Department of Women’s Studies

Brief Introduction of the Department

The Department of Women’s Studies was established in 2014 in tune with the university’s commitment to the cause of empowerment of women. At present, the department offers a post-graduate programme only. The PG curriculum has been framed with the objective of familiarising students with the discipline of women’s studies, which involves not only the historical dimensions of this field of study, but also its political and socio-cultural antecedents. The idea is to ensure a deeper understanding of the issues that concern women, and also to equip students with the necessary theoretical and conceptual tools for the enhancement of societal awareness on gender issues. Fieldwork, research projects and outreach activities are integral aspects of the curriculum of the Department.

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Thrust Area of Research in the Department

Law & Gender
Women’s Health issues
Gender & Media
Women & Performance

Academic Programmes

Master of Arts
MA
Honors graduate in any discipline
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Profile of the Resource Persons

Dr. Maitrayee Bardhan Roy(Guest Coordinator)
Resource Persons
Emeritus Fellow, Dept of Political Science Basanti Devi College 147, B, Rash Behari Avenue
Women’s Health & Nutrition

Dr. Kaniska Sarkar
Resource Persons
Assistant Registrar, Jadavpur University
Gender Geography

Dr. Madhurima Mukhopadhyay
Resource Persons
Assistant Professor, Department of English, Amity University
Women’s Travellogue & Domestic Violence

Dr. Hardik Brata Biswas
Resource Persons
Assistant Professor, School of Women’s Studies, Jadavpur University
Polular Literature

Smt. Amrita Basu Roy Chowdhury
Resource Persons
Research Fellow, Jadavpur University
Women & Media

Mis. Saheli Roy Chowdhury
Resource Persons
Research Fellow, Viswa Bharati, Santiniketan, Bolpur
Women & Society

Dr. Anwesha Sarkar
Resource Persons
Research Fellow, Jadavpur University
Women’s Writing

Smt. Nandini Mukherjee
Resource Persons
Govt. Approved C.W.T.T. Department of Women’s Studies Basanti Devi College
Women’s Studies

Shri Amit Nandi
Resource Persons
Govt. Approved C.W.T.T. Department of Bengali Derozio Memorial College
Folk Literature

Dr. Aparna Bandyopadhyay
Resource Persons
Associate Professor, Department of History, DHWU
History of Love

Dr. Indrani Ghosh
Resource Persons
Assistant Professor, Department of Education, DHWU
Women’s Education in Colonial India

Dr. Sonali Naskar
Resource Persons
Assistant Professor, Department of History, DHWU
Women in Politics, Women in Media

Departmental Events

Seminars / Symposia / Special Lectures Organized by the Department

Women Studies: Concepts, Facets, Proscepts
March 2017
100000/-
Department of Higher Education, Govt. of W.B

রোকেয়া স্মারক আলোচনা
December, 2017
5000/-
DHWU
Bengali & History

Researching Women’s Life: History & Photography in Colonial India
February 2017
5000/-
Department of Higher Education, Govt. of W.B
History

Students’ Participation in Extension Activities / Social Outreach Programmes

The students participated in several sensitization programme conducted by the West Bengal Police under the project entitled ‘Swayangsiddha’ in March-April 2017.

Field Works and Visits

The Department conducted field visits to Shantiniketan, Birbhum on October 2018

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