Can the subculture speak?
Isha Sanekar and Laxmi Krishnan
28 May 2020
Fellows Isha and Laxmi weave in and out between the subculture and the mainstream - from a deep reading of Rajakumari lyrics to the waves of K-pop in India, our Fellows have you covered on all things subculture, sub-subculture and सबकल्चर!
Continue ReadingThe Indian Queer Movement Post Section 377
Parmesh Shahani
26 May 2020
To mark the release of the special edition of his book 'Gay Bombay', Lab head Parmesh Shahani reflects on the Queer Movement in India post the striking down of Section 377.
Continue ReadingBone of 'content'ion: anime
Aditya talpade and Ambika Lambah
26 May 2020
Fellows Ambika and Aditya took us through convergence culture and the anime universe with Henry Jenkins' work on participatory culture and media convergence. They write about Ian Condry's writing on the collaborative creativity of practices like fansubbing to the migratory culture of anime communities in an increasingly digital world.
Continue ReadingCulture cocktail: The cutting edge of Indian design
ISHA SANEKAR AND ROHAN BHIDE
20 May 2020
Isha and Rohan define design and attempt to trace an Indian history of design - from doorknobs to fashion, two of our Culture Lab Fellows write about why Roadside Romeo is pathbreaking and tell you about 'borrowed' design elements in Ra.One. Read on to know more!
Continue ReadingDon’t Stop, Make it Pop
Laxmi Krishnan and Prateek Gupta
18 May 2020
In week two of the Leadership Programme, Fellows Laxmi and Prateek study what it means to define pop culture. They write about their encounters with the Indian contemporary through a contemporary debate - how does the TikTok versus Youtube feud play out in our cultural imagination and what are its stakes? For mobile publics, cringe content and a hint of subculture (in a blog about pop culture?!), read on!
Continue ReadingMeet the Meme Team!
TEAM CULTURE LAB
13 May 2020
Meet our Leadership Programme batch of 2020 - the Fellows will be working on The Meme Project this year, so check out the aptly themed introduction!
Continue ReadingThe Leadership Programme 2020 begins!
Nayanika
8 May 2020
Labbie Nayanika writes about the first week of the Leadership Programme - it's been full of video calls, hilarious audio lags, exciting work on The Meme Project, and some introductory cultural and design theory.
Continue ReadingTop Quotes from our Instagram Live Chat with Yashica Dutt
Team Culture Lab
24 April 2020
On 17 April 2020 we marked Dalit history month by hosting an enlightening Instagram live conversation with Yashica Dutt, journalist and the author of Coming Out as Dalit. Yashica’s candid chat with us spanned everything from her personal journey of navigating her Dalit identity in the newsroom and in fashion. Read on as we bring to you some of the highlights of this conversation.
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