School of Media and Cultural Studies

The School of Media and Cultural Studies, (SMCS) is a part of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences in India, engaged in media teaching, film production, research and dissemination. The school was in the news recently because some of their students produced a documentary film Caste on the Menu Card which was not given permission to screen.[1][2]

Awards edit

SMCS films have won several awards.[3]

Digital archive edit

SMCS has a digital archive of films, video footage and photographs. It has a collection of over 2500 films.

The focus areas of the archive are:

  • Development, including issues of globalization, marginalized groups, environment, disasters, movements,
  • Ethnographic film from India and other countries[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Defying Directive, Students Screen Beef Documentary at Delhi's JNU". NDTV.com. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  2. ^ "TISS documentary on beef ban blocked by Films Division - Mumbai Mirror -". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Awards". Tata Institute of Social Sciences. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Center for Media and Cultural Studies". Archived from the original on 27 July 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2008.

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