The Media and Mass Communication (MMC) students of American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB), visited and participated in a community development project at Jamdani Village, Bargaon, Sonargaon, under the guidance of Senior Faculty Niaz Majumder of MMC Department of AIUB.
Summer 2023 BLC Field School Bangladesh Chapter organizes the workshop, titled “Story of Jamdani People and Place, Bargaon”.
The aim is to document the cultural landscape and stories of the Jamdani people and places. Basic knowledge acquired by participants along with BUET architecture students and other professionals; learning experiences documenting the built environment and cultural landscapes of a local community, learning how to write local histories of people and places "from the ground," and learning from materials through hands-on activities.
In the concluding session, Niaz Majumdar presented an interesting topic from his research paper; Maa & Mati “Terracotta our culture! Our heritage”, in the context of art and architecture of Bangladesh.
