- Mariagiulia Grassilli is Research Associate at the School of Global Studies, Â鶹´«Ã½ of Sussex and Director of Human Rights Nights in Italy. She works as a professional in Cinema and Human Rights, curating festivals and film production for raising awareness, creating empowerment and capacity building in Europe and Africa. Founding member of Human Rights Film Network – an international network of more than 40 human rights festival in the world. Her research focused on migration, cinema, representations of diversity, cultural participation. Her publications include writings on Anthropology and Cinema (Journal of Visual Anthropology, vol. 20, 2007), Migrant Cinema (Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, vol. 34, 2009) andHuman Rights Film Festivals (Film Festival Yearbook 4, St Andrews Â鶹´«Ã½, 2012).
- PhD in Migration Studies at Sussex Centre for Migration Research, Sussex Â鶹´«Ã½ (2002). MA in International Relations and Development Studies at Â鶹´«Ã½ of East Anglia (1997). Certificate in Communication Studies at Â鶹´«Ã½ of Santa Barbara, California (1995). Laurea in Economics at Â鶹´«Ã½ of Bologna, Italy (1993). Collaboration with various universities in Italy, UK and US as independent researcher, visiting scholar and Teaching Fellow.Marisco Visiting Professor at Â鶹´«Ã½ of Denver, US (2006). Post Doc Fellow in Anthropology of Media at Â鶹´«Ã½ of Bologna, Italy (2003-5). Currently Adjunct Lecturer in Visual Anthropology, Â鶹´«Ã½ of Bologna and Research Associate in Global Studies at Â鶹´«Ã½ of Sussex.
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Research on visual representations of Human Rights, Development and Migration; Anthropology and Cinema; Media and International Development; Festivals and Public engagement events for Social Change
- Multidisciplinary academic background in Anthropology, Cinema Studies, Development Studies, Cultural Studies, International Relations, Media Studies. Focus on migration, human rights, multiculturalism, representations of diversity, culture and ethnicity.