One Week FDP: 'Literature, Media and Films: Theory and Praxis'

 

Hello everyone, last week was full of amazing and knowledgeable. I have attended one week(22nd to 27th July 2024) of a faculty development program organized by GOVERNMENT ARTS COLLEGE, MANINAGAR Shri K.K. Shastri Educational Campus, Ahmedabad & KNOWLEDGE CONSORTIUM OF GUJARAT. The faculty development program consists of a theme ‘Literature, Films and Media: Theory and Praxis’ There were well-renowned speakers. One week was extremely amazing I came to know many things regarding film studies and the scope of further research. Here are glimpses of one-week keynote speakers. 

22nd July,2024

1. Shri Dinesh Gurav, Director of Higher Education - Inaugural Session  

2. Shri Amrit Gangar, Author, Film Theoretician, Historian and Curator- “Living, Teaching and Interacting in a Time of Erasure: When a Vision of the Past Persists”(10:30 am to 11:45 am)  and “Word and Image: Process of Transmogrification-LiteratureCinema Symbiosis.” ( 11:45 am to 01:15 pm) 

3. Shri Arvind Barot, Gujarati Poet, Lyricist, Composer and Playback Singer - લોકકથાઓ અને સિનેમા ( 02:00 pm to 03:30 pm )

4. Prof. (Dr.) Vijay Pandya, Former Professor, Sanskrit Department, Gujarat University and Recipient of ‘Rashtrapati-Puraskar’  - રાષ્ટ્રીય મહાકાવ્ય રામાયણ અને હિન્દી ચલચિત્રો(03:45 am to 5:15 pm) 

23rd July, 2024

1. Shri Anjum Rajabali, Indian Screen Writer and Teacher- Recurring Archetypal Dilemmas in Life, Mythology, Cinema. (10:15 am to 1:15 pm)

2. Dr.Indira Nityanandam, Former Principal, S.R. Mehta Arts College & Dr. Shubha Nigam, Associate Professor, English Department, L.D. Arts College and Podcaster, YouTuber and Voice Over Artist- Digital Media as the New Pedagogical Tool (02:00 pm to 03:30 pm) 

3. Dr. Bharat Mehta, Professor, Department of Gujarati, M.S. University, Vadodara - તાર્કિકતા ના ત્રાજવે મિડિયા, સાહિત્ય અને સિનેમા( 03:45 am to 5:15 pm)

24th July, 2024

1. Shri Sanskar Desai, Film Maker, Script Writer, President, IDPA - Documentary Film Making ( 10:15 am to 01:15 pm)

2. Dr. Nutan Kotak, Head, Department of English, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad - Writing for the Screen: Forms, Format and Tools (02:00 pm to 03:30 pm) 

3. Shri Ram Mori, Gujarati Script Writer and Playwright- સાહિત્યિક કૃતિનું સિનેમા રૂપાંતરણ અને ટી.વી. સીરીઝ રાઈટિંગ  ( 03:45 am to 5:15 pm )

25th July, 2024

1. Shri Mayur Puri, Indian Script Writer and Lyricist- (10:15 am to 01:15 pm)

2. Ms. Dipali Chatwani, Vlogger, Social-Media Manager and Founder Contentkosh (02:00 pm to 03:30 pm  )

3. Dr. Rupa Mehta, Former Director, Doordarshan Kendra Ahmedabad - સાહિત્ય અને ટેલિવિઝન ( 03:45 am to 5:15 pm)

26th July, 2024

Dr. Rucha Brahmbhatt, Associate Professor & HoD, English Department, Samarpan Arts and Commerce College, Gandhinagar - Literature and Mythological Films Interactive Session  

Dr. Sonal Pandya, Head, Department of Journalism and Mass-Communication, Gujarat University - Children Film Industry in India: Issues and Challenges.

Ms. Malti Mehta, Media & Film Educator and Documentary Film Maker, Former Director, EMRC, Coordinator Centre for Development Communication, Guj. Uni. Ahmedabad  - ગુજરાતી સિનેમા અને સાહિત્ય

Dr. Javed Khatri- Celluloid Dreams: Semiotics of Cinema

27th July. 2024

Shri Abhishek Shah, Indian Film Maker, Director, Playwright (Director and Writer of Helaro) - Cinema Educates Society  

Thank you..