Loyola University Chicago

"The changing face of the mediterranean:

migrant women's creativity and constraints"
 
 
« iL mediterraneo cambia  volto:

creativita e confini delle donne migranti»

  
March 31, 2009 (31 marzo 2009)

Casa Internazionale delle Donne
Via della Lungara, 19

through

April 1-2, 2009 (1-2 aprile 2009)

1. Program Schedule (Panels and Participants)
2. Biographies of Conference Participants
3. Conference Organizer and Host
   

Open to the Public (Aperto al Pubblico)
Free Entry (Ingresso Libero)
Simultaneous Translation: English-Italian (Traduzione Simultanea: Inglese-Italiano) 
 
Organized by (Organizzato da):
The John Felice Rome Center (JFRC) (Italy)
Loyola University Chicago (United States) 
 
For further information, please contact (Per ulteriori informazioni, contattare):
Anne Wingenter (Rome) awingen@luc.edu  (39) 333-760-8404

Free and open to the public, the conference will promote an intercultural dialogue on women and migration in the contemporary Mediterranean. This conference aims not only to demonstrate the political, social and cultural constraints that have characterized migrant women’s lives, but also to explore their artistic, religious, educational and intellectual contributions to their adopted countries.

The conference will be held at the Center for American Studies which is housed in the Palazzo Mattei di Giove (see www.centrostudiamericani.org for directions).

Five panels on an array of migration-related themes will feature renowned international scholars, artists and members of international organizations and the diplomatic community. Sample panel themes include “Women on the Move” (which addresses the social and cultural dimensions of Mediterranean migration) and “Politics and Human Rights” (which explores the social justice issues involved in contemporary Mediterranean migrations).

On the morning of April 1^st an inaugural address will be given by Nawal El-Saadawi, novelist, activist and founder of the Arab Women's Solidarity Association (AWSA). That evening features a keynote address by Emma Bonino, Vice-President of the Italian Senate.

To showcase some of the artistic contributions of migrant women in Italy the conference will be bracketed by two cultural events: On the evening of March 31^st at the International Women’s House (CIDD), there will be a screening of Milan, directed by Filipina filmmaker Olivia Lamasan, followed by a discussion led by Dr. Flaminio DiBiagi, an internationally known film historian and Fellini expert.  The International Women’s House (CIDD) is located in the Good Shepherd Palace in Rome (see www.casainternazionaledelledonne.org for directions). In addition, on April 2, Igiaba Scego, and Gabriella Ghermandi (Winner of the Premio del concorso per scrittori migranti dell'associazione Eks&Tra) will read from their works. Concurrently with the conference an exhibition of migrant women’s art, entitled DISLOCAZIONI, will run at the CIDD. 

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For more information, or to schedule interviews with conference participants, please call Anne Wingenter at +39 333 760 8404 or e-mail Anne at awingen@luc.edu