Sincerely,
Aakash
Aakash Solanki
aakash.solanki@mail.utoronto.ca
PhD student
Collaborative PhD program in Anthropology and South Asian Studies
Coordinator,
Development Seminar
The University of Toronto
From: Deepali Dewan <deepalid@rom.on.ca>
Sent: Thursday, October 3, 2019 1:02 AM
To: Deepali Dewan <deepalid@rom.on.ca>
Subject: Mon Oct 7th 7pm, ROM Explore the career of award-winning Bangladeshi photographer and activist Shahidul Alam
Dear Colleague—This event may be of interest to your students in photography, journalism, or South Asian studies programs. The annual South Asia Lecture at the Royal Ontario Museum brings an innovator from the South Asian region to the GTA. This year we are hosting Shahidul Alam, award-winning photographer and activist from Bangladesh, named 2018 Time Magazine Person of the Year.
Deepali Dewan, PhD
Interim Vice President, Department of Art & Culture
Dan Mishra Curator of South Asian Art & Culture
Royal Ontario Museum
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ROM SPEAKS
Creating Spaces for Dissent
Monday, October 7, 2019
Explore the career of award-winning Bangladeshi photographer and activist Shahidul Alam, from his role in founding the Drik Picture Library to the social justice work that resulted in his 2018 detention and trial, highlighting issues of freedom of speech. For the 2019 Annual South Asia Lecture, Shahidul Alam, recipient of the 2018 Lucie Humanitarian Award, will address the shifting vocabularies and engagement strategies he has been integral in developing to promote social justice in the region.
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