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Living in the Archival Moment
— by Sneha PP — last modified Nov 13, 2015 05:27 AMThe archive has been and continues to be a key concept in Digital Humanities discourse, particularly in India. The importance of the archive to knowledge production in the Humanities, the implication of changes in archival practice with the advent of electronic publishing and digitisation, and the focus on curation as a critical and creative process are some aspects of the debate that this blog post looks at.
Not a Goodbye; More a ‘Come Again’: Thoughts on being Research Director at a moment of transition
— by Nishant Shah — last modified Jun 15, 2014 02:17 AMAs I slowly make the news of my transition from being the Research Director at the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore, to taking up a professorship at the Leuphana University, Lueneburg, Germany, there is a question that I am often asked: “Are you going to start a new research centre?” And the answer, for the most part, is “No.”
Reaping the Benefits of Gamification
— by Dipali Sheth — last modified Oct 24, 2015 02:24 PMAs a part of the Making Change blog-post series, in this post we will identify a new technique: gamification. This technique is being used for sustainable environment conservation by modern day change-makers. We interview two out of three co-founders of Reap benefit- Kamal Raj and Gautam Prakash who believe in the adoption of more sustained environmental practices that induce social change towards conserving the environment.
From Taboo to Beautiful - Menstrupedia
— by Denisse Albornoz — last modified Oct 24, 2015 02:25 PMOn this post, we take a look at 'menstrual activism' -a movement that despite its trajectory in feminism, remains unnoticed in most accounts of traditional and digital activism. We interview Tuhin Paul, the artist and storyteller behind Menstrupedia, an India-based social venture creating comics to shatter the myths and misunderstandings surrounding menstruation around the world.
Bridging the Information Divide - Political Quotient
— by Denisse Albornoz — last modified Oct 24, 2015 02:28 PMOn this post, we will unpack 'information poverty'- a problem lying at the very foundation of the crises that inspired this project and a barrier impacting political action. We interview Surabhi HR, the founder director of the political consulting firm Political Quotient, an initiative that seeks to change how youth interacts with politics in India
Multimedia Storytellers: Panel Discussion
— by Denisse Albornoz — last modified Oct 24, 2015 02:26 PMThis post brings three storytellers together to find points of intersection between their methods. The format will be that of a panel discussion and it features: Arjun Srivathsa from Pocket Science India, Ameen Haque from the Storywallahs, and Ajay Dasgupta from The Kahani Project. They discuss technology, interpretation and action in storytelling.
Information Structures for Citizen Participation - Janaagraha
— by Denisse Albornoz — last modified Oct 24, 2015 02:28 PMIn our efforts to understand how change is conceptualized in the digital era, we find a growing emphasis on the role of effective information structures to empower the citizen and the government. We interview Joylita Saldanha from Janaagraha to answer questions around information, participation and e-governance.
Digital Design: Human Behavior vs. Technology - Vita Beans
— by Denisse Albornoz — last modified Oct 24, 2015 02:29 PMWhat comes first? Understanding human behavior and communication patterns to design digital technologies? Or should our technologies have the innate capacity to adapt to the profiles of all its potential users? This post will look at accessibility challenges for digital immigrants and the importance of behavioral science for the design of digital technologies. We interview Amruth Bagali Ravindranath from Vita Beans.
Storytelling as Performance: The Ugly Indian and Blank Noise 2
— by Denisse Albornoz — last modified Oct 24, 2015 02:30 PMThis post compares the method of storytelling with performances. To illustrate this, we explore the narratives of the Blank Noise project and The Ugly Indian, two civic groups from Bangalore making interventions in the public space. Part 2 looks at the role of actors and the stage in performances to explore the role of agency and the public space in storytelling.
Storytelling as Performance: The Ugly Indian and Blank Noise 1
— by Denisse Albornoz — last modified Oct 24, 2015 02:31 PMThis post compares the production behind a performance with the process of storytelling. To illustrate this analogy, we explore the stories of the Blank Noise project and The Ugly Indian- two civic groups from Bangalore making interventions in the public space. This post looks at the stages of pre-production and the screenplay to explore methods and narratives in storytelling.
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