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SUMMARY:Art, Borders and Democracy: The Cinema of Agnieszka Holland and the Politics of Citizenship
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DESCRIPTION:22nd May 2-8pm, Kings College London, Strand Campus, Bush House
(South-East) 2.11
This transdisciplinary symposium at King’s College London, in partnership
with the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk, takes Agnieszka Holland’s Green
Border (2023) as a point of departure to examine broader questions raised
by the work of the acclaimed auteur.
It explores how so-called “universal” human themes are mobilised,
debated, and instrumentalised within political and policy arenas; how art
connects to activism; and how images, affects, and narratives translate
into public understanding and political action.
Centring migration and borders within the context of democracy, the
symposium creates space for critical discussion on art’s role in social
and political transformation. It interrogates tensions within humanitarian
storytelling, including who is made visible and who is erased, and
foregrounds gender, care, and the ethical stakes of representation in
contemporary societies.
The event will feature a presentation and launch of the book The Cinema of
Agnieszka Holland: Anger and Ethics by Agnieszka Piotrowska.
Read the programme in full here.
PROGRAMME
Friday, 22 May
(Venue: Bush House (South-East) 2.11, King’s College London)
14:00 – 14:10WelcomeKrzysztof Krakowski (Political Economy, King’s
College London)Belén Vidal (Film Studies, King’s College London)
14:10 – 14:25Introductory remarksAgnieszka Piotrowska: Breaking the
Boundaries: The Cinema of Agnieszka Holland(with selected clips)
14:30 – 15:30
Session 1Images in Circulation: Migration Between Film, Media, and
ActivismChair: Hera Lorandos (Film Studies, King’s College London)
Participants:Lily Parrott
Laith Elzubaidi
Ornella Mutoni
Meetra Qutb
Eylem Atakav
15:30 – 15:45Coffee break
15:45 – 16:45
Session 2Research perspectives from political science on art and
migrationChair: Krzysztof Krakowski
Participants:
Joanna Clifton-Sprigg
Lorenzo Piccoli
16:45 – 17:00Coffee break
17:00 – 18:00
Session 3Performance and artistic contributions from Academy of Fine Arts
in Gdańsk
Chair: Agnieszka Piotrowska
Participants:Anka LeśniakFilip IgnatowiczPiotr Wyrzykowski
18:00 – 18:15Coffee break
18:15 – 19:15In ConversationAgnieszka Holland in discussion with
Agnieszka Piotrowska
19:15 – 20:00Reception and Book LaunchThe Cinema of Agnieszka Holland:
Anger and Ethics
If you want to see Green Border, a screening will be held on:
Thursday, 21 May at 18:00 (Venue: Strand Building S-2.08, King’s College
London)
Screening of Agnieszka Holland’s Green Border
More details:
Art, Borders and Democracy: The Cinema of Agnieszka Holland and the
Politics of Citizenship | King's College London
Register FREE via Eventrbrite:
The Cinema of Agnieszka Holland and the Politics of Citizenship Tickets,
Multiple dates | Eventbrite
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