Borderless Sociology and It’s Practice: Perspectives from the Global South: A Conversation with Ari Sitas
Professor Ari Sitas was the Chairperson of the South African Brics Think Tank, serving as the South African representative on…
Making of a Boy: An interrogation of Social Practices of Masculinity – Shreya Sharma and Pranami Tamuli
This article seeks to understand practices of toxic masculinity whose roots are deeply embedded in society. An analysis of such…
Print Media in Kerala: Cultural, Political and Technological Influences – Anna Zacharias
No one factor can explain the growth or decline of print media. This essay seeks to show how important political…
Print Media in Kerala: An Overview – Anna Zacharias
Western print media has witnessed a marked decline in news consumption and circulation. Bucking global trends, print media in India…
Lifelong Learning: Going Beyond the Neo-Liberal Tenets – Diwakar Soni
Introduction Lifelong learning (LLL) has become a buzzword of sorts in recent times. It has emerged as one of the…
Communication, Media and Ideas of the Public Sphere: An Interview with Arvind Rajagopal
Arvind Rajagopal is Professor of Media Studies at New York University and is an affiliated faculty in the Departments of…
Cultural Construction of ‘Uncleanliness’ – Shivani Chunekar
In India, the term ‘social distancing’ has a history that is closely associated with caste. The term ‘social distancing’ has…
Remembering Gail Omvedt: Reflections and Lessons
An Online Panel Discussion on Remembering Gail Omvedt: Reflections and Lessons was organized by Doing Sociology on 2nd October 2021.…
Recreating The ‘Social’: For a Radical Image in Bollywood – Anamika Das
I grew up watching commercial Bollywood films[i]. Though now I am more exposed to cinema from across the world, I…
Consumerism, Cinema, and the Glamour of Contemporary Weddings in India – Moureen Kalita
Weddings in India have increasingly become an extravagant spectacle. The big fat Bollywood wedding has redrawn the Indian middle-class aspiration…