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CSSEIP organises a lecture by Dr. Runa Chakraborty Paunksnis

CSSEIP organises a lecture by Dr. Runa Chakraborty Paunksnis

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Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy
School of Social Sciences
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi

 

Invites you to a Lecture on


“Gazing at Dalit Women: Brahminism, Patriarchy and Hindi Cinema"

 

by
Dr. Runa Chakraborty Paunksnis
(Visiting Faculty, CSSEIP)
Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities
Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania

 

Chair: Dr. Veeragoni Shirisha
CSSEIP/SSS/JNU
New Delhi

 

30th May 2022 at 11:00am
Venue: Committee Room
Room No. 402, SSS-1, JNU


Abstract : Are Dalit women invisible in Hindi films? Do they remain peripheral in Dalit cinema? Is there any need for Dalit feminism to address the issue of marginalization of Dalit women? While cultural manifestation of caste is still a contested terrain, its cinematic representations along with gender make the issue even more problematic. The lecture will address these and related issues, and attempt to unpack some of the complexities that surround the question of a Dalit woman’s agency in a Brahminical patriarchal society.

 

All are cordially invited

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Initially, established as a Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies, it subsequently grew to include Korean Studies as well. At present there are eight faculty members in the Centre. Several distinguished faculty who have now retired include the late Prof. Gargi Dutt, Prof. P.A.N. Murthy, Prof. G.P. Deshpande, Dr. Nranarayan Das, Prof. R.R. Krishnan and Prof. K.V. Kesavan. Besides, Dr. Madhu Bhalla served at the Centre in Chinese Studies Programme during 1994-2006. In addition, Ms. Kamlesh Jain and Dr. M. M. Kunju served the Centre as the Documentation Officers in Chinese and Japanese Studies respectively.

The academic curriculum covers both modern and contemporary facets of East Asia as each scholar specializes in an area of his/her interest in the region. The integrated course involves two semesters of classes at the M. Phil programme and a dissertation for the M. Phil and a thesis for Ph. D programme respectively. The central objective is to impart an interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of history, foreign policy, government and politics, society and culture and political economy of the respective areas. Students can explore new and emerging themes such as East Asian regionalism, the evolving East Asian Community, the rise of China, resurgence of Japan and the prospects for reunification of the Korean peninsula. Additionally, the Centre lays great emphasis on the building of language skills. The background of scholars includes mostly from the social science disciplines; History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations and language.

Several students of the centre have been recipients of prestigious research fellowships awarded by Japan Foundation, Mombusho (Ministry of Education, Government of Japan), Saburo Okita Memorial Fellowship, Nippon Foundation, Korea Foundation, Nehru Memorial Fellowship, and Fellowship from the Chinese and Taiwanese Governments. Besides, students from Japan receive fellowship from the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.