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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