Dott.ssa Catalina Cortes Severino

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Dati personali

Citizenship: Italian and Colombian

Formazione

Education

- PhD in anthropology, history andcultural theory. Politics and Ethics of the Cultural memory in Contemporary Colombia. Tutor: Marcelo Flores y Fabia Dei. Istituto Italiano di Scienze Umane-Universita di Siena-Italia-2007-2010
- MA. Department of Communication Studies. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- BA 2000-2003. University of Siena. Department of Anthropology. Siena-Italy.
- BA 1997-1999. University of Los Andes. Department of Anthropology. Bogota-Colombia.  

Complementary Education  
•    Certificate in “Documentary Studies”. Center for Documentary Studies. Duke University. United States of America.  2004-2005.
•    Certificate in Screen Writing, Cinema School Isla del Medio día. Bogotá, Colombia, August, 2004.
•    Certificate on Latin-American cinema. International Film Festival, Cartagena-Colombia, January, 2004.
•    Seminar on migration studies. Siena-Italy (Regional Tuscany Conference on migration). Siena, 2003

Professional Experience
•    Fieldwork Research, Production and Editing of the documentary Landscapes of Terror between Hope and Memory, Documentary on the experience of individuals and communities displaced by violence. Pacific region, Colombia. Department of Communication Studies, Institute for Latin American Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Thesis Advisor: Larry Groosberg. 2007.
•    Teaching Assistantship. Course: “Visual/Audio/Media Production”. Department of Communications Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Fall 2006.
•    Research Assistantship. University Program in Cultural Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Spring 2006.
•    Research-Production-Editing Assistantship, Citurna Producciones (Production house, documentaries and educational TV). Bogota-Colombia, January-June 2004
•    Research Assistantship, NGO Viva la Ciudadania. Research on “Women social movements in Bogotá, Colombia”. January-June, 2004
•    Research Assistantship, ARCI-Siena. International Cooperation, Project on Alternative Education, Gender, Migration. 2003-2004
•    Editing and Post-Production Assistantship, KinoEtica- Documentary “la segala”, Director Niccolo Bruna. Turin-Italy, August 2003
•    Research Assistant. PortoFranco Project of the Tuscany Region in Cultural Politics in contexts of migration. Pre-production of the visual/audio exhibit “Donne in movimento”-“Women in Movement” February-November, 2003.
•    Research Assistantship 'ONG RicercaeCooperazione. Research done with the indigenous community “Wayuu” in Colombia-women organizations within the framework of development. February-May, 2002.
•    Research Assistantship, Dutch NGO Tropenbos. Ethnoeducation Project with the Andoque indigenous community. Amazonic region, Colombia, June-August 1999.

Filmography
- Landscapes of Terror in-between Hope and Memory-Escenarios de terror entre Esperanza y Memoria. (2007), Documental sobre los procesos de resistencia pacifica por parte de las comunidades negras del Pacifico Sur, con énfasis en los procesos de resistencia por parte de las mujeres en medio del conflicto armado y del desplazamiento forzado. Department of Communication Studies, Institute of Latin American Studies.
 - In the Midst-En el Medio. (2006). Documental sobre las marchas contra la fumigación de cultivos ilícitos en el sur de Colombia. Coproducido con Juan Carlos Orrantia, para el PCN-Proceso de Comunidades Negras.
- Spaces Under Construction-Espacios en Cosntruccion. (2005). Documental sobre inmigrantes de Centroamérica en Carolina del Norte en su construccion de espacio y practicas de lugar. Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University

Conference, Festivals and Expositions
- Film Festival Cerro de Guadalupe. Bogota-Colombia, 2008. Best Documentary “Escenarios de Terror entre esperanza y memoria”.
- TV National Channel Señal Colombia-program La Vitrina-Documentary “Escenarios de Terror entre esperanza y memoria” 2008.
- Participation of the documental  video “Escenarios de Terror entre esperanza y memoria” in the exposition “Desarraigo y Reparación”-Museo de Antioquia, Medellín-2008.
- Entre ausencias y presencias. intersecciones desde el proceso documental. Presentada en “Estudios culturales en Colombia: trayectorias / tendencias y perspectivas” . Pontificia Universidad Javeriana y Universidad Nacional. Bogota, noviembre 14-16 2007.

- Movimientos sociales en Colombia entre Esperanza y Memoria:
Políticas, Éticas y Prácticas de la Memoria Cultural. PCN Y Comunidades de Paz de San José de Apartado. I Foro Memoria y Movimientos Sociales. Instituto Pensar. Bogotá, Octubre 25-26 de 2007.

- Performative Documentary Practices in Contexts of Violence in the Pacific region of Colombia. Conference Beyond Text? Image:Voice::Sound:Object Synaesthetic and Sensory Practices in Anthropology. Manchester June 30th to July 2nd 2007

- Politics and Ethics of Memory in Contexts of Violence in the Pacific Region of Colombia. The 2007 Annual Conference of the Consortium in Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University Left Turn? Right Turn?Where are Latin America and The Caribbean Going? February 8-10, 2007

Lingue conosciute

Languages: Spanish (Native), English (Speak, write, listen), Italian: (Speak, write, listen).

Pubblicazioni

- “Escenarios de Terror, entre Esperanza y Memoria”. En: Violencia, Reparación y Tecnologías del Recuerdo: perspectivas desde Africa y America Latina.  Revista Antípoda # 4 enero-junio 2007. Universidad de los Andes.
- Landscapes of Terror: in-between Hope and Memory. VDM Verlag Dr.Muller. 2008.