'America? A disease in people's minds!' Portugal and the propoganda of emigration
Jacinto Godinho
Special Lecture
Tuesday, 10 November 2009, 4.30pm to 6.30pm
St John's College, University of Oxford
Hosted by International Migration Institute
A seminar examining migration policies and state propaganda from an historical perspective; including a screening of the documentary "‘America? A disease in people’s minds’ Portugal and the propaganda of emigration” by the Portuguese documentary film maker Jacinto Godinho.
Co-organised by the Institute Camões Centre
About the speaker
Jacinto Godinho is the director of a fascinating (and award winning) documentary series – ‘Ei-los Que Partem – A Historia da Emigração Porutguesa’ – on the history of Portuguese migration for the Portuguese national broadcaster RTP. He teaches at the New University of Lisbon and is a journalist at RTP, the Portuguese National Television Network.