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Photo of Mariagiulia GrassilliMariagiulia Grassilli
Research Associate (Anthropology)

Research

  • Visual representations of Human Rights, Development and Migration
  • Anthropology and Cinema
  • Media and International Development
  • Festivals and Public engagement events for Social Change

Publications include: 

  • Grassilli M. (2012) ‘Human Rights Film Festivals: Global/Local Networks for Social Justice and Advocacy’ in Iordanova D. and Torchin L. (eds.) (2012) Film Festivals and Activism, Film Festival Yearbook 4, St Andrews Film Studies, Â鶹´«Ã½ of St Andrews
  • Grassilli M. (2008) ‘Migrant Cinema: Transnational and Guerrilla Practices of Film Production and Representation’ in a Special Issue of Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, vol. 34, nr. 8
  • Grassilli M. (2007) ‘Anthropology and Cinema: Visual Representations of Human Rights, Displacement and Resistance in Come Back Africa, by Lionel Rogosin’ in Visual Anthropology: vol. 20 (2 & 3) Special issue: The Frontiers of Visual Anthropology,
  • Grassilli M. (2007) ‘Migration and Diversity: African presence’ in Africa e Mediterraneo, 1/07 (59)
  • Grassilli M. (2005) ‘Cultures and Conflicts: Visual Representations and Anthropology of Cinema’ in Culture e Conflitto di Callari Galli, Guerzoni e Riccio (eds.), Editore: Guaraldi
  • Grassilli M. (2004) ‘Gabibbo and the Squatters: who speaks for whom? Alternative and official representation of immigration in Bologna’ in Grillo, R.D. and Pratt, J.C. (eds.) (2002) The Politics of Recognizing Difference: Multiculturalism Italian Style. Basingstoke: Ashgate
  • Grassilli M. (2002) ‘Atzinganoe, mint tea and MCs: (multi)cultural education in Bologna’ in R. King (ed.) Special Edition, Studi emigrazione, 39(145), 2002, pp. 137 - 159
  • Grassilli M. (2001) ‘Festas, Ferìas and Hip Hop: images of multiculturalism in Barcelona’ in King, R. ed. (2001) The Mediterranean Passage: Migration and New Cultural Encounters in Southern Europe, Liverpool Â鶹´«Ã½ Press.

Current research in process include following themes: 

  • Visual representations of Refugees through cinema and digital media
  • Cinema of Migration or New Italian Cinema? Diversity and identity in contemporary film production in Italy’ 
  • Human Rights and Diversity in Bologna 1997-now: a critical look at 20 years of public engagement for social change in a changing Italian society 
  • AfricanBamba Human Rights Film Festival in Thiaroye, Senegal: an ethnography of a community based activist festival in the banlieue of Dakar’ 
  • ‘Beyond Visual Anthropology, towards an Anthropology of Cinema and Visual Communication for Social Change’