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Events for Friday, March 6, 2026

3:30 pm

Book Launch – Pipeline Cinema: The Cultural Infrastructure of Oil Extraction in Iran and Iraq – Mona Damluji

March 6 @ 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
HSSB 6020, Interdisciplinary Humanities Center, UCSB
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-4010 United States
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Pipeline Cinema: The Cultural Infrastructure of Oil Extraction in Iran and Iraq

Pipeline Cinema explores the intertwined histories of documentary film and the oil industry in mid-twentieth century Iran and Iraq. Reading against the grain of oil company archives, Mona Damluji reveals how wells, pipelines, pumping stations, and refineries were sites of cinematic production and exhibition, at once normalizing and challenging neocolonial extraction. Shining a light on cultural … Continued

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