Anurag Kashyap’s Kafkaesque No Smoking through the lens of Goffman’s Stigma and Personality Management – Diptesh Banerjee
The origin of stigma finds its roots in the ancient Greek polis, primarily as an inscription engraved on the body…
Left-handedness, Stigma, Rituals and the Everyday: A Sociological Inquiry – Sanya Sharma
Introduction At a New Year’s Party in my apartment, my neighbour, a middle-aged woman, constantly stared at me while I…
Social Construction of Fear and Repercussion during COVID-19 – Kukil Gogoi
Present Context The pandemic of COVID-19 has devastated the entire world. However, it is not only instilling fear among the…
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,…