Centre for Women's Studies and Development,
Faculty of Social Science,
Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi

Symposium
On
Feminist Methodology
29th – 30th September 2011

Convener
Kiran Barman
Coordinator
Centre for Women's Studies and Development,
&
Professor
Department of Economics
Faculty of Social Science
Banaras Hindu University
Organizing Secretary
Anita Singh
Co- Coordinator
Centre for Women's Studies and Development,
&
Professor
Department of English
Faculty of Arts
Banaras Hindu University

Organizing Committee
Meenakshi Jha
Rakesh Raman
Ranjana Sheel
Binda Paranjape
Banibrata Mahanta
Vikramaditya Choudhury

Keynote Speaker
Mary E.John,Director ,CWDS,Delhi
Programme Description
'You can't see anything at all till you git man off your eyeball.'(Shug's words to Celie in the film The Colour Purple').

All ways of knowing are political. The use of feminist methodology implies a commitment to gender justice. Feminist methodology is the approach to research that has been developed in response to concerns by feminist scholars about the limits of traditional methodology to capture the experiences of women and others who have been marginalized in academic research.
For three decades, feminist research has been explicitly connected with inter-
disciplinarity. This linkage was initially motivated by the recognition of two
realities: the fields of knowledge that had sprung up within disciplinary terrains
largely reflected male interests, and the artificial barriers dividing these domains
obstructed a complete view of women's situations and the social structures that
perpetuated gender inequalities.
This symposium on Feminist methodology will include a wide range of methods, approaches, and research strategies. All along there will be an emphasis on issues pertinent to India.
Discussion of Feminist methodologies would include:
• Feminist empiricism
• Feminist methodologies and interdisciplinarity
Feminist Methods:
• In-depth interviewing
• Oral history
• Focus group interviews
• Ethnography
• Content analysis
• Survey research
Programme Goals
This symposium on feminist methodology will encourage researchers/members of civil societies recognize and value the multiple intelligences, diverse ways of knowing, and the silenced voices. It will create a "safe" space that strives to be inclusive and supportive of developing relationships; a space valuing strengths and capacities, while also challenging reflective critical practices that problematize the concepts of power, privilege, and domination that are prevalent in the culture.
Registration
Rs.500/ for all Participants (fee includes symposium kit, working lunch and tea)
Mode of Payment
Local delegates must pay their registration fee at the 'Centre for Women's Studies' between 11AM and 3PM from 20th - 25th September 2011, Outstation participants will register between 9am and 10am on the 29th September 2011.
Accommodation
Outstation participants will have to make their own arrangements, details of hotels will be made available to them.
About the Centre

Established in 1988 the CWSD is now an integral part of Banaras Hindu University. It has consistently worked to achieve the aims and objectives defined by the University Grants Commission. Due to the Centre's performance and achievements, the UGC Standing Committee on Women's Studies assigned it the status of a Resource or Nodal Centre in 1997, i.e. under Phase III with special mandate for promotion of Women's Studies with strong academic and action-oriented thrust in the region. The Centre takes lead in devising projects and identifying key areas in Women's Studies teaching, research, curriculum development and extension programmes. To further these objectives, the Centre actively networks with the organizations, governmental and non-governmental working in the area of women's development.

Registration Form
(Please send filled in registration form latest by 30th August at: feminist2methodology@gmail.com )
Name :
Designation :
Institution :
Mailing Address, contact number/Email Id:
Paper title &Abstract (related to the theme of the symposium):
Details of Registration Fee: Signature of participant:

For further queries you may contact the centre at: 0542-2366536 or write to us at cwsdbhu@gmail.com / anitasinghh@gmail.com