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The Human Rights Q&A: Political artist Carla Novi

Culture, Events, Glasgow Human Rights Network, Human rights, International, media, politicsBy Social Sciences Communications October 26, 2015

Interview with artist Carla Novi, 33, from Mexico City, about her film , Desaparecidos about students campaigning for truth and justice for 43 trainee teachers who disappeared in Mexico in 2014.

The film industry and Scottish independence

Commentary, Culture, Economy, Independence, Professor Phillip Schlesinger, ScotlandBy Social Sciences Communications February 26, 2014

By Professor Phillip Schlesinger, Professor of Cultural Policy, The University of Glasgow. Last November, the Scottish Government published Scotland’s Future – its White Paper on independence. Although considerable attention has been devoted to broadcasting, very little indeed has been given to film. It is very timely, therefore, that the first ever conference convened to discuss independence and the future of…

Film and the struggle for LGBT rights

Culture, Human rights, Inequalities, Marc David Jacobs, Public lecture, RussiaBy Social Sciences Communications February 10, 2014

Ahead of the series of events about LGBT lives in Russia and Lithuania, Marc David Jacobs of Edinburgh Film Guild New Cinema, discusses the way in which Russian and Lithuanian filmmakers have explored the experiences and challenges LGBT communities in Russia and Lithuania. This month, in Edinburgh and Glasgow, there is to be a series entitled LGBT…