Event overview
Supported by the Unit of Global Justice Department of Sociology.
“Life and death of the State”
Latin American documentary films series, presents:
ARAYA
Directed by Margot Benacerraf, the film shows the life of salt workers in Venezuela, labouring day and night in an endless loop of arduous tasks and misery salaries. In spite of not having drinking water and being exposed to ravage corrosion, life remains quiet until a big factory sets its claws in Araya. With a poetic approach, the film provides insights into the living conditions of Latin America in the 1950s, ‘modernisation’ processes and emancipatory endeavours in the middle of the 20th century.
The movie -winner of the International Critics’ Prize at the Cannes Film Festival (1959)- will be introduced by Felipe Lagos, PhD candidate in Sociology (Goldsmiths). Dr (c) Lagos researches on Marxism and critical theory, Latin American studies, and processes of colonization and de-colonization.
At the end of the film there will be space, time, wine and mood to have a conversation about the film and the series in general. Everyone is welcome.
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Dec 2015 | 6:00pm - 7:30pm |
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