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'America? A disease in people's minds!' Portugal and the propoganda of emigration

Jacinto Godinho

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.