“As If They Were People”: Historicizing Data Governance in South and South-East Asia: Preeti Raghunath
Doing Sociology organized a research colloquium by Dr. Preeti Raghunath on her new and ongoing research on data governance in…
From Family to Police Force: Security and Belonging on a South Asian Border by Farhana Ibrahim (2021): A Review by Vrinda Saxena
As I sat penning this review I asked myself what drew me to read it in the first place. As…
Feminist Pedagogy and Mentoring: Insights From Anurekha Chari Wagh
Dr. Anurekha Chari Wagh teaches at the Department of Sociology, University of Hyderabad. She has previously taught at the University…
On Binaries: What Would Marx or Simmel Do? – Sujay Mungekar
This article comes out of a need for reconciliation in my research work. I keep getting stuck at particular binaries…
School And Society: A Study of a Multi-Ethnic Government School in Urban Assam – Gargi Gayan
There have been many debates in history about the nature of education and the purpose of knowledge production. The nature…
In Defence of Identity Politics – Maitreyee
Several states in India recently held their assembly elections. Elections, along with much intrigue and political machinations, also usher in…
A Book Discussion on The Public and their Platforms: Public Sociology in an Era of Social Media
A Book Discussion on The Public and their Platforms: Public Sociology in an Era of Social Media With Mark Carrigan…
Ambedkar’s Hands – Ankit Kawade
“Apes, too, have organs that can grasp, but they do not have hands.” Martin Heidegger, What Is Called Thinking? “The…
Education in the Desert: Field Notes from the Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat – Bhavna Harchandani
Formal Education is widely seen as the steppingstone to modernization. But do all citizens have equal access to education in…
Construction of Identity – Banhishikha Ghosh
The term identity has become a buzzword in social sciences and academic circles in the last few decades. The modern…