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On Friday 12 May, CFMS students were visited by Jackson Fager, the Vice Africa Bureau Chief. Students of the third year Interactive Media, Broadcast Journalism and Screen Production classes gathered at the UCT TV Studio housed in the Baxter Theatre Complex for a screening and QnA session of Vice on HBO's "Right to Die" - a 25 minute documentary on the legal provisions for the practice of euthanasia in the US and Europe.
On Tuesday 23 May, CFMS' Dr Wallace Chuma presented his research on peace journalism that he showcased at the UNESCO World Press Freedom Day in Jakarta earlier in the month. It forms part of the overall research Chuma conducted alongside Prof Herman Wasserman and Associate Professor Tanja Bosch for the Media, Conflict and Democratisation (Mecodem) project.
On Tuesday 16 May, Saheed Bello from the Department of Creative Arts at the University of Lagos in Nigeria, presented his research on adaptation at the CFMS seminar. He focused specifically on the adaptation of Half of a Yellow Sun, written by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and adapted to film by Biyi Bandele.
CFMS Associate Professor Haupt recently presented a plenary paper at the Race + IP conference held at Boston College in Boston, Massachussets, from 20-22 April 2017. Haupt presented in a plenary session titled "Reimagining IP".