Event From Date:
Tuesday, 20 August 2019
Event End Date:
Tuesday, 20 August 2019
Event Title:
ZHCES organises a seminar on "Doing Visual Ethnography"
Event Details:
CENTRE OF ADVANCED STUDIES (UGC)
ZAKIR HUSAIN CENTRE FOR EDUCATIONAL STUDIES
WEEKLY SEMINAR ON
DOING VISUAL ETHNOGRAPHY
in conversation with
STANZIN DORJAI GYA
(FILM MAKER, HIMALAYAN FILM HOUSE)
August 20, 2:30 pm
at Room No. 207, SSS-II
The seminar begins with screening of movie Jungwa: The Broken Balance. This movie informs the impact of climate change on the lives of people in Ladakh region. Confronted with the incomprehension of a people who have always lived in harmony with nature, this film depicts their worries and concerns. It speaks to us about the spiritual relationship that has always bound them to nature.
Followed by discussion with Stanzin
Stanzin Dorjai Gaya is an acclaimed filmmaker lives in Leh district of Ladakh region, India. He has dedicated his life project to weave stories that open the viewer’s eyes and minds to the unique challenges of human lives in the uphills of the Himalayas. His subjects are as compelling as the landscape. His messages are as profound as the surroundings of the mountain tops of the Himalaya