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Friday, October 21st, 2011

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Friday, October 21, 20115:00PM - 5:00PMExternal Event, Munk School of Global Affairs, 1 Devonshire Place, Room 208N & Town Hall, Innis College at the University of Toronto, 2 Sussex Avenue (south of Bloor at St. George)
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Description

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2011

VENUE:
North House – Room 208N
Munk School of Global Affairs
1 Devonshire Place

5:00 – 7:00 Keynote lecture

Cuisine, Commerce and Cultural Poetics: Night Markets in Taiwan
Professor Scott Simon (Sociology and Anthropology, University of Ottawa)

http://webapp.mcis.utoronto.ca/EventDetails.aspx?EventId=10526

VENUE:
Innis Town Hall
Innis College at the University of Toronto
2 Sussex Street at St. George

8:00 – 10:20 Opening Night Welcome

Professor Joseph Wong (Director, Asian Institute, University of Toronto)
Mr. Winston Chen (Director General, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Toronto)
Professor Charlie Keil (Director, Cinema Studies Institute, U of T)

Film Introduction
Professor Bart Testa (Cinema Studies Institute, U of T)

Gala Screening

Night Market Hero
Directed by Tien-Lun Yeh
2010 | 124 Min. | HD | Mandarin with English subtitles

VENUE:
Innis Café

10:20
After Party | Showcasing Taiwanese night market food

http://webapp.mcis.utoronto.ca/EventDetails.aspx?EventId=10766

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2011

VENUE:
Innis Town Hall

2:30 – 4:35 Film Introduction
Professor Bart Testa (Cinema Studies Institute, U of T)

Eat Drink Man Woman
Directed by Ang Lee
1994 | 124 Min. | 35mm | Mandarin with English subtitles

http://webapp.mcis.utoronto.ca/EventDetails.aspx?EventId=10767

VENUE:
Innis Café

5:00 – 7:00 Family Melodrama and Food Metaphors in Three Moments of Taiwanese Cinema
Professor Bart Testa (Cinema Studies Institute, U of T)
Professor James Udden (Film Studies, Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania)
Professor Jing Jing Chang (Professor of Film Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University)

7:00 – 8:00 Break | Taiwanese snackboxes available for panel attendees

http://webapp.mcis.utoronto.ca/EventDetails.aspx?EventId=10768

VENUE:
Innis Town Hall

8:00 – 10:35 Film Introduction
Professor Jing Jing Chang (Professor of Film Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University)

Kuei‐mei, A Woman
Directed by Yi Chang
1986 | 152 Min. | 35mm | Mandarin with English subtitles

http://webapp.mcis.utoronto.ca/EventDetails.aspx?EventId=10769

Contact

Eileen Lam
416-946-8997

Main Sponsor

Asian Institute


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