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Rita Moreira
Rita Moreira (born 1944, São Paulo) is a Brazilian filmmaker, journalist and writer. Her documentaries are known for focusing on social issues, usually emphasizing members of society on the margins of large urban centers. The themes of her films range from abandoned children and racism to gender and sexuality issues. Her films are considered landmarks of the feminist approach to film in Brazil during the 70s and 80s. She studied documentary filmmaking at New School for Social Research in New York, graduating in 1972. Together with her partner and journalist Norma Bahia Pontes, Moreira produced "Lesbian Mothers" in 1972 about mothers in homosexual relationships and "She Has a Beard" (1975), in which she addresses facial hair in women. The first was the result of a course she took at the New School and represented the college at the first Tokyo Video Festival. The second film was a part of the series "Living in New York City", a project for which her partner Pontes received a gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New School
The New School is a private research university in New York City. It was founded in 1919 as The New School for Social Research with an original mission dedicated to academic freedom and intellectual inquiry and a home for progressive thinkers. Since then, the school has grown to house five divisions within the university. These include the Parsons School of Design, the Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts, the College of Performing Arts (which includes the Mannes School of Music), The New School for Social Research, and the Schools of Public Engagement. In addition, the university maintains the Parsons Paris campus and has also launched or housed a range of institutions, such as the international research institute World Policy Institute, the Vera List Center for Art and Politics, the India China Institute, the Observatory on Latin America, and the Center for New York City Affairs. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". Approximately 10, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
