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 Blog is Given by Barad Sir.  Teacher's Research gate link:  click here Anthropocene: A Cinematic Mirror for Eco-Critical and Postcolonial Reflection The documentary film Anthropocene: The Human Epoch, directed by Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier, and Edward Burtynsky, transcends conventional environmental cinema through its visionary visual language and philosophical depth. According to Prof. Dilip Barad, who prepared a pedagogical reading for eco-critical and postcolonial literatures, the film functions more than an informational piece—it is a “profound visual and philosophical experience,” a cinematic mirror reflecting humanity’s geological footprint and ethical responsibility . Visualizing Human Dominion The film centers on the idea of the Anthropocene—a proposed new geological epoch defined by human-driven transformations of Earth’s systems, from industrialization to habitat destruction. Eschewing didactic narration or expert interviews, the filmmakers instead ...

  Blog is given by Prakruti ma'am.  Discuss the  significance of time and space in Mahesh Dattani’s Final Solutions, considering both the thematic and stagecraft perspectives . Support your discussion with relevant illustrations. Introduction Mahesh Dattani’s Final Solutions is a landmark play in Indian English drama that addresses the persistent issue of communal conflict between Hindus and Muslims. One of the striking aspects of the play is the way Dattani uses time and space not merely as background elements, but as active dimensions of meaning-making. Both thematically and in terms of stagecraft, time and space play crucial roles in exposing the layers of prejudice, memory, and identity that shape communal tensions. This essay explores how Dattani manipulates temporal and spatial dimensions to highlight the continuity of hatred across generations, the overlap of private and public spheres, and the way theatre itself becomes a shared space of dialogue. Time: Historical...

Blog is given by Barad sir. Teacher's blog link:  https://blog.dilipbarad.com/2018/08/talks-by-chimamanda-ngozi-adichie.html   Video 1: The Danger of a Single story   Introduction In her influential TED Talk “The Danger of a Single Story”, Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie addresses the profound consequences of reducing people, cultures, and nations to one-dimensional narratives. Through personal anecdotes, cultural observations, and critical reflections, she highlights how power dynamics and representation in storytelling shape global perceptions. The central idea of her talk is that stereotypes are not necessarily false, but dangerously incomplete, and that embracing multiple stories restores dignity and fosters empathy. Summary Adichie begins by reflecting on her childhood, when her reading of British and American literature led her to write stories featuring only white, foreign characters, despite her Nigerian reality. She explains how her worldview transform...

Blog is given by Barad sir.  Research Gate link:  https://www.researchgate.net/publication/394454061_Worksheet_on_Screening_The_Reluctant_Fundamentalist A. Pre-Watching  1. Critical Reading & Reflection   Ania Loomba’s discussion of the “New American Empire” and Hardt & Negri’s theorization of Empire both interrogate globalization as a process that resists the simple binaries of center and margin. Loomba emphasizes the restructuring of imperial power in a post–Cold War, neoliberal order, where military dominance and cultural hegemony intertwine to maintain American global supremacy. Hardt and Negri, meanwhile, argue that Empire represents a decentered, reterritorialized form of sovereignty—no longer tied to a single nation-state but distributed through multinational corporations, international institutions, and transnational networks of governance. Together, these frameworks move beyond the notion of a unidirectional flow of power from metropole to colony, in...

 Blog is given by Barad Sir.  1.Video Link :  https://youtu.be/JNlfpIl05w8?si=h48Kik7skgLI2cW6 Introduction Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children is one of the most important works of postcolonial literature. It is not only a novel about an individual named Saleem Sinai but also a symbolic story about modern India and Pakistan. The book combines personal memory with national history, magical elements with real politics, and traditional storytelling with modern techniques. Through these strategies, Rushdie presents a narrative that questions identity, religion, nationhood, and the meaning of history itself. Analysis of the novel’s major themes, characters, and narrative devices. It highlights how the story connects individual lives with historical events like the Partition of India in 1947 and the Emergency of 1975. It also shows how Rushdie uses Indian traditions of storytelling, magical realism, and unreliable narration to express the complexities of postcolonial identity...