The Role of Professional Bodies in the Development of Sociology
Bandana Purkayastha is the Vice President for National Associations in the International Sociological Association (ISA). She is a Board of…
Instant Access, Unequal Knowledge and Democracy – Maitrayee Chaudhuri
New information and communication technologies have ushered in a world of 24×7 breaking news; Twitter fights; WhatsApp messages; Facebook posts;…
Placing the Frontier in British North-East India: Law, Custom and Knowledge by Reeju Ray (2023): A Review by Srishti Narain
Reeju Ray’s Placing the Frontier in British North-East India: Law, Custom and Knowledge (published by the Oxford University Press in…
“You are asking us to discount all perspectives, but to think in only ‘one’ Perspective”: ‘Common Sense’ in a Private University Sociology Class – Anindita Chakrabarty
A common phrase with which many of us began our Sociology classes at the undergraduate level is ‘Sociology is not…
A Book Discussion on Mapping Scientific Method: Disciplinary Narrations
In this conversation, we discuss Gita Chadha and Renny Thomas’ edited book Mapping Scientific Method: Disciplinary Narrations (published by Routledge…
A Book Discussion on Global Feminist Autoethnographies During COVID-19
In this conversation, we discussed the book Global Feminist Autoethnographies During COVID-19: Displacements and Disruptions edited by Melanie Heath, Akosua…
A Book Discussion on Re-Imagining Sociology in India: Feminist Perspectives
In this conversation, we discuss the book Re-Imagining Sociology in India: Feminist Perspectives, edited by Gita Chadha and M.T. Joseph…
Feminism and Science: A Conversation with Gita Chadha
Gita Chadha teaches Sociology in University of Mumbai. Her areas of academic interest include sociological theory, feminist science studies, sociology…
The Pressure to Publish in Social Sciences in India: Issues of Access and Information – Rituparna Patgiri
As my sister has entered her PhD 3rd year, she is often asked, ‘how many research papers have you published…
Concepts and Sociology: Some Reflections – Maitrayee Chaudhuri
The video that explains the essay can be found here. Introduction This essay draws upon my own reflections as I…