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Cinema and diaspora. A comparative study of diaspora film cultures in Antwerp: Indian, North African, Turkish and Jewish cinema.
Code
3G026809
Duration
01 January 2009 → 31 December 2014
Funding
Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Research disciplines
  • Social sciences
    • Communication sciences
    • Journalism and professional writing
    • Media studies
    • Other media and communications
Keywords
Antwerp diaspora film culture cinema ethnography etnicity
 
Project description

This projects aims at researching diaspora film cultures of etnic minorities in Belgium. Using a case study (Antwerp) Indian, North African, Turkish and Jewish film cultures are analysed and compared. A structural analysis (distribution and exploitation) are combined with audience studies. Especially the way these film cultures are part of the construction of a cultural identity are stressed in this research.