Graffiti of a wooden rowboat in black on a wall. This week I learned about Bengali magicians working to preserve their mentor’s home. I’ve been reading folktales about jealous queens and urban studies papers about the development of Dhaka high rises. Photographs, art pieces, old magazine ads — I’ve fallen down the rabbit hole of […]
I’m coming up on the end of my stay here in Bangladesh, and I must admit that it’s been a very up and down ride. High points (like learning Bengali, spending time with family, seeing amazing locales, shopping, learning a lot) and low points (like getting your arm partially eaten by a cockroach – literally […]
I am pleased to announce that I have completed my project for the Active Mind Emerging Scholars program – check out my blogging over at the Active Minds website and the research zine that I made for this fellowship! You can read about my initial work, my process, and my full findings over at their […]
These past four days, I have been conducting my very first interviews on Bangladeshi perceptions of madness and mental health – I jumped in feet first with some of (what I consider) my most challenging interviews with people in Bahadurpur, a rural village in Kushtia, Bangladesh. These villagers spoke no English and often had troubles […]