GOVERNMENT ARTS COLLEGE, MANINAGAR Shri K.K. Shastri Educational Campus, Ahmedabad & KNOWLEDGE CONSORTIUM OF GUJARAT jointly organized One Week Faculty Development Program on Dates of FDP: 22/07/2024 to 27/07/2024 Place: Knowledge Consortium of Gujarat (KCG).
OBJECTIVES OF THE FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME:
- The objective of the FDP on ‘Literature, Films and Media’ study is to analyze and interpret texts, films and media products in order to gain insight into their growth, development, application and interconnectedness as well as understand its massive impact on the present generation.
- To acquire knowledge about its theory and praxis and gain an in depth understanding of the process of creating literary texts, cinematic and media adaptations, scriptwriting and screen plays for films, TV shows, web series and other media contents such as blogging, vlogging, podcasts, audiobooks, news stories, advertising, documentary making, radio jockeying and e story telling.
- To learn how to interpret and evaluate texts, films and other media products critically.
- To gain knowledge about how literature and media can be used to break time, distance, geographical and language barriers and construct and challenge existing power structures and hierarchies.
- To gain a better understanding of the role of literary texts, films and media in building, reinforcing and reforming cultural identities and values as well as addressing psychological, social, political and economic issues. (from the given brochure)
I had the honor of participating in One Week Faculty Development Program on 'Literature, Films, and Media: Theory and Praxis' jointly organized by Government Arts College, Maninagar, Shri K.K. Shastri Educational Campus, Ahmedabad & Knowledge Consortium of Gujarat. I learned many new things and theories, detailed outcomes from the speakers' learnings, and more insights.
