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CCUS&LAS is organising a Film Festival

CCUS&LAS is organising a Film Festival

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CENTRE FOR CANADIAN, US AND LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES
SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
IN ASSOCIATION WITH
LE BUREAU DU QUÉBEC À MUMBAI


INVITES YOU TO A FILM FESTIVAL


Indigenous Peoples in Québec
New Perspectives, New Voices

 

1:30 PM: LE PEUPLE INVISIBLE (2007)
Directed by renowned Quebec poet and singer Richard Desjardins,‘The Invisible People’ critically revisits the forgotten history of
unequal relationships between the white settlers and the Algonquinsin Northern Québec and illustrates their constant resistance to
oppression. Winner of the Best Documentary at the Jutra Awards.


3:30 PM: AVANT LES RUES (2016)
Focussing on current conflictual identities, ‘Before the Street’ tells the story of a young Atikamekh who experiences the redemptory
power of his return to healing rituals and community practices. Winner of the Best Canadian Feature Film at the Whistler Film
Festival and the Discovery Award of the Directors Guild of Canada.


6:00 PM: CE QU’IL FAUT POUR VIVRE (2008)
Set in the 1950s ‘The Necessities of Life’ vividly explores the cultural shock of an Inuit hunter brought to Quebec city to cure his tuberculosis and the touching relationship he develops with a French Canadian nurse and a young urbanised Inuit boy. Winner of the Most Popular Canadian Feature Film at the Montreal Film Festival Awards .


DATE:WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2017
VENUE : CONVENTION CENTRE AUDITORIUM 2
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY


5:15 HIGH TEA HOSTED BY LE BUREAU DU QUÉBEC IN MUMBAI


THE MOVIES WILL HAVE ENGLISH SUBTITLES AND WILL BE INTRODUCED BY VISITING FACULTY
DR. MARIE MC ANDREW (PROF EMERITUS AT UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL AND MEMBER OF THE CERIAS AT UQAM)
A SHORT DISCUSSION WILL FOLLOW EACH SCREENING

 

A warm welcome to the modified and updated website of the Centre for East Asian Studies. The East Asian region has been at the forefront of several path-breaking changes since 1970s beginning with the redefining the development architecture with its State-led development model besides emerging as a major region in the global politics and a key hub of the sophisticated technologies. The Centre is one of the thirteen Centres of the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi that provides a holistic understanding of the region.

Initially, established as a Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies, it subsequently grew to include Korean Studies as well. At present there are eight faculty members in the Centre. Several distinguished faculty who have now retired include the late Prof. Gargi Dutt, Prof. P.A.N. Murthy, Prof. G.P. Deshpande, Dr. Nranarayan Das, Prof. R.R. Krishnan and Prof. K.V. Kesavan. Besides, Dr. Madhu Bhalla served at the Centre in Chinese Studies Programme during 1994-2006. In addition, Ms. Kamlesh Jain and Dr. M. M. Kunju served the Centre as the Documentation Officers in Chinese and Japanese Studies respectively.

The academic curriculum covers both modern and contemporary facets of East Asia as each scholar specializes in an area of his/her interest in the region. The integrated course involves two semesters of classes at the M. Phil programme and a dissertation for the M. Phil and a thesis for Ph. D programme respectively. The central objective is to impart an interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of history, foreign policy, government and politics, society and culture and political economy of the respective areas. Students can explore new and emerging themes such as East Asian regionalism, the evolving East Asian Community, the rise of China, resurgence of Japan and the prospects for reunification of the Korean peninsula. Additionally, the Centre lays great emphasis on the building of language skills. The background of scholars includes mostly from the social science disciplines; History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations and language.

Several students of the centre have been recipients of prestigious research fellowships awarded by Japan Foundation, Mombusho (Ministry of Education, Government of Japan), Saburo Okita Memorial Fellowship, Nippon Foundation, Korea Foundation, Nehru Memorial Fellowship, and Fellowship from the Chinese and Taiwanese Governments. Besides, students from Japan receive fellowship from the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.