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1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
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Russell Square: College Buildings
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Khalili Lecture Theatre

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Bontoc Eulogy. 1997, 60 mins. By Marlon Fuentes

This is a haunting, personal exploration into the filmmaker's complex relationship with his Filipino heritage as explored through the almost unbelievable story of the 1,100 Filipino tribal natives brought to the U.S. to be a "living exhibit" at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. The film offers a disturbing look at the cultural arrogance that went hand-in-hand with the Fair's glorification of progress. The Fair was the site of the world's largest ever "ethnological display rack," in which hundreds of so-called primitive and savage men and women from all over the globe were exhibited in contrast to the achievements of Western civilization.

Followed by a panel discussion with Christina Juan, SOAS

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