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Central Libray is organing a lecture by Dr. Katja Müller

Central Libray is organing a lecture by Dr. Katja Müller

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  <strong><em>Dr B R Ambedkar Central Library</em></strong> <strong>Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)</strong>   cordially invites you to the   <strong>28th Library Lecture Series and Outreach Programme</strong> <em>on</em> <strong>Online Archives of Indian Photography: Towards an Accessibility of Visual Cultural Heritage</strong>   <em>Speaker</em> <strong>Dr. Katja Müller </strong>| Zentrum für Interdisziplinäre Regionalstudien | Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg | Reichardtstr. 6, 06114 Halle | +49 345 5524173 | <a href="http://www.zirs.uni-halle.de/">www.zirs.uni-halle.de</a> | <a href="http://www.katjamueller.org/">www.katjamueller.org</a>   Chairperson<em> : <strong>Professor Kavita Singh</strong></em> <em>Dean, </em>School of Arts &amp; Aesthetics (<em>SAA). JNU</em>   <em>Date :<strong> </strong></em><strong>Friday, August 25, 2017 at 4:00 pm</strong> <em>Venue</em> :  <strong><em>Committee Room, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Central Library, JNU, New Delhi</em></strong>   <strong>About the Topic:</strong> Photographs have for a long time been perceived as accessories only: they illustrate books in libraries, represent objects in museums, or complement documents in archives. However, photographs are entities in their own right. They can be read and understood, they are three-dimensional objects with a specific materiality, and they are visual documents that refer to the past. With the internet - which in the popular domain relies heavily on visuals - historic photographs of India experience a revival. They attract attention on websites and social media, and are used, shared and accessed in large numbers, but often in a random manner. But their widened use and attraction also influenced a more systematic reassessment. In public and private photo-collections the possibility of digital and online access often led to a (new) inventory of the stored Indian photographs. This talk introduces some of the archives of Indian photography in India and abroad. It looks from both an anthropological and an archival point of view at the various ways these archives have been digitized and made accessible. It shows how the digital photographs and their metadata can be used to make sense of the past and consequently points out the advantages, challenges and constraints of a visual cultural heritage that becomes in its digital form accessible for memorizing, viewing, and research.

A warm welcome to the modified and updated website of the Centre for East Asian Studies. The East Asian region has been at the forefront of several path-breaking changes since 1970s beginning with the redefining the development architecture with its State-led development model besides emerging as a major region in the global politics and a key hub of the sophisticated technologies. The Centre is one of the thirteen Centres of the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi that provides a holistic understanding of the region.

Initially, established as a Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies, it subsequently grew to include Korean Studies as well. At present there are eight faculty members in the Centre. Several distinguished faculty who have now retired include the late Prof. Gargi Dutt, Prof. P.A.N. Murthy, Prof. G.P. Deshpande, Dr. Nranarayan Das, Prof. R.R. Krishnan and Prof. K.V. Kesavan. Besides, Dr. Madhu Bhalla served at the Centre in Chinese Studies Programme during 1994-2006. In addition, Ms. Kamlesh Jain and Dr. M. M. Kunju served the Centre as the Documentation Officers in Chinese and Japanese Studies respectively.

The academic curriculum covers both modern and contemporary facets of East Asia as each scholar specializes in an area of his/her interest in the region. The integrated course involves two semesters of classes at the M. Phil programme and a dissertation for the M. Phil and a thesis for Ph. D programme respectively. The central objective is to impart an interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of history, foreign policy, government and politics, society and culture and political economy of the respective areas. Students can explore new and emerging themes such as East Asian regionalism, the evolving East Asian Community, the rise of China, resurgence of Japan and the prospects for reunification of the Korean peninsula. Additionally, the Centre lays great emphasis on the building of language skills. The background of scholars includes mostly from the social science disciplines; History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations and language.

Several students of the centre have been recipients of prestigious research fellowships awarded by Japan Foundation, Mombusho (Ministry of Education, Government of Japan), Saburo Okita Memorial Fellowship, Nippon Foundation, Korea Foundation, Nehru Memorial Fellowship, and Fellowship from the Chinese and Taiwanese Governments. Besides, students from Japan receive fellowship from the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.