Film Screening and Lecture "Sent Away Boys"
Dr. Hargent Gill, Assistant Professor, Towson University
Location
Library and Gallery, Albin O. Kuhn
Date & Time
February 22, 2017, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Description
What happens to families in the absence of sons?
What happens to land in the absence of farmers? What happens to
communities in the absence of men? Sent Away Boys
weaves together testaments of individual ambitions and family
biographies from Punjab, India to chronicle the gradual transformation
of agrarian landscape and patriarchal traditions through ongoing
transnational migration. As the promise of a secure future in
agriculture grows increasingly uncertain for young men across the
region, escaping India to join the low-wage labor in countries like
Canada and USA becomes their sole aspiration. In rural Punjab, being a
successful man now entails leaving their village, traveling abroad, and
sending money home. Through interviews with men preparing to undertake
often risky journeys and women awaiting the return of their sons,
brothers and husbands, Sent Away Boys shows how the decision to emigrate implicate the entire family and the larger community.
Co-Sponsor: Gender and Womens Studies
To watch the trailer, go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMsBAEGl-1c
Free and open to the public.Co-Sponsor: Gender and Womens Studies
