A military state where soldiers protect citizens from the state enemy- terrifying, dangerous and contagious ‘roaches’, is the premise of ‘Men against Fire’, an episode in season 3 of the anthology series Black Mirror. The narrative traces a young recruit’s journey from emerging a ‘hero’ on his debut roach hunt in the army, to his…
Disclaimer: Since it is easy temptation to conflate one’s intentions when taking a class with what students take away from it, I’ll try to stick to reporting how the class unfolded. I had five images on a pen drive by way of ‘class material’ as I headed for my first session at Chowringhee High…
16th November -report by Proiti For the session on November 16th, Samya and I decided to screen a documentary on the Holocaust. We felt that the students would gain a better understanding of the scope of what happened if they were exposed to real testimonies and footage. After browsing through a series of documentaries…
Propaganda. The word stood out to us as Samya and I were going through the PeaceWorks Human Rights Defenders Programme module to prepare for our session at Chowringhee High School. Blatant right-wing propaganda has made its presence known widely in the political and cultural climes of India, particularly so in recent times. TV shows, films,…
Report prepared by Deeptha Vivekanand. The Anne Frank Project was launched in Chandigarh on 11th October, 2018, at St. Kabir Public School. The project involved the display of the international traveling exhibition ‘Anne Frank – A History for Today’, the screening of the documentary A Short Life of Anne Frank and related educational activities such…
