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Diane Bell (other)
Diane Bell may refer to: * Diane Bell (anthropologist) (born 1943), Australian anthropologist * Diane Bell (director) Diane Bell is a Scottish filmmaker who works and resides in Los Angeles. Early life and education Bell grew up in Japan, Australia and Germany. She graduated with a master's degree in mental philosophy from the University of Edinburgh. She pr ... (21st century), Scottish film director * Diane Bell (judoka) (born 1963), British judoka {{hndab, Bell, Diane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diane Bell (anthropologist)
Diane Robin (Di) Bell (née Haig) (born 11 June 1943) is an Australian feminist anthropologist, author and activist. She is Professor Emerita of Anthropology at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C, USA and Distinguished Honorary Professor of Anthropology at the Australian National University, Canberra. Her work focuses on the Aboriginal people of Australia, Indigenous land rights, human rights, Indigenous religions, violence against women, and on environmental issues. Bell was born and grew up in Melbourne; has undertaken fieldwork in central and southeastern Australia and in North America; and held senior positions in higher education in Australia and the USA. In 2005, after 17 years in the United States, she returned to Australia, worked on a number of projects in South Australia and, since 2013, lives and writes in Canberra. Her books include ''Daughters of the Dreaming'' (1983/1993/2002); ''Generations: Grandmothers, mothers, and daughters'' (1987); ''La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diane Bell (director)
Diane Bell is a Scottish filmmaker who works and resides in Los Angeles. Early life and education Bell grew up in Japan, Australia and Germany. She graduated with a master's degree in mental philosophy from the University of Edinburgh. She practices Ashtanga vinyasa yoga, Ashtanga yoga, and taught yoga in Barcelona, Spain. Career Her first film as writer/director, Obselidia, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival 2010 in Dramatic Narrative Competition and won two awards, the Alfred P. Sloan Award and Excellence in Cinematography. It was singled out by Todd McCarthy in Variety (magazine), Variety as the only film in dramatic competition that "is so far off the grid of what is expected of an independent film that it can truly be said to rebel." It won Best Feature at the Ashland Independent Film Festival, was selected for Best of Fest at the Edinburgh International Film Festival and went on to be nominated for two Independent Spirit Awards 2011, the John Cassavetes Award and Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |