The recent communication for social change intervention to address sexual violence on a University campus created by Ms. Monica Baey, a student of Communication, reflects some of the best practices of communication for social change. In her incredibly brave articulation of her experience with sexual harassment, Ms. Baey creates a simple message. A message that draws attention to her experience, and in doing so, clearly communicates the broader culture of sexual violence. Her narrative points to specific structural sites and spaces (police, university) where justice is typically carried out and articulates clear demands for change. Most importantly, her creative uses of digital communication bypass the traditional channels of communication. Her experience shared on Instagram through powerful visual storytelling, circulates in accelerated networks of sharing, and finds its way into the mainstream media. The first story on her experience appears on a...
This blog offers Mohan Dutta's reflections on the theoretical framework of the culture-centered approach, examining the interplays among Structure, Culture, and Agency in shaping marginalisation and the ways in which communities at the margins challenge structures. Writings on the blog are continually being revised to reflect the organic analysis of structure and agency.