First Travelling Seminar          

Locations:

1. M.S. University, Vadodara
2. Kerala University, Trivandrum
3. Delhi University, Delhi
4. Chandigarh
5. North East Hill University, Shillong

The following are the complete list of abstracts of the presentations made in the five locations:

Presentations made at the M.S. University, Vadodara:

1. AM I A FEMINIST?
   Mangesh Kulkarni, Dept.Of Post Graduate Studies & Research, SNDT Women's University, Mumbai.
   
   
2. MASCULINITY (SOME THOUGHTS)
   Maithreyi Krisnaraj, Mumbai
   
   
3. KING OF DREAMS(FILM)
   Amar Kanwar, Delhi
   
   
4. QUEERING GENDER
   Shaleen Rakesh, Naz India, Delhi
   
   
5. GENDERING CHILDHOOD: MASCULINITY AND READING
   Deeptha Achar, Department Of English Literature, M.S.University, Baroda
   
   
6. WHEN FOUR FRIENDS MEET (FILM)
   Rahul Roy, Delhi
   
   
7. COLLECTIVE VIOLENCE, PUBLIC SPACES AND UNMAKING OF MEN

   Deepak Mehta, Dept. Of Sociololgy, Delhi University
   
   
8. MEN IN THE CITIES -- THE MASCULINITIES OF DISLOCATION
   Sanjay Srivastava, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
   
   
9. MALE SEXUALITY -- SEMEN LOSS CONCERNS IN THE CONTEXT OF GENDER
   Aruna Lakhani, Vadodra
   
   
10. MASCULINITY, SEXUALITY AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH IN A COMMUNITY OF BARODA   N. Rajaram, Dept. Of Sociology, M.S.University, Baroda
    
    
11. VISUAL CULTURE OF ANDROGYNY
    Sugata Ray, Dept. Of Fine Arts, M.S. University, Baroda
    
    
12. MAJMA (FILM)
    Rahul Roy, Delhi
    
    
13. OPEN HOUSE: THE WAY FORWARD

Presentations made at Kerala University, Trivandrum:

1. INAUGURAL ADDRESS
   Prof. Sara Joseph, University Of Kerala, Trivandrum
   
   
2. KING OF DREAMS (FILM)
   Amar Kanwar, Delhi
   
   
3. MY MASCULINITY -- LIFE & EXPERIENCES
   Sadanandan C, Artist, Trivandrum
   
   
4. 'PARALLEL LINES': REDIFINING PERSONAL AND SOCIAL RELATIONS IN THE WOMEN'S MOVEMENT
   Uma Chakravarti, University Of Delhi
   
   
5. RETRIEVING THE FATHER
   Radhika Chopra, Dept. Of Sociology, Delhi University
   
   
6. WHEN FOUR FRIENDS MEET (FILM)
   Rahul Roy, Delhi
   
   
7. UNDERSTANDING MASCULINITIES AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
   By Anandhi S. Institute For Development Alternatives, Chennai
   
   
8. QUEERING GENDER
   Shaleen Rakesh, NAZ INDIA, Delhi
   
   
9. MASCULINITY IN HINDI CINEMA: NOTES TOWARDS A TENTATIVE GENEALOGY
   Jatin Wagle, SIES College, Mumbai
   
   
10. MASCULINITIES IN KERALA -- A WRITERS' REFLECTIONS
    Paul Zacharia, Writer, Kerala
    
    
11. BROADENING THE LINKS BETWEEN GENDER AND POVERTY WITH A MASCULINITIES PERSPECTIVE
    Ranjani Muthy And Sabrina Sunderraj
    
    
12. CONCERNS AND INSECURITIES: GROWING UP AS A MAN IN KERALA
    M Santhosh Kumar, K.C., Campuscircle A Youth Organisation Based In Kerala
    
    
13. MAJMA (FILM)
    Rahul Roy, Delhi
    
    
14. OPEN HOUSE -- THE WAY FORWARD

Presentations made at Delhi University, Delhi:

1. THE PLAY OF MASCULINITY IN RELIGION AND VIOLENCE
   Shail Mayaram, Visiting Senior Fellow, Centre For The Study Of Developing Societies, Delhi
   
   
2. THE VIRGIN AND THE PROSTITUTE: AMBIVALENT MASCULINITY IN THE LIFE OF SUFI BABA
   Deepak Mehta, Dept. Of Sociololgy, Delhi University
   
   
3. SHIFTING WORK/SWITCHING GENDER: Masculinity, effeminacy and work
   Radhika Chopra, Dept. Of Sociology, Delhi University
   
   
4. OCCUPYING MIDDLE SPACE: THE STREE PARTY ACTOR IN LATE NINETEENTH AND EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY MARATHI THEATRE
   Urmila Bhirdikar, University Of Pune
   
   
5. GENDERING CHILDHOOD: MASCULINITY AND READING
   Deeptha Achar, Department Of English Literature, M.S.University, Baroda
   
   
6. ICRW NATIONAL STUDY ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
   Nata Duvuury, International Council For Research On Women, Washington(DC), USA
   
   
7. THE DARK SUBCONTINENT OF MASCULINITY: VIEWING INDIAN HISTORY THROUGH THE LENS OF MEN'S STUDIES
   Mangesh Kulkarni, Dept.Of Post Graduate Studies & Research, SNDT Women's University, Mumbai.
   
   
8. CONSTRUCTING AND PERFORMING MASCULINITIES
   Shohini Ghosh, A.J.K. Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
   
   
9. FEMALE MASCULINITY IN TAMIL FOLK MYTH, THE STORY OF ALLI, THE QUEEN Kanchana, Department Of Philosophy, Daulat Ram College, Delhi University
   
   
10. KING OF DREAMS (FILM)

    Amar Kanwar, Independent Film Maker, Delhi
    
    
11. MAJMA (FILM)
    Rahul Roy, Independent Film Maker, Delhi
    
    
12. CONCERNS AND INSECURITIES: GROWING UP AS A MAN IN KERALA
    M Santhosh Kumar, K.C., Campuscircle A Youth Organisation
    Based In Kerala
    
    
13. CLOSING COMMENTS AND OPEN HOUSE: The Way Forward
    Patricia Uberoi, Institite Of Economic Growth, Delhi

Presentations made at Chandigarh

1. GENDER VIOLENCE: CONSTRUCTION OF MASCULINITIES
   Rainuka Dagar, Institute For Development And Communication, Chandigarh.
   
   
2. PERFORMANCE AND METAPHOR: TRANSFORMING BOUNDARIES
   Neelam Man Singh Chaudhary, Theatre Activist, Chandigarh.
   
   
3. EVENT, MEMORY AND DESIRE: LOCATING MASCULINITIES IN A CULTURAL LANDSCAPE Lester Coutinho, Macarthur Foundation Fellow, Delhi
   
   
4. CONSTRUCTION OF MASCULINITY IN KAMAL HASSAN’S ‘HEY RAM’
   Karen Gabriel, St. Stephen’s College, University Of Delhi
   
   
5. COLLECTIVE VIOLENCE, PUBLIC SPACES AND UNMAKING OF MEN
   Deepak Mehta, Department Of Sociology, University Of Delhi
   
   
6. MASCULINITY IN HINDI CINEMA: NOTES TOWARDS A TENTATIVE GENEALOGY
   Jatin Wagle, Sies College, Mumbai
   
   
7. TOWARDS UNDERSTANDING HINDUTVA MASCULINITIES
   P.K.Vijayan, Hindu College, University Of Delhi
   
   
8. MASCULINITY AND VIOLENCE IN THE DOMAIN OF THE DOMESTIC
   Abdulrahiman P.K., Naz India, Delhi
   
   
9. WHEN FOUR FRIENDS MEET (FILM)
   Rahul Roy, Delhi
   
   
10. THAT’S WHAT MY DAD USED TO SAY (Film)
    Sharat Katariya/Vikram Rohella/Laalit Lobo

Presentations made at the North East Hill University, Shillong:

1. RECASTING MEN, RETHINKING MASCULINITY
   Mangesh Kulkarni, Dept. Of Post Graduate Studies And Research, Sndt Women’s University, Mumbai
   
   
2. THE PLAY OF MASCULINITY IN RELIGION AND VIOLENCE
   Shail Mayaram, Centre For Studies In Developing Societies, Delhi
   
   
3. GENDER DESIGNS: MASCULINITY AND FEMINITY IN THE AGE OF HINDUTVA
   P.K. Vijayan, Hindu College, University Of Delhi
   
   
4. WARRING MASCULINITIES: THE NATION AND DISINTEGRATION
   Karen Gabriel, St. Stephen’s College, University Of Delhi
   
   
5. DE-CONSTRUCTING MASCULINITY: A CULTURAL ANALYSIS OF KHASI KINSHIP AND MARRIAGE
   Tiplut Nongbri, Centre For The Study Of Social Systems, School Of Social Sciences, Jawahar Lal Nehru University, Delhi
   
   
6. ‘HERE COMES PAPA’: MATRILINY, MEN AND MARRIAGE IN EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY MALABAR
   Praveena Kodoth, Centre For Development Studies, Trivandrum
   
   
7. CLINICAL MATERIAL ON MASCULINITY: A DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVE FROM CONTEMPORARY PSYCHOANALYSIS
   Madhu Sarin, Psychoanalyst, Delhi
   
   
8. FRIENDS: THE NEIGHBOURHOOD BOYS CLUB
   Chaitali Dasgupta, Dept. Of Sociology, University Of Delhi
   
   
9. WHEN FOUR FRIENDS MEET (FILM)
   Rahul Roy, Delhi
   
   
10. MAJMA (FILM)
    Rahul Roy, Delhi.
    
    
11. CLOSING COMMENTS
    J.P.S.Uberoi, Delhi