| Exhibit on Happiness in Bangladesh |
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From Wednesday, December 22 2010
To Friday, January 21 2011
Every day |
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The Media Studies and Journalism will launch an exhibit entitled "Happiness in Bangladesh: Real, Reel or Unreal?" at the Russian Centre of Science and Culture, House 42 (510), Road 7, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1205, on December 22, 2010, 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The exhibit features the following:
- 1 music video;
- 3 short films;
- 9 digital cartoons;
- 9 advocacy posters;
- 22 plaster masks;
- 31 scripts;
- 30 photo stories;
- Advertising materials: 1 TV ad, 4 radio ads, 5 print ads;
- Research findings on "A Survey on Happiness of ULAB Students";
- Research findings on "Portrayal of Happiness in Bangladeshi Media";
- Premiere of the Documentary Film "Shukhpur" (City of Happiness); and
- Awarding of the Winners in the "Happiness in Bangladesh" Debate Competition (in cooperation with the ULAB Debating Club).
The Chief Guest will be Abed Khan, Editor of The Daily Kaler Kontho. All items produced by students of the Media Studies and Journalism (MSJ) Department from the courses:
- Development Communication and Advocacy MSJ205. Marium Akther, Course Instructor.
- Multimedia Production (MSJ210). Imtiaz Chowdhury, Course Instructor.
- Visual Communication (MSJ212). Marium Akther, Course Instructor.
- Video Communication 1 (MSJ301). Razibul Hossain, Course Instructor.
- Introduction to Photography (GED211). Razibul Hossain, Course Instructor.
- Research Methodology (MSJ406). Anis Pervez, Course Instructor.
- Scriptwriting (MSJ333). Hillol Sobhan, Course Instructor.
- Advertising (MSJ342). Imtiaz Chowdhury, Course Instructor.
- Reading Media Texts (MSJ211). Anis Pervez, Course Instructor.
- Documentary Production (MSJ439). Razibul Hossain, Course Instructor.
The theme of the visual art, digital art, film and photography exhibit highlights the concept of Gross National Happiness (GNH) put forward by the Centre for Bhutan Studies as an alternative to Gross Domestic Product (GDP). To quote: "Across the world, indicators focus largely on market transactions, covering trade, monetary exchange rates, stock market, growth, etc. These dominant, conventional indicators, generally related to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) reflect quantity of physical output of a society. GDP is heavily biased towards increased production and consumption, regardless of the necessity or desirability of such outputs, at the expense of other more holistic criterion. It is biased against conservation since it does not register conservation or stocks."
The GNH, on the other hand, aims at a deeper representation of well-being than conventional indicators. What exists in a fundamental way is relationality (as opposed to subject and object) at all levels, which can only be assessed by a broad range of social, economic, cultural, and environmental indicators. Seen in this way, happiness and well-being is ultimately a way of being that is affected by and affects relational quality, which changes in meaning over time with deepening sensitivities to the world around us and with our understanding of what is important or valuable for us and for all sentient beings. The nine GNH dimensions are (1) Psychological Well-being, (2) Time Use, (3) Community Vitality, (4) Culture, (5) Health, (6) Education, (7) Environmental Diversity, (8) Living Standard and (9)Governance.
In the World Happiness Survey, conducted by the London School of Economics, Bangladesh was revealed as the happiest nation in the world. LSE professors proved that money can buy everything except for happiness. People in most rich countries (including Austria, the Netherlands, Canada and Japan) are much unhappier than their poorer counterparts in countries like Dominican Republic and Armenia. The study showed that Bangladeshis derive more happiness from their small incomes as compared to the British with relatively large bank balances.
After its inauguration, the exhibit will be transferred to the ULAB Campus B located at House No. 719/A, Road No. 7/A (Satmasjid Road), Dhanmondi, Dhaka 1209 Bangladesh. The exhibit will run until January 21, 2011.
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Location: Russian Centre of Science and Culture, House 42 (510), Road 7, Dhanmondi |
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