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Culture Change, Adaptation, and Image Film Series - Settling Down (2004)

Ireland’s Traveller community–traditionally a rural nomadic people–has survived despite the effects of modernization. This film, based around the experiences of one particular Traveller community in Cork, looks at the ways in which Traveller culture and identity have altered as a result of broader changes within Ireland, and asks what the future may hold for a people who have come under increasing pressure to settle. Dr. Tim Corrigan, Professor in English and Cinema Studies, University of Pennsylvania, facilitates a discussion. This program is presented in association with the 2011-2012 Penn Humanities Forum on Adaptations, and co-sponsored by Penn Cinema Studies. Free with Museum admission.