Call for Applications
The human society seems to be at a crossroads. As modernity and its developmentalist discourse confront the limitations of its early premises (and promises), there are newer sets of questions that await sustained and immediate engagement. Religion and the politics of identity around it occupy the core of that question-set. Globalization and its technology juggernaut facilitated the transfer of not just goods and services across national borders, but more significantly, also of Gods and Goddesses. The latter, however, remains less investigated and studied in the literature of global studies. The situation seems to be getting critical as the migration and refugee movements across the globe have only intensified in recent decades, bringing questions of diversity, and especially its management, to the fore. The issue of religious diversity is not a new concern; rather it has always been a theme of immense significance even in the past. However,of late there has been a wide-spread anxiety and nervousness about the politics surrounding the concept. Asian societies, including India, have had a history of ushering in some of the most prominent religions of the world, along with exemplary models of religious co- existence.
However, with increased interface between the local/ familiar and the unfamiliar in our time, because of heightened mobility and migration, there is simultaneous mushrooming of moments/sites of contestations. The proposed winter school workshop intends to address some of the key issues related to the idea of religious diversity, and critically engage with various existing models in the era of globalization. Given that the year 2019 is the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, it is only natural that his ideas on peace and non-violence be discussed afresh in the light of increasing religious intolerance and violence. The workshop will have a special sessiondiscussing the relevance of Gandhi today.
The tentative themes that the workshop will cover:
Organizing Institutions
Speakers
Venue and Dates
The Winter School will be held at Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University of Delhi, Karampura
Campus from 8th to 14th January 2020.
Who can apply?
The workshop will be open for students who are pursuing Masters or MPhil/PhD programme in the relevant area. The maximum strength of the participants will be 40.
How to apply?
Those interested to participate should send an SOP of 500 words to iws2020[at]aud[dot]ac[dot]in and santosh[at]aud[dot]ac[dot]in by 15th December 2019.
Registration Fees
A registration fee (Rs 2500) will be charged from non-University students or participants, which will cover copies of course material,participation/completion certificate signed by representatives of the partnering institutions, as well as lunch, tea and snacks during the winter school.
Workshop Coordinators
Santosh K. Singh (University), Jorn Borup and Marianne Q Fibiger (Aarhus University, Denmark)
For further enquiries, you may please contact:
Santosh K. Singh, santosh[at]aud[dot]ac[dot]in
The detailed schedule of the winter school.
Coordinators:
Santosh K. Singh (AUD), Jorn Borup and Marianne Q Fibiger (Aarhus University, Denmark)
Day 1: 8th January 2020
Registration
10.30 AM: Registration of the participants
10.30 to 11 AM: Tea and snacks
Inaugural Sessions (11- 1PM)
Chief Guest: Prof. Anu Singh Lather, Vice Chancellor, AUD
Guests of honor: Prof. Jorn Borup, Prof. Marianne Q Fibiger, Aarhus University, Denmark
Key Note Speaker: Professor Salil Misra, Pro-VC, Ambedkar University Delhi Gandhi and Globality: Meaning of his messages today
1 PM: Introduction and Group Photograph with the participants
(1-2: Lunch break)
From 2-4 PM:
Introducing the key theme and its Conceptual framework (Santosh K Singh)
Globalization/ Glocalization: Theoretical framework (Marianne Fibiger)
Discussant: Jorn Borup
Day 2: 9TH January 2020
10-11.30: Managing religious diversity in a Global World (Jorn Borup)
Discussant: Santosh K Singh
11.30-12 Tea/Coffee Break
12-1.30: Walking with Gandhi: Lessons, Reflections and Learning for our time (Avijit Pathak)
Discussant: Kaustav Banerjee
(Lunch Break: 1.30 to 2.30)
2.30-4: Hinduism and Globalization (Marianne Fibiger)
Discussant: Priyanka Jha
(Tea Break)
4.15-5 PM: Joint session with the coordinators (Santosh K Singh)
Day 3: 10th January 2020
10-11.30: Religious Diversity in Contemporary Times: Anxieties and Apprehensions (Sasanka Perera)
Discussant: Marianne Fibiger
11.30 to 12: Tea/ Coffee break
12 -1.30: Religious Conversion and Challenges to religious coexistence (Sarbeswar Sahoo)
Discussant: Bibinaz Thockchom
(Lunch Break 1.30-2.30)
2.30-3.30: Ambedkar and Buddhism: Religion as Critique (Harish Wankhede)
Discussant: Dharitri Narzary
(Tea Break)
3.45-4.30: Islamophobia and Globalization (Idreesh Kanth)
Discussant: Anil Persaud
4.30-5 PM: Joint session with the coordinators
Day 4, 11th January 2020:
Delhi-6 Walk: Mapping the religious landscape of Delhi-6 (Guided tour, Optional) St. James Church, Jama Masjid, Gauri Shankar temple, Jain Temple, Sheesh Ganj Gurudwara.
Day 5, 12th January 2020: Sunday
Day 6: 13th January 2020
10 -11.30: Sikhism: Community, Identity and Diversity (Surinder S Jodhka)
Discussant: Pritpal Randhawa
11.30-12: Tea/Coffee Break
12-1.30: Buddhism and Globalization (Jorn Borup)
Buddhism and Business: Morality in Neo liberal market Economy (Elizabeth Williams Oerberg, University of Copenhagen)
Discussant: Sunalini Kumar
(Lunch Break 1.30 to 2.30)
2.30-3.30: Possibilities of a Gandhian Historiography (Yogesh Snehi)
Discussant: Ritu Sinha
(Tea Break)
3.45-4.30: Methodological question in the study of religion (Panel discussion)
Bidhan Ch. Dash, Priyasha Kaul, Urfat Anjem Mir
Discussant: Nakkeeran N
4.30-5 PM Joint session with the coordinators
Day 7: 14th January 2020
10-11.30: Hindus in India after Gandhi: Hermeneutics of Folk lore and Popular culture (Dev N Pathak)
Discussant: Rachna Mehra
11.30-12: Tea/ Coffee Break
12-1: Religious Faith, Secularism and Gandhi (Gargi Chakravartty)
Discussant: Pallavi Chakravarty
1- 1.45: Joint Session with the coordinators (Feedback and Good bye)
(Lunch Break1.30-2.30)
2.30-4: Valedictory Session
Chair: Praveen Singh, Dean, School of Global Affairs
Chief Guest: Prof. Jatin Bhatt, Pro-VC, Ambedkar University Delhi
Valedictory lecture:
Religious Diversity and Globalization of the Mind
Professor R.K.Jain, Eminent Anthropologist (Formerly with JNU and University of Oxford)
Certificate distribution
Vote of Thanks