From Network Society to Surveillance Capitalism: The Internet is Watching You!
From Network Society to Surveillance Capitalism: The Internet is Watching You! – Rituparna Patgiri Illustration by Saul Gravy | The…
Medianet and Times Private Treaties – Devanjan Khuntia
Link to video trailer here. In the previous essay, I have discussed structural changes in the Indian print media starting…
Indian News Media: Its Changing Business Models – Devanjan Khuntia
Link to video trailer can be found here. Introduction Indian news media has seen exponential growth since the 1980s. Buckling…
Understanding the Rural and the Agrarian in Contemporary India: An Interview with Surinder S. Jodhka
The Doing Sociology team interviewed Prof. Surinder Singh Jodhka on sociologically understanding issues of the rural and the agrarian in…
Reversed Realities: Gender Hierarchies in Development Thought by Naila Kabeer (1994): A Review by Varsha Gopal
In her book, Reversed Realities: Gender Hierarchies in Development Thought (1994), Naila Kabeer undertakes a feminist critique of the mainstream…
Menstruation, Pain and Silence – Ashlesha Gogoi
The human body experiences pain. According to an article published in Nature, pain happens when “neural sensors in the skin,…
Culture Industry and Mass Consumption – Mahmudul Hasan Laskar
“The neon signs which hang over our cities and outshine the natural light of the night with their own are…
Tribal Studies in India: Past, Present and Future: An Interview with Virginius Xaxa
The Doing Sociology team interviewed Prof. Virginus Xaxa on issues of tribes and tribal rights in India. He is currently…
Animal Intimacies: Interspecies Relatedness In India’s Central Himalayas by Radhika Govindrajan (2018): A Review by Jayaprakash Mishra
Drawing on her ethnography in the Kumaon region of the Himalayas, Radhika Govindrajan in the book Animal Intimacies: Beastly Love…
Dina Thanthi’s Business Model – Sibi Arasu
Link to video trailer here. Dina Thanthi is still a family-owned paper. The Thanthi Trust, of which Dina Thanthi is…