASK(1995, 70 min, Dir: Isaac Julien, Prod: Mark Nash)

Director ISAAC JULIEN's recently restored important experimental fi lm, produced by MARK NASH, examines Fanon's theories of identity and race, and traces his involvement in the anti-colonial struggle in Algeria and throughout the world. Post-screening discussion with Julien and Nash.

CO-SPONSORS: THE CENTER FOR LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STUDIES AND HAGOP KEVORKIAN CENTER FOR NEAR EASTERN STUDIES

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PHANTASMOGRAPHY: Images, Photography, Graffi ti in Paris Post 11/13/15ROBERT DESJARLAIS (Department of Anthropology, Sarah Lawrence College)

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