ISHQ: Issues in Society, History and Queerness
Parde ke Peeche Kya Hai: Cinema, Desire and Fantasy
The event began with special screenings of films City Girls by Priya Thuvassery (The Third Eye Films), My Other Self is Plastic by Khushi Bano
Who is Afraid of Love?
We speak of love as unconditional: boundless, transcendent, beyond category. And yet, in practice, who we love and who we marry is rarely a
Scenting Sapphic Elegance and Queer Promises: Advertisements for Amaryllis du Japon (1891–94)
Organized in collaboration with the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, this talk examines the advertising campaign for Amaryllis
Between Fields and Flyovers: Stories from Delhi’s Urban Edges
Through everyday stories of local women navigating intensified surveillance and restricted mobility, of young students from outside
Are You a Man or a Mouse?: Masculinity Studies in 20th and 21st Century
This talk offered a critical survey of where Masculinity Studies are after roughly forty years since their inception. It examines the concept
Revisiting the Nāyikā: Transformations Across Body, Form and Time
CSGS and the Visual Arts Department organized a symposium on 'Revisiting the Nāyikā: Transformations Across Body, Form and Time
Ishq ki Chot/The Wound of Passion
A passion “mediated” by physicality led poets to contemplate the “absolute” unity of passion with the unseen divine.
Queering the Prison: Criminal Intimacies and the Minor Revolutionary Life of Homosexuality in Colonial India
Rovel Sequeira is Assistant Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies, and of English, by courtesy, at the University of Michigan
Indifference: On the Praxis of Interspecies Being
Anthropologist and author Naisargi N. Dave spoke to Charul Mehndiratta about her book 'Indifference: On the Praxis of
Desire in Urdu and Sufi Poetry
A panel discussion with Wafa Hamid and Amit Julka, moderated by Madhavi Menon. Immersing into the rich
Launda Naach, Caste and Culture
In this talk, research practitioner Krishanu explored the caste based cultural practice “Launda Naach" embedded in the
Disability, Vulnerability, and Life Writing
How does one embrace the complexities of disability and chronic illness? What are the benefits and challenges of
A Creative Reading Session with Queer Caravan
This creative showcase in collaboration with the Queer Muslim Project brought together the voices of queer artists from France
The Limits of Sexuality Education
Who is sexuality education aimed at? How can desire and romance be reimagined centering masculinity and adolescence,
“Gender Justice”, Surveillance and The Law
What are the fallacies of a push towards uniformity, and what does it tell us about the State's perception of sexuality and desire?
Discussion on ‘The Many Lives of Syeda X’
CSGS spoke to Neha Dixit on her debut book 'The Many Lives of Syeda X'. Dixit discussd the intersections of gender, class
Exploring Alienation and Isolation Through Graphic Novels
Through her talk, Basu explores the intricate dynamics of alienation and isolation within society. She will delve into the
Imag(in)ings of women, power and sexuality in the mainstream Hindi cinema
Prof. Haider speaks on the trajectory of intersectional feminism and feminist discourse in India by tracing the shifts in the
The Law and Performance
Chaudhari spoke about her investigations with law and performance, where she considers the relationship between history
Explorations in Liminal Personhood: Humans, Machines and Ghosts in Film Practice
Fllmmaker and artist Iram Ghufran explored the subversive liminal zones that question the divide between human
Between “Good Erotic” and “Bad Erotic”: Sringara as a Problem of Indian Dance and Theatre Aesthetics
Thinking through the aesthetic category of erotic, Brahma Prakash's talk examined the problem of sringara in Indian
From Margins to Center: A Conversation on Caste, Gender, and Sexuality
Sunaina's talk examined the intricate relationships that caste, gender, and sexuality have in South Asian societies
Women’s Reservation Bill: The Journey and the Direction
The Women's Reservation Bill, or the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, was unanimously passed by both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in
Gendering the merchant diaspora: Life stories of Hindu Sindhi women in Hong Kong
The event began with special screenings of films City Girls by Priya Thuvassery (The Third Eye Films), My Other Self is Plastic by Khushi Bano,
Bodies of War: Gendered Discourses of Warfare
CSGS collaborated with the Ashoka War Studies Club to inaugurate their student-led initiative with
De – gendering Physics Practices: Lessons from the Evidence and from Interventions
Professor Shastri has been an astrophysicist for over four decades. She got her PhD from the
Scenes of Contradictory Inheritances
Contradiction is the commonsense condition of law (and life) and yet the discipline of law
Digital Intimacies: Friends, Lovers and Families in Contemporary Asia
Titled 'Digital Intimacies: Friends, Lovers, and Families in Contemporary Asia', the talk
Vyjayanti Vasanta Mogli and Jason Keith Fernandes / Pride, Politics, Solidarity
The charges of sedition filed against a group of participants at a Mumbai
Subha Wijesiriwardena / Private Parts
This talk explored the rise of fourth wave feminism encapsulated by a new
Alka Kurian / The Golden Age of Social Protests
We examined women’s street activism that deliberately defies accepted
Navaneetha Mokkil / Bodily Encounters
The presentation brought into conversation the two fields of gender studies and
Bhavneet Kaur / The Politics of Emotion
The talk traced women’s narratives of the political struggle in Kashmir
