‘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 Anyone
2017 Dunton Tower
1125 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, ON
Contact Information
Prof. Pooja Parmar, 613-520-2600 x. 2082, pooja.parmar@carleton.ca
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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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