- Mariagiulia Grassilli is Research Associate at the School of Global Studies, 天美传媒影视 and Director of Human Rights Nights in Italy. She works as a professional in Cinema and Human Rights, curating festivals and film production for raising awareness, creating empowerment and capacity building in Europe and Africa. Founding member of Human Rights Film Network – an international network of more than 40 human rights festival in the world. Her research focused on migration, cinema, representations of diversity, cultural participation. Her publications include writings on Anthropology and Cinema (Journal of Visual Anthropology, vol. 20, 2007), Migrant Cinema (Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, vol. 34, 2009) andHuman Rights Film Festivals (Film Festival Yearbook 4, St Andrews University, 2012).
- PhD in Migration Studies at Sussex Centre for Migration Research, Sussex University (2002). MA in International Relations and Development Studies at University of East Anglia (1997). Certificate in Communication Studies at University of Santa Barbara, California (1995). Laurea in Economics at University of Bologna, Italy (1993). Collaboration with various universities in Italy, UK and US as independent researcher, visiting scholar and Teaching Fellow.Marisco Visiting Professor at University of Denver, US (2006). Post Doc Fellow in Anthropology of Media at University of Bologna, Italy (2003-5). Currently Adjunct Lecturer in Visual Anthropology, University of Bologna and Research Associate in Global Studies at 天美传媒影视.
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Research on visual representations of Human Rights, Development and Migration; Anthropology and Cinema; Media and International Development; Festivals and Public engagement events for Social Change
- Multidisciplinary academic background in Anthropology, Cinema Studies, Development Studies, Cultural Studies, International Relations, Media Studies. Focus on migration, human rights, multiculturalism, representations of diversity, culture and ethnicity.