4.5 CASE STUDY: FILM
CASE STUDY: FILM The Man Who Knew Infinity
ABOUT:
HOW DOES THIS RELATE?
The film is based in the UK. It’s about
The film is about a person of a different
an Indian man named Srinivasa
ethnic group coming into a new
Ramanujan who travels to the UK to
country and not feeling welcomed. We
publish his remarkable discoveries
see him struggle to settle and adapt
about infinity, using his knowledge
in a new environment and face racial
about mathematics and physics to
scrutiny. This relates to my project
support his ideas. However, he was
because it focuses on creating a space
surprise to come to racial scrutiny
that welcomes and eases the process
and exclusion. Additionally, Srinivasa
of place-making for students like
had very limited knowledge about
Srinivasa.
England’s culture and weather which
After having watched the film, there are
resulted in him catching a common
some questions I have noted to further
cold due to the lack of clothing.
develop my research. For example: •
How might I make it easier for students like Srinivasa to feel included, limit racial exclusion and overall feel more welcomed in a new environment.
•
How did the character feel throughout the film? How did he feel when he first moved? When he faced racial scrutiny etc.
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