November 6, 2024 9AM EST
via Zoom

Join award-winning ethnographic filmmakers Shashwati Talukdar and P. Kerim Friedman for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at their creative process. In this workshop, the duo behind Four Nine and a Half Pictures will share their collaborative strategies and methodologies, insights from long-term projects in India, including their SVA Jean Rouch Award-winning film, Please Don't Beat Me, Sir! (2011), and sneak peeks into their latest works and evolving techniques.

This workshop is open to MA and PhD students. Please complete this form to apply by October 15.

(Co-sponsored by the NYU Program in Culture and Media)

March 20, 2025 10AM EST
via Zoom

The MERiSA organizing team invite applications for an intensive writing workshop led by renowned media ethnographer, Tejaswini Ganti (New York University). Drawing on Prof. Ganti’s extensive experience in media production ethnography in India, the session will offer targeted guidance for MA and PhD students working on or towards media industry projects in South Asia. The workshop particularly aims to strengthen participants’ methodological approaches for investigating media production cultures, industrial practices, and creative labor.

This workshop is open to MA and PhD students. Please complete this form to apply by February 15.

(Co-sponsored by the NYU Program in Culture and Media)

November 10, 2023 9AM EST
via Zoom

Our inaugural mentoring session, focused on media practice methodologies.

led by E. Gabriel Dattatreyan (New York University)

(Co-Sponsored by the NYU Program in Culture & Media)