‘No Easy Walk to Freedom’ | Film and Panel Discussion

‘No Easy Walk to Freedom’ | Film and Panel Discussion

Categories: Lectures and Seminars, Panel Discussions, Visual Arts | Intended for

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

3:30 PM - 6:30 PM

2017 Dunton Tower

1125 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, ON

Contact Information

Prof. Pooja Parmar, 613-520-2600 x. 2082, pooja.parmar@carleton.ca

Registration

Limited - Register Now

Cost

Free

About this Event

Host Organization: Department of Law and Legal Studies | Canada-India Centre for Excellence | School of Public Policy and Administration | Sexuality Studies - Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies

Filmed in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Lucknow and rural India, 'No Easy Walk to Freedom' is a 90-minute documentary by Assoc. Prof. Nancy Nicol (York University) that tells the story of the struggle for decriminalization of homosexuality in contemporary India against a backdrop of the growth of queer organizing in India and the historic legal battle to overturn the colonial law.

This film screening is followed by brief responses from Assoc. Prof. Gopika Solanki (Carleton University) and PhD student Deborah Nurse (Carleton University), and concludes with comments from the filmmaker, who will be in attendance!

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