`America? A disease in people's minds!' Portugal and the propoganda of emigration
‘America? A disease in people’s minds!’
Portugal and the propaganda of emigration
by Jacinto Godinho
Tuesday, 10th November, 4.30-6.30pm
University of Oxford, St John’s College, the Barn
This Seminar is organised by the Instituto Camoes Centre and the
the International Migration Institute.
The seminar examines migration policies and state propaganda from an historical perspective. It includes the screening of a specially made 1 hour documentary ‘America? A disease in people’s minds’ Portugal and the propaganda of emigration”. by the Portuguese documentary film maker Jacinto Godinho.
Convenors: Oliver Bakewell and Luisa Pinto Teixeira
Jacinto Godinho is the director of a fascinating (and award winning) documentary series – ‘Ei-los Que Partem – A Historia da Emigração Porutguesa’ – on the history of Portuguese migration for the Portuguese national broadcaster RTP. He teaches at the New University of Lisbon and is a journalist at RTP, the Portuguese National Television Network.
Registration is free. If you would like to attend please e-mail luisa.pintoteixeira@sjc.ox.ac.uk, as soon as possible (and no later than Monday 2nd November), and we will confirm that a place has been allocated.
