BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//6.6.2//EN TZID:Asia/Kolkata X-WR-TIMEZONE:Asia/Kolkata BEGIN:VEVENT UID:654@map-india.org DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20241214T100000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20241215T180000 DTSTAMP:20241210T102758Z URL:https://map-india.org/map-events/frames-of-struggle-tracing-a-movement -2/ SUMMARY:Frames of Struggle: Tracing a Movement DESCRIPTION:News of incidents of sexual assault and other forms of violence hit us on a daily basis - rape\, dowry murders\, acid attacks and sexual harassment. Do the text and visuals perhaps evoke horror\, anger or even f rustration at the impunity with which these crimes against women are repea ted\, with justice hardly ever in sight?\n\nHave you ever wondered how the se crimes even began to be thought of as crimes in the first place?\n\nThe Sasken Multimedia Gallery at the Museum of Art &\; Photography (MAP) i s hosting a series of digital stories showcasing the campaigns of the wome n’s movement as depicted through posters. The first digital story examin es key issues raised by the autonomous women's movement in India from the 1980s onwards\, beginning with posters from the 1980s\, centred on rape\, in response to a nationwide movement against the custodial rape of Mathura \, a young Adivasi girl.\n\nThe posters reflect the broader discourse of t he time\, which included dowry murder\, domestic violence\, and the articu lation of patriarchy as an overarching system of oppression. Early posters embody raw\, unrefined artistic styles\, while later mass-produced ones r eflect a more polished aesthetic\, associated with NGOs and civil society campaigns\, mirroring the shifting nature of people’s movements in post- liberalised India. The digital story also features posters on child abuse\ , human trafficking\, acid attacks\, and witch-hunting\, marking them as d istinct causes taken up by the women’s movement\, many of which resulted in major changes in policy and law. In depicting the power of the collect ive\, some posters showcase articulations of solidarity and hope that char acterised resistance during the movement.\n\nThe posters have been curated from the Poster Women archive launched in 2005 by Zubaan\, an independent feminist publishing house and NGO based in New Delhi. This is the first o f a series of digital stories on display at the Sasken Multimedia Gallery\ , along with associated programmes presented by MAP in collaboration with Zubaan as part of our joint effort to activate the Poster Women archive.\n \nAs part of this programme series\, we will be hosting:\n\nWalkthrough: F rames of Struggle: Tracing a Movement\nVenue: Sasken Multimedia Gallery\, 1st Floor\, Museum of Art &\; Photography\nDate &\; Time: December 1 4\, 04:00 pm - 04:30 pm\n\nJoin us for a walkthrough of the first digital story launched as part of this collaboration with Urvashi Butalia\, Founde r of Zubaan and Journalist\, Laxmi Murthy.\n\nPanel Discussion: Posters As Record: Understanding the Women’s Movement through its Visuals\nVenue: Mazumdar-Shaw Auditorium\, 1st Floor\, Museum of Art &\; Photography\nD ate &\; Time: December 14\, 05:00 pm - 06:00 pm\n\nThis conversation ex amines posters as historical documents\, situating them within their speci fic contexts of production\, circulation\, and visual communication to tra ce key milestones in India’s women’s movement. By understanding these posters as part of ongoing negotiations and diverse formulations of women ’s issues\, the discussion unpacks their significance in shaping public discourse\, addressing various forms of violence against women\, and influ encing related legislation in the country. Notions of punishment and justi ce that have been vital to feminist campaigns will also be discussed in li ght of recent incidents of sexual violence.\n\nPanelists:\n\n- Urvashi But alia co-founded India's first feminist publishing house\, Kali for Women i n 1984 and now runs Zubaan\, another feminist imprint.\n\n- Laxmi Murthy i s a journalist and researcher based in Bangalore. She has been associated with the autonomous women’s movement since 1985.\n\n- Yukti Saumya is co -founder of the Centre for Restoration\, a non-profit organisation working to mitigate gender-based violence in Indian schools and colleges.\n\nMode rator:\n\n- Bidisha Mahanta is the Head of Programmes at Zubaan.\n\nWorksh op: Poster Women: A Making Workshop\nVenue: HDFC Learning Centre\, Lower G round Floor\, Museum of Art &\; Photography\nTime and Date: December 15 \, 10:00 am - 01:00 pm\n\nJoin us for a workshop where we explore the visu alisation of feminist movements across the world through posters\, followe d by a making session where we guide each other in crafting them—collage s\, montages\, and patchworks of colour and imagery that help communicate the feminist issues of our times.\n\nFacilitated by Maraa Collective\, thi s workshop invites early-career image-makers\, illustrators\, artists\, an d photographers who employ a feminist lens in their practice and wish to c onvene to share thoughts and ideas. Together\, participants will contribut e to a shared understanding and repository of motifs\, techniques\, and kn owledge surrounding feminist imagery and movements\, fostering meaningful exchange.\n\nThis programme is presented in conjunction with MAP’s perma nent exhibition VISIBLE/INVISIBLE: Representation of Women in Art through the MAP Collection. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://map-india.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12 /Website-Image-1440-x-810-35.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Kolkata X-LIC-LOCATION:Asia/Kolkata BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231215T100000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0530 TZOFFSETTO:+0530 TZNAME:IST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR