Publications & Resources
List of Publications & Resources
‘Gaze’ and ‘Bodies’ in popular print: Understanding the changing representation of women in visual culture
in Journal Of Media And Communication
- Published
- Authors
Abstract
The paper attempts to develop arguments around concepts like ‘Gaze’ and the understanding of ‘bodies’ within popular culture. In its discussion on the ‘male gaze’, it raises pertinent questions of ways in which, with the rise of consumerism, the women’s representation, particularly in the popular media, has become more vulnerable. This paper has tried to problematise the existing notion of popular women’s magazines as ‘best companion for women’, as they are fraught with contradictions of what they claim to be and represent. The paper further explores the changing meanings of representation particularly with the advent of globalisation and the rise of the beauty industry.
Links
The Historical Evolution of the District Officer: From Early Days to 1947
in Azim Premji University
- Published
- Authors
Abstract
The Historical Evolution of the District Officer: From Early Days to 1947, is the first of five volumes written by Dr CK Mathew (Fmr. Former Chief Secretary, Rajasthan). Popularly known as district collector/deputy commissioner/district magistrate, the district officer is a critical element in the hierarchy of India’s governance structure. Originally, it was created for revenue collection by the British East India Company and extended in its scope over time. In post-independence India, it mutated to become the administrative head of every district, addressing grievances and implementing public welfare programmes.
Links
Sociological Perspectives on Everyday Life and the Social Construction of School Failure: A Literature Review
in Azim Premji University
- Published
- Authors
Abstract
This working paper reflects on the importance of how oppressed and exploited communities look at education, at the relations of power in pedagogy and curricula, how students internalize ways of looking at class life that come from their social location and so on in an Indian context.
Links