Laura Marks, Arthur Jafa, Cinematic Migrations, March 7, 2014

Copyright Massachusetts Institute of Technology For more information: act.mit.edu Cinematic Migrations Symposium March 7, 2014 Laura Marks with respondent Gloria Sutton Arthur Jafa Cinematic Migrations, as a conjoined designation, poses the notion of “migrations” in relation to “the cinematic” in an intentionally porous juxtaposition, conceived to allow a wide range of questions, interpretations and permutations to emerge. During this initial phase, the work of John Akomfrah, currently with Smoking Dogs Films and previously with Black Audio Film Collective, provides a focal point for examination, in conjunction with presentations of filmmakers, artists, and scholars participating in the related lecture series. The Cinematic Migrations Symposium developed as a culmination of the first two years of investigations, in which invited guests will discuss facets of what the Cinematic Migrations framework suggests in relation to their work as artists, filmmakers, producers, and scholars, as well as in relation to the work of John Akomfrah.