Entries Written By John Coster
Afro-Asian Critical Psychology Conference May 2022
I’m delighted to share that the Doc Media Centre and Parallel Lives Network will be supporting the innovative Afro-Asian Critical Psychology Conference taking place virtually between Wednesday 4th – Friday 6th May 2022. Our support includes: Training & Production – Keynote speakers to produce short film recordings – these will be edited into short introduction …
DocXplorers Series – Shahy Aziz
The DocXplorers Series involves John Coster interviewing industry practitioners and issue experts from across the Parallel Lives Network’s Members and supporters. Next up is Shahy Aziz who lives in Leicester, UK. Shahy specialises in Teaching English as a Foreign Language and is a Co-Founder of the Lingo Links team responsible for the Language Cafe here at the Documentary Media Centre. We …
DocXplorers Series – Pallavi Priya
The DocXplorers Series involves John Coster interviewing industry practitioners and issue experts from across the Parallel Lives Network’s Members and supporters. Next up is Pallavi Priya in Hyderabad, India. Pallavi is a Social Entrepreneur and Digital Influencer associated with various projects that help change society. She is the founder of a nonprofit initiative ‘Cause for Celebration‘ …
DocXplorers Series – Candy Hernandez
The DocXplorers Series will involve interviews with industry practitioners and issue experts from across the Parallel Lives Network’s Members and supporters. We begin with Candy Hernandez in Jakarta, Indonesia. Her current roles: Managing Director at ASEAN PR Network, Secretariat for Global Alliance Asia Pacific Region (GAP) and Director of International Relations and Partnership Office at …
Gamification & Virtual Challenges
Well, I managed to hit my target of 26 miles for the Inca Trail virtual challenge and received my medal in the post. We decided to create a display at the Doc Media Centre using resources from the Parallel Lives Network plus the two virtual DocTours created last year to Cambodia & Peru. This really …
Exploring Through Virtual Challenges
I decided to take part in a virtual challenge organised by Conqueror Challenges….an opportunity to explore places I’d already visited or new places that I’ll probably never get to (like the Inca trail in Peru) using online resources. My first challenge took me back to Cambodia that I visited in 2017 and again twice in …
Planning Your Podcast
Guest talk today at De Montfort University to Level 6 students taking the Live Presentation module. Thanks to Sumeer Kalyani, Lecturer on the Broadcast Journalism Degree for the invitation to talk to the students about planning their 10-minute podcasts. Sumeer like myself teaches part-time at DMU while working in the media industry – he is …
DocXplorers Programme
The DocXplorers programme is where the Doc Media Centre’s resources ‘intersect’ with the Parallel Lives Network. Through the creative use of documentary media from our Museum, Archive and Library collections – including films, photography, audio and new media – we will be creating exhibitions, events and immersive experiences that connect individuals with the world around them. These …
Event: Turn Up The Volume
The Parallel Lives Network (PLN) is extremely excited to be working on a special ‘youth led’ event focused on the theme of ‘Movement’. Off the back of the success of the World Photography Day newsroom delivered in partnership with World Awareness for Children in Trauma (WACIT) back in August, it was agreed that the PLN …
Network Bulletin – November 21
Please find below our November Network Bulletin. The aim is to keep you informed of what Members are up to across the Parallel Lives Network. We look forward to your feedback and please share your news with us for posting on the website & social media channels. John Coster Director, Parallel Lives Network