[Reader-list] [announcements] Schedule for Mediascapes: PUKAR-TISS National Seminar

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Dear Friends, 

The PUKAR Winter Institute/ TISS National Seminar 2006 will be held from February 10th to 12th, 2006, in Mumbai. If you would like to attend, please register by January 31, 2006. Those who have registered earlier need not apply again.

Mediascapes: Shifting Boundaries, Contested Terrains
10 - 12 February, 2006

@ Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai Campus

Co-sponsored by PUKAR and Tata Institute of Social Sciences

This seminar brings together leading media scholars and practitioners to engage in a conversation on the implications of changing modes of media production and consumption and its impact on social, cultural and contextual processes and identity formation. Please visit the seminar website www.mediascapes.cjb.net/index.htm

Friday, 10th February  

11:00 - 11:30     Opening Remarks
                        Dr. S. Parasuraman, Director, TISS
                        Dr. Anita Patil-Deshmukh, Director, PUKAR

                        Introduction to the Seminar
                        Dr. Anjali Monteiro, UMC, TISS

11:30 - 12:30     Session I 
                        Changing Modes of Production and Consumption: 
                              The Global and the Local
                        Dr. B. Manjula, UMC, TISS
                        Dr. B. P. Sanjay, S. N. School, University of Hyderabad

                        Discussant  
                        Dr. Vinod Pavarala, S. N. School, University of Hyderabad 

12:30 - 1:30       Lunch

1:30 - 3:00        Session II
                        Open Forum on Media Education: 
                              Opportunities and Challenges
                        Dr. Shobha Ghosh, Head, Dept. of English, SIES College
                        Dr. Saradha Ganapathyraman, K.C. College
                        Dr. Sudhakar Solomon Raj, Wilson College 

                        Discussant 
                        Dr. B. P. Sanjay, S. N. School, University of Hyderabad 

6:30 - 8:00        Key Note Address (open to public)
                       Jai Hind College Auditorium, Churchgate
                        Mr. Shekhar Gupta, Editor-in-Chief, Indian Express


Saturday 11th February

9:30 - 11:00      Session III
                       Moral Panics: Negotiating Gender  
                       Dr. Shohini Ghosh, MCRC, Jamia Milia Islamia
                       Ms. Shilpa Phadke, PUKAR Gender & Space

                       Discussant 
                       Ms. Bishakha Datta, Point of View

11:00 - 11:15    Tea break

11:15 - 1:00      Session IV
                       Rethinking the City and Urban Identity
                       Mr. Venkatesh Chakravarthy, Filmmaker and researcher
                       Mr. Abeer Gupta, Filmmaker and researcher
                       Ms. Paromita Vohra, Filmmaker : 
                       Screening of 'Cosmopolis : Two Tales of a City' 

                       Discussant  
                       Mr. Rahul Srivastava, Researcher, PUKAR Associate

1:00 - 2:00       Lunch

2:00 - 3:30       Session V
                       Panel on Media Censorship
                       Mr. Amit Khanna, Chairman, Reliance Entertainment
                       Ms. Surabhi Sharma, Filmmaker

                      Discussant 
                      Ms. Shohini Ghosh, MCRC, Jamia Milia Islamia

3:30 - 3:45      Tea break

3:45 - 5:00      Screening and discussion: 'SheWrite' by Dr. Anjali Monteiro 
                      and Dr. K. P. Jayasankar, UMC, TISS

5:00 - 6:00      Consultation on Centre for Media and Cultural Studies 
                      - Networking


Sunday 12th February

9:30 - 11:00     Session VI
                      New Technologies and Old Boundaries
                      Mr. Shuddhabrata Sengupta, SARAI
                      Prof. Vinod Pavarala, S. N. School, University of Hyderabad 

                      Discussant 
                      Mr. Indranil Chakravarty, Comet Media Foundation

11:00 - 11:15   Tea break

11:15 - 1:00     Session VII
                      Imaging Resistance
                      Ms. Madhusree Dutta, Majlis
                      Presenter: TBA 
  
                      Discussant: 
                      Mr. Farooque Shaikh, Actor, Activist

1:00 - 2:00      Lunch

2:00 - 3:15      Screening and Discussion: 'Naata' by Dr. Anjali Monteiro 
                      and Dr. K. P. Jayasankar, UMC, TISS

3:15 - 3:30      Tea break

3:30 - 5:00      Session VIII
                     Open Session: Participants' Experiences
                     Mr. Nitin Paranjape and Ms. Sujata Babar, Abhivyahti
                     Ms. Shalini, Nirantar, Centre for Women and Education
  

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LOCATION:

The Seminar will be held at the Tata Institute of Social Science, Opp. Deonar Bus Depot, V.N. Purav Marg (Sion-Trombay Road), Deonar, Mumbai 400 088.



REGISTRATION:

Registration is required for the seminar. 

 

To register in advance, please send an email to: pukar at pukar.org.in with the following details by Tuesday, 31 January 2006.

-         Name

-         Institutional Affiliation

-         Email address

-         Postal Address

-         Telephone Number

 

REGISTRATION FEES:

Although registration for the seminar is free, a nominal fee of Rs. 150.00 will be charged to cover lunches and refreshments over 3 days. This amount can be paid at the venue on 10th February before 11:00 AM.

 

CONTACT DETAILS:

PUKAR (Partners for Urban Knowledge Action and Research)

Address:: 1-4, 2nd Floor, Kamanwala Chambers, Sir P. M. Road, Fort, Mumbai 400 001
Telephone:: +91 (22) 5574 8152 
Fax:: +91 (22) 5664 0561
Email:: pukar at pukar.org.in
Website:: www.pukar.org.in
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