Friday, 15 September 2017

GIAN Workshop on Popular Culture @ IIT, Kharagpur

Six-Day GIAN Workshop 
on
Theories and Practices of Popular Culture
at
IIT, Kharagpur
Overview

The study of culture is often seen as peripheral when understanding large scale economic and political change in a society. Often viewed as the superficial or frivolous aspects of social change, culture has been sidelined in academic study. This neglect belies the centrality of the role of mass media and now social media in shaping and influencing public opinion. Arguably culture has played a critical role in the seismic shifts witnessed in the rise of populism in countries from the USA, UK, Turkey and India. This course will provide students with key theoretical approaches in the field of popular culture and insights into the field of critical theory. These tools will be then be applied to a range of genres of culture as well as to understanding a range of social and political issues. The way in which culture comes to shape and frame the domains in which the social is organised will be examined.

Modules
11 – 16 December 2017
Number of participants for the course will be limited to fifty.

You should attend if -

-you are a graduate student interested in examining key developments in the field of popular culture and critical theory and applying them to the domain of popular culture
-you are a faculty member or research associate from reputed academic institutions and technical institutions interested in examining key developments in the field of popular culture and critical theory and applying them to the domain of popular culture
-you are a professional interested in examining key developments in the cultural industry

Fees

The participation fees for taking the course is as follows:
Participants from abroad : US $500
Industry/ Research Organizations: INR 10000
Academic Institutions: INR 5000
Students: INR 1000

The above fee include all instructional materials, computer use for tutorials and assignments, laboratory equipment usage charges, 24 hr free internet facility. The participants will be provided with accommodation on payment basis.

Course Coordinators

Professor Anjali Gera Roy
Dept of Humanities & Social Sciences
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
anjali@hss.iitkgp.ernet.in

Professor Priyadarshi Patnaik
Dept of Humanities & Social Sciences
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

hod@hss.iitkgp.ernet.in

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