TAMIU, Belgian Universities Present International Seminar on Screen Culture
Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) joined Antwerp University and Ghent University of Belgium for a virtual session of the International Seminar of the on Screen Culture this past November.
The closing virtual session featured Dr. Paolo Noto, professor of cinema studies in the prestigious University of Bologna, Italy, who addressed Italo-Mexican relations in cinema in the 1940s and 1950s. Dr. Noto shared documents from various public and private Italian archives, detailing the exchange of films and co-production agreements between Italy and México. He also discussed the implications of his findings with more than 25 participants from across Latin America and Spain.
He explained how Italian public policies on film imports impacted the exhibition of films in Italy and highlighted how Mexican stars like María Félix and Pedro Armendáriz, Jr. gained popularity in his country.
Dr. Carlos Lozano, TAMIU College of Arts and Sciences, department of Psychology Professor of Communication and Chair, leads the online seminar in collaboration with Dr. Philippe Meers of Antwerp University and Dr. Daniel Biltereyst of Ghent University.
The seminar is organized by The Screen Culture network, an international group of film, media, and communication researchers from Latin America including México, Colombia, and Cuba, and Europe, represented by Belgium and Spain. The group collaborates on a joint project focused on the social history of film exhibition and moviegoing in various cities in México, Colombia, Cuba, and Spain.
It features research-based keynote speeches and presentations by scholars about the history of cinema and cinema-going in different cities and countries every month during the regular semester. Scholars from various universities and countries join the virtual presentations. Scholars from Belgium, México, Spain, Chile, Cuba, Colombia, and Texas attended Noto’s presentation.
Next spring, the virtual seminar will include a February 24 presentation by Dolores Tierney, of Sussex University, England, on Hispanic theatres and Latino audiences in New York, 1969 - 1970. Another presentation on film audiences and spectators in Aguascalientes and Zacatecas, México, by María García Chávez of the Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, follows on March 24.
Most seminar presenters and participants are members of the Cultura de la Pantalla (Screen Culture) research network, also coordinated by the three universities and including members across México, Colombia, and Cuba. Founded in 2012 it includes 10 universities from Latin America, Spain and Belgium. Members have published dozens of journal articles and book chapters.
The virtual seminar is open to TAMIU faculty and students. Those interested in joining seminar sessions can contact Dr. Lozano at carlos.lozano@tamiu.edu to request Teams links. There is no cost to join the sessions, call Lozano at 956.326.3117, or visit offices located in the Academic Innovation Center, room 380.
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