Transformations of Religion and Culture in Contemporary India: Student Conference
| When: | Sa 23-08-2014 09:15 - 17:00 |
| Where: | Court Room, Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, Oude Boteringestraat 38 Groningen |
The students of the summer school Transformations of Religion and Culture in Contemporary India (mostly MA & PhD) present their research on the final day of the summerschool (23 August) in the form of a "student conference". Everyone interested in the topic of this summerschool is welcome!
Programme
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9:15 – 9:30 |
Coffee |
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9:45 10:00 – 10:40 |
Welcome and Introduction Contemporary Islamic Evangelism in the Light of Science and Modernity: The Case of Dr. Zakir Naik - Shireen Azam, Manipal University |
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10:40 – 11:20 |
Voices from the Muslim ‘periphery’: Doing fieldwork in tribal Middle India - Eva Reichel, Free University, Berlin |
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11:20 – 12:00 |
Locating the ‘Marwari Entrepreneur-Community' in Max Weber's Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism - Swati Mantri, Department of Humanities & Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi |
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12:00 – 13:00 |
Lunch Break |
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13:00 – 13:40 |
Transformation of Religious Life of the Sikkimese Tribes - Pooja Thapa, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore |
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13:40 – 14:20 |
Conflict, Gender & Kinship in Meghalaya: Women's Voice and Agency in Conflict-Ridden Lifeworlds in Meghalaya - Nikolaus M. Gerold, LMU Munich |
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14:20 – 15:00 |
Labour, Religion and Power in Kolkata's Construction Industry - Manvi Agarwal, Presidency University, Kolkata |
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15:00 – 15:30 |
Coffee |
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15:30 – 16:10 |
Descriptions and Denunciation: Analysing Academic Discourse on the Hindutva Movement - Garima Raghuvanshy, University of Groningen |
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16:10 – 16:50 |
Liberating Knowledge in Early Modern and Modern Advaita Vedānta - Pawel Odyniec, Uppsala University |