2013

8 to 30 July   E-Seminar: European Association of Social Anthropologists (EASA) Media Anthropology Network
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                       Description: Diasporic identity through media, Nollywood and global television format adaptations.

20 June          Guest Lecturer: New York University, Department of Anthropology
                       Course: Anthropology of Media, ANTH-UA 123

                        Description: This lecture explores the following questions concerning today's Nigerian media and culture
                        industry: how is Nollywood mediating global culture(s)? and: in what ways is contemporary Nollywood 
                        cinema a fora for transnational publics and identities? The lecture also includes an introduction to emerging 
                        Nigerian cinematic genres, codes and conventions involving Nollywood-Bollywood co-productions.

2012

7-10 June       The Thirteenth Annual Convention of the Media Ecology Association 
                       
                       Panel: Music, music, music...and media
                       Paper: Diasporic identity performance(s) in the first season of Nigerian Idol