[ZESTCaste] Fwd: "The Caste of Our Class Room" (13th Feb @ 2.15PM by Insight Study Circle)

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From: INSIGHT FOUNDATION <foundation.insight@gmail.com>
Date: 12 February 2010 14:47
Subject: "The Caste of Our Class Room" (13th Feb @ 2.15PM by Insight
Study Circle)
To:

Insight Study Circle

Invites you for a panel discussion on

"The caste of our class room"

Democratizing Indian University System: Dalits in Academia

Dalit faculties in Indian Universities and colleges is a growing
tribe. Yet it is a new phenomenon in a system that thrives on
exclusion and reflects monopolizing tendencies of couple of privileged
caste groups in India. How does the system respond towards the
presence of Dalit faculties in the campuses? What are the experiences
of these faculties as teachers and scholars, belonging to a particular
identity?

Given the level of prejudice and discrimination against Dalit students
too, particularly in higher education, the role of Dalit faculties
assumes huge importance. In a space where the credentials of Dalit
students and even their humanity are always called into question, the
need of mentoring and affirmation from someone who has 'crossed the
barrier' is crucial.

In this context Insight Study Circle invites you for a panel discussion.

Discussants:

Bodhi DSR Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai

P. Srinivas English and Foreign Languages University
(EFLU), Hyderabad

Kaushal Panwar Delhi University

Subhash Arya Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad

Moderated by Ranjit Thankappan from Indira Gandhi National Open
University (IGNOU), New Delhi

Date: 13th February (Saturday)

Time: 2.15 pm – 4.15 pm

Venue: Indian Social Institute (ISI), Lodi Road, New Delhi

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