Training Videos by Farmers, for Farmers
Some days, community agricultural extension workers in India have to travel many miles between several villages in one day. Would it be possible to make these jobs easier through technology, … Continue reading
Are Female Vigilantes The Answer To Stop Rapes In India?
This article originally appeared in Global Voices A 22-year-old intern working as a photojournalist at a magazine was gang-raped in Mumbai, India while on assignment on August 22, 2013. The injured victim … Continue reading
Improving Sanitation: Making Videos in South Delhi
The opening credits read: “We want to get our voices heard.” Telling a story from the perspective of four girls in South Delhi, a short film about safety and health … Continue reading
“Seeing Like a Feminist” Book Should Be Required College Reading
Lady in the Ivory Tower post by Lakshmi Sarah on May 6, 2013 – 11:43am; tagged academia, academics, books, India. Some books are easy to read, yet stay with you long after you’ve finished the last chapter. … Continue reading
Jew in a Box Exhibit is Controversial, But Not Offensive
A museum in Berlin is showcasing a new, more personal kind of art: a Jew in a box. Yes it sounds absurd and strange, but despite the controversy it has … Continue reading
SecDev Foundation to Monitor Syria’s Digital Security
When Syria “disappeared” from the Internet last year, no one seemed to know exactly what had happened. Researchers later determined that thenearly-complete blocking of Internet traffic flowing and in and out of the … Continue reading
Tilda Swinton MoMA Sleeping: Toronto’s Queer “Bed-In” Might Prove More Artistic
You’ve heard of the sit-in, but this remix of thebed-in takes activism and art to a whole new level. I wrote last week about how Tilda Swinton sleeping in the MoMA is not art. … Continue reading
Students of Northeast India Protest Imposition of Hindi Language
In India, language politics have a long history. According to The Economist, the number of languages spoken in India is 438. However, the constitution recognizes only 22 scheduled languages. Controversy arose as Delhi University … Continue reading
Tilda Swinton MoMa: Sleeping Actress Exhibit is Not Art
When I heard some lady was sleeping in a glass box and calling it art, admittedly, I was intrigued. Is it a commentary on rape culture, a throwback to the … Continue reading
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