Cultural approaches have been key to challenging gender constructs and this project used visual art, movement and storytelling as powerful tools for dialogues around masculinity with students. Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan along with ThinkArts, with its expertise in curating arts engagements for young audiences, and Hamdasti, with its participatory community based approach to art, engaged schools and their communities to reimagine the ‘images of men’ through a series of activities.
A series of workshops were held with adolescents from Indus Valley World School, Lakshmipat Singhania Academy, Rokeya Siksha Kendra, Piali Asar Alo and Ek Tara. A toolkit designed for this project was used to help participants reflect on gender and allied issues. This online showcase is a representation of the thoughtful and creative responses generated through these workshops, offering an insight into the ways in which adolescents think about and engage with images of masculinity in their daily lives.
A series of workshops were held with adolescents from Indus Valley World School, Lakshmipat Singhania Academy, Rokeya Siksha Kendra, Piali Asar Alo and Ek Tara. A toolkit designed for this project was used to help participants reflect on gender and allied issues. This online showcase is a representation of the thoughtful and creative responses generated through these workshops, offering an insight into the ways in which adolescents think about and engage with images of masculinity in their daily lives.
Goethe Institut : The Goethe-Institut is the cultural institute of the Federal Republic of Germany with a global reach.
It promotes knowledge of the German language abroad and fosters international cultural cooperation.
Its cultural and educational programmes encourage intercultural dialogue and enable cultural involvement. They strengthen the development of structures in civil society and foster worldwide mobility. 158 Goethe-Instituts are active in 98 countries.
The Images of Men project is part of M3: Man, Male, Masculine, the Goethe Institute's South-Asian regional project on the theme of Masculinities. The project aims to discuss current visions of masculinity with children and young adults of both genders in India and Bangladesh. The idea is to provide - through various perspectives and formats, a chance to not only develop an understanding of stereotypes and role models, but also reflect on individual ideas of masculinity.
HAMDASTI : Hamdasti, meaning partnership in Persian, is a non-profit arts organization based in Kolkata, India that develops collaborations between artists and communities. They believe that art and design play a critical role in creating public platforms for dialogue, interaction, civic participation and social engagement.
THINKARTS: ThinkArts was founded in December 2013 to facilitate high quality, transformative arts events for children and young adults, based on the belief that regular creative experiences are essential for children to develop their imagination and emotional intelligence. They have reached thousands of children and young people across India through their work in schools, museums, heritage spaces and theatres. Think Arts has collaborated with over 75 partners across India and internationally to bring a diverse programme of literary, visual art, dance, theatre and story-telling events to children and young people in several cities across India.
PARTICIPANTS: Saina Parveen, Nushrat Parveen, Ayesha Fatima, Iram Jahan, Priyanka Shaw, Saziya Khatoon, Afreen Khatoon, Suparna Mondol, Brishti Mondal, Debjani Ghosh, Titli Mukherjee, Sapna Mondal, Jay Naskar, Avijit Naskar, Aum Adhikary, Monalisa Mondal, Anwesha Biswas, Narayan Mondal, Rajdeep Rajak, Ankita Biswas, Shayan Gupta, Devansh Podwal, Akhil Jatia, Anikait Chakraborty, Megha Das Gupta, Shivangi Dey, Chandril Mukherjee, Aditya Chatterjee, Ishir Narayan, Ashmit Ganguli, Sara Gayen, Poulomi Sarkar, Susmita Naskar, Sanchita Maiti, Mallika Mondal, Usha Das, Rekha Mondal, Ratri Mal, Soniya Mondal, Juthika Das, Arjita Dhara, Sneha Mondal, Jayeta Ghosh, Jayenti Mondal, Shilpi Bapari, Riya Mal, Sanchita Mondal, Tajmira Khatoon, Puja Mondal, Sonali Mondal.
CREDITS:
Workshops:
Toolkit design: Tiffinbox
Workshop facilitation: Rukmini Chakravarty
Online Showcase:
Illustration and Video: Pavel Paul
Curation and Design: Proiti Seal Acharya
It promotes knowledge of the German language abroad and fosters international cultural cooperation.
Its cultural and educational programmes encourage intercultural dialogue and enable cultural involvement. They strengthen the development of structures in civil society and foster worldwide mobility. 158 Goethe-Instituts are active in 98 countries.
The Images of Men project is part of M3: Man, Male, Masculine, the Goethe Institute's South-Asian regional project on the theme of Masculinities. The project aims to discuss current visions of masculinity with children and young adults of both genders in India and Bangladesh. The idea is to provide - through various perspectives and formats, a chance to not only develop an understanding of stereotypes and role models, but also reflect on individual ideas of masculinity.
HAMDASTI : Hamdasti, meaning partnership in Persian, is a non-profit arts organization based in Kolkata, India that develops collaborations between artists and communities. They believe that art and design play a critical role in creating public platforms for dialogue, interaction, civic participation and social engagement.
THINKARTS: ThinkArts was founded in December 2013 to facilitate high quality, transformative arts events for children and young adults, based on the belief that regular creative experiences are essential for children to develop their imagination and emotional intelligence. They have reached thousands of children and young people across India through their work in schools, museums, heritage spaces and theatres. Think Arts has collaborated with over 75 partners across India and internationally to bring a diverse programme of literary, visual art, dance, theatre and story-telling events to children and young people in several cities across India.
PARTICIPANTS: Saina Parveen, Nushrat Parveen, Ayesha Fatima, Iram Jahan, Priyanka Shaw, Saziya Khatoon, Afreen Khatoon, Suparna Mondol, Brishti Mondal, Debjani Ghosh, Titli Mukherjee, Sapna Mondal, Jay Naskar, Avijit Naskar, Aum Adhikary, Monalisa Mondal, Anwesha Biswas, Narayan Mondal, Rajdeep Rajak, Ankita Biswas, Shayan Gupta, Devansh Podwal, Akhil Jatia, Anikait Chakraborty, Megha Das Gupta, Shivangi Dey, Chandril Mukherjee, Aditya Chatterjee, Ishir Narayan, Ashmit Ganguli, Sara Gayen, Poulomi Sarkar, Susmita Naskar, Sanchita Maiti, Mallika Mondal, Usha Das, Rekha Mondal, Ratri Mal, Soniya Mondal, Juthika Das, Arjita Dhara, Sneha Mondal, Jayeta Ghosh, Jayenti Mondal, Shilpi Bapari, Riya Mal, Sanchita Mondal, Tajmira Khatoon, Puja Mondal, Sonali Mondal.
CREDITS:
Workshops:
Toolkit design: Tiffinbox
Workshop facilitation: Rukmini Chakravarty
Online Showcase:
Illustration and Video: Pavel Paul
Curation and Design: Proiti Seal Acharya
GLIMPSES FROM THE WORKSHOPS
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