Nina Sabnani is an audiovisual designer, film maker and professor. She has been doing animations using textiles. We talk in this interview about ethnographic work done with communities that used textiles to express themselves. Nina told the stories behind her films and how the textile work can interweave the stories of these communities. In this interview Nina shows us how collaborative film making can open dialogues on memories and community storytelling. Her book: Best friendsOther books. Some of her movies in YoutubeHer academic publications. Nina recommends us: Norkunas. M. (2011) Teaching to Listen: Listening Exercises and Self-Reflexive Journals. The Oral History Review, 38(1), 63-108. doi: 10.1093/ohr/ohr043.de Certeau, M. (1984). The Practice of Everyday Life, trans. S. Rendall. Vol. 1. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press.Sabnani, N. (2014) Kaavad Tradition in Rajasthan: A Portable Pilgrimage. New Delhi: Niyogi Books.Turner, V. (1969) The Ritual Process: Structure and Anti-Structure. New York: Aldine Publishing.Woodward, I (2007) Understanding Material Culture. London: SAGE.Ruddell, C. Ward,P (2019) The Crafty Animator:Handmade, craft-based Animation and Cultural Value. PalgraveThis episode is part of the lists: Indian design, Paz y diseño, Inmigración y diseño, D&D in English and Diseño textil. The lists might have a Spanish name but you can find interviews in Portuguese and English too. The list D&D in English compile all the interviews in English of this podcast. Till the moment we have 40 episodes.

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