MA (Dibrugarh) PhD (Dibrugarh) MPhil (Dibrugarh)
Womens Studies
Department of Women's Studies
Gauhati University, Guwahati, 781014
Email: alpanaborgohain[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in
Past Experience:
Courses taught at present (Gauhati University) :
M.A. Programme :
Ph.D. Awarded : 11
1. |
Sri. Deba Kumar Datta |
Role of Women in Grass-roots Politics with special reference to Dhemaji District, Assam |
16-06-2015 |
2. |
Smt. Mayuri Dutta |
Role of Panchayat in Development Administration: A study in Dibrugarh District |
01-01-2016 |
3. |
Mr. Uma Kanta Hazarika |
Contextualizing the Women Characters in the Plays of Jyoti Prasad Agarwala in the light of his Political Ideology |
28-06-2016 |
4. |
Ms. Roshmi Dutta |
Understanding the Third Gender: A Study of their Social, Economic and Political Status in Assam |
16-03-2017 |
5. |
Ms. Obja Borah Hazarika |
Analyzing the Strategic Dimensions of India’s Look East Policy, 1991-2013 |
01-11-2017 |
6. |
Mr. Binoy Musahary |
Politics of Ecology in Assam with special reference to Kokrajhar District |
02-07-2018 |
7. |
Mr. Gonesh Ch. Borah |
Role of Media in Rural Development of Assam: A case study of Jorhat District |
01-10-2018 |
8. |
Ms. Nandita Haloi |
Left Women’s Movement in Assam |
01-03-2-19 |
9. |
Ms. Minakshi Bayan |
Role of the State in the Development of Muga Silk Industry in Assam |
01-11-2019 |
10. |
Mr. Lienkhomang Changsan |
A Study of the Power Structure in the Traditional and Contemporary Kuki Society in Dima Hasao District of Assam |
03-12-2019 |
11. |
Ms. Himajyoti Doley |
Environmental Degradation and its Impact on the Mising Women of the Foothills of Northeast Assam: An Ecofeminist Perspective |
02-11-2020 |
M.Phil. Awarded : 8
2020
1. Delivered a Talk on Gender, Rights and Equality on June 19, 2020 in the Webinar organized by Women Welfare and Grievances Cell, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Arunachal Pradesh, Yupia-791112, Arunachal Pradesh on June 19, 2020.
2. Delivered a Talk on Gender, Society and Politics on 24 June 2020 in the Webinar organised by the Department of Sociology, Royal Global University, Guwahati
3. Delivered a Talk on Impact of the Pandemic on Women on 13th July 2020 in the National Webinar on Impact of Covid-19 on Education, Women and Society organized by the Dept of Education in Collaboration with IQAC, Goalpara College, Goalpara, Assam
4. Participated as a Resource Person of a Technical session on 20th July in the Online National Conference titled '“Teaching Through a Pandemic: Challenges and Opportunities” held on 20th and 21st July 2020 organised by the Department of Political science, DDR College, Chabua.
5. Delivered a Talk on Gender Implications of COVID-19 Pandemic on 22nd July 2020 in the National Webinar organised by Women Study Centre, Karmashree Hiteswar Saikia College, Guwahati, Assam
6. Delivered a Talk on COVID-19: A Gendered Analysis on 27th July 2020 in the National Webinar organized by the Dept. of English and Dept. of MIL(Assamese) in collaboration with IQAC, Mayang Anchalik College, Rajamayong, Morigaon, Assam
7. Delivered an invited lecture in the International Webinar on “Gender Stereotyping: Trends and Challenges” organized by Women Cell, Swahid Peoli Phukan College, Namti, Assam held on 12-08-2020.
8. Delivered an invited lecture on ‘Gender, Society and Politics’ as Key Resource Person in the Webinar on ‘Gender, Society and Politics’ organised by the Alumni Association of the Manohari Devi Kanoi Girls’ college in collaboration with IQAC, Manohari Devi Kanoi Girls’ college, Dibrugarh, Assam held on 21st August, 2020.
9. Delivered an invited lecture in the Webinar on 'Gender Stereotyping: Trends and Challenges' on 23rd August 2020, organised by the Women Cell, Kamarbandha college, Assam
10. Delivered an invited lecture as Resource Person on “Lived Realities of Exemplary Women in Science” on 29th August 2020 in the Online Workshop on "Widening the Support Circle: Women in STEM organised by the American Consulate and Change Initiatives, Kolkata
11. Acted as Resource Person for two sessions on Covid19 and Frontline Women Health Workers on 08-09-2020 in the Online One Week Faculty Development Programme from 7th September to 12th September,2020 on "Suffering and Survival: The Role of Women during COVID 19" organized by the Women's Cell, Golaghat Commerce College, Golaghat, Assam
12. Acted as Resource Person for the National webinar on “FEMINISM: DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES AND APPLICATIONS organised by the Department of Philosophy in collaboration with the IQAC of Acharya Prafulla Chandra College, New Barrackpore, West Bengal and presented a lecture on Understanding Feminisms : Relating Theory And Practice on 25th September 2020.
13. Delivered an invited lecture as Resource Person on “Gender Sensitization and Patriarchy” on 13-10-2020 in the Online Refresher Course in History organized by the UGC-HRDC, Gauhati University and the Department of History, Gauhati University from 05-10-2020 till 18-10-2020
14. Chaired two seminar sessions on 15-10-2020 in the Online Refresher Course in History organized by the UGC-HRDC, Gauhati University and the Department of History, Gauhati University from 05-10-2020 till 18-10-2020
15. Delivered an invited lecture as Resource Person on Gender Issues during Disasters on 08-10-2020 in the Online Refresher Course on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (IDC)-05 organized by the UGC-HRDC, Gauhati University from 07-10-2020 to 20-10-2020
16. Research Supervision: Ph.D awarded to Himajyoti Doley on the Study Environmental Degradation and its Impact on the Mising Women of the Foothills of Northeast Assam: An Ecofeminist Analysis by Dibrugarh University on 02-11-2020
2021:
1. Invited as a Resource Person on 1st March 2021 to deliver a lecture on “National Education Policy 2020 and Gandhian Educational Philosophy” in the seven-day national workshop from 25th February to 3rd March 2021 organised by Gandhi Study Centre, Jhanji Hemnath Sarma College in collaboration with the College Development Council, Dibrugarh University
2. Paper Presentation: Alpana Borgohain presented a paper on “Women Health Care Workers during COVID-19” in the Three Day North East Regional E-Conference on
Gender during COVID-19: Perspectives from North East India held on
25-27 August 2020 organized by the Indian Association of Women’s Studies.
3. Training: Completed the Orientation Training Programme for Mentors of Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) organized by NITTR, Kolkata from 27th January to 4th February, 2021.
4. Invited as Key Speaker on the topic “Reflections on the Lived Realities of Women” in the Webinar organized by Women’s Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Assam Medical Tourism Council on 13-06-2021
1. Invited as a panelist for an IMPRI#WebPolicyTalk- a panel discussion on Pathways towards combating Third Wave: Impact and Policy Learnings from the Second Wave through a Gender Lens, as a part of the series on “The State of Gender Equality”-# Gender Gaps organized by IMPRI Gender Impact Studies Center (GISC) on 27-07-2021
2. Invited as a Resource Person on 13-08-2021 to deliver a talk on “The Third Gender as a Human being, a Worker, and a Citizen” for the ICSSR-NERC sponsored one week Inter-Disciplinary National Workshop(online) on Human Rights Education: Issues and Challenges in North East India organized by Center for Ethnic Studies and Research in collaboration with Department of Political Science, Moridhol College, Dhemaji & Department of Political Science, Morigaon College, Morigaon held from August 07 to 13, 2021
3. Invited as a Resource Person on 17-08-2021 to deliver a lecture on Gender in the time of COVID-19 for the workshop entitled "Research Methodology across Disciplines: Re-thinking Ethnicity, Gender and History during the Pandemic Time" held from 16th August to 30th August, 2021, organized by the Department of English, Bodoland University, Assam
4. Invited as a Resource Person on 17-08-2021 to deliver a lecture on Doing Feminist Research for the workshop entitled "Research Methodology across Disciplines: Re-thinking Ethnicity, Gender and History during the Pandemic Time" held from 16th August to 30th August, 2021, organized by the Department of English, Bodoland University, Assam
5. Nominated as Presiding Officer of the Internal Complaints Committee, Gauhati University, vide notification Memo No. GU/M/2021/6531-6545 dated 15-09-2021.
2022:
6. Invited as a Resource Person on 27th February, 2022 to deliver a lecture on Feminist Research Methodology in the Three Day Workshop on Research Methodology Course in Humanities and Social Sciences, organized by MAKAIAS, Kolkata in collaboration with Sister Nivedita University on 25th, 26th, 27th February 2022
7. Invited as Key Resource Person for a special lecture on the topic “The Forgotten Freedom Fighters from Northeast India” in the One-day National Level Webinar on "The Unsung Heroines of Indian Freedom Struggle” organized by the Centre for Women's Studies of Ethiraj College for Women along with the Department of History, Tourism and Travel Management on 25-02-2022.
8. Participated in the 15th Annual Feminist Theory Workshop held on March 18 & 19, 2022, organized by Gender, Sexuality & Feminist Studies, Duke University in the online mode.
9. Invited as Key Resource Person for the Seminar on “The Role of Public Administration in enhancing Democratic Principles” held on 21st of April 2022 for the celebration of “Civil Service Day” organized by B.A. Administration and Governance (Department of Political Science and Centre for Competitive Exams) in collaboration with USLR and IQAC, University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya.
10. Invited as Technical Talk Expert for the Conference on, “Water Management: with special emphasis on risk assessment”, sponsored by the Department of Science & Technology - Science and Engineering Research Board (DST-SERB) organized by the Department of Petroleum Technology, Dibrugarh University held on 5th & 6th May, 2022 and presented a paper on The Impact of Water on Communities and Gender on 5-05-2022.
11. Invited as an Expert to speak on the topic “Gender, Health, Nutrition, Media and the Child” in the media sensitisation workshop conducted on July 3rd 2022 at Sarupathar in the project titled ‘Media as an Influencer and Catalyst of Change for Children’s Rights’ carried out by the Department of Mass Communication, Journalism and Media Studies, Cotton University in collaboration with UNICEF.
12. Invited as an Expert to speak on the topic “Gender, Health, Nutrition, Media and the Child” in the media sensitisation workshop conducted on July 18, 2022 at Dhubri in the project titled ‘Media as an Influencer and Catalyst of Change for Children’s Rights’ carried out by the Department of Mass Communication, Journalism and Media Studies, Cotton University in collaboration with UNICEF.
13. Publication: Sex, sahibs and bodies: women workers in the tea plantations of colonial Assam published August 2022, Labor History 63(4): 1-16, DOI: 10.1080/0023656X.2022.2099535 (co-authored)
14. Chaired a Technical session on Feminist Activism and Leadership at the International Conference on Women 2022 titled Women with Rights- Achieving a secured Position for Women in a Global Pandemic held on 20-21 August 2022, Online
15. Scientific Committee Member at the International Conference on Women 2022 titled Women with Rights- Achieving a secured Position for Women in a Global Pandemic held on 20-21 August 2022, Online
16. Nominated as Expert Member for the Board of Studies of the Department of Political Science, Assam Women’s University, Jorhat. Attended the meeting held on 08-08-2022.
17. Nominated as Expert Member for the Board of Studies to formulate the syllabus for a Gender Sensitization Course across all disciplines in Assam Women’s University, Jorhat. The meeting was held on 27-08-2022
18. Reviewer for the journal GUINEIS, Center for Northeast India Studies (November 2022)
19. Nominated as Member Post-Graduate Board, Assam Women’s University. Attended the First meeting held on 11-11-2022
20. Course Co-ordinator for the UGC Sponsored Refresher Course on “Women Empowerment: Issues and Challenges and Social Issues on Child and Women Development held from 16-11-2022 to 01-12-2022 organised by the UGC-HRDC, Gauhati University in the online mode.
2023:
1. Acted as Resource Person for the RUSA 2.0 approved Orientation Programme on Research Methodology in Social Sciences and Humanities conducted by the UGC-HRDC, UGC- Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre, Gauhati University Gauhati University from 16 February to 13 March 2023 and delivered a lecture on Research Methodology through a Feminist Lens on 21-02-2023
2. Acted as Resource Person for the RUSA 2.0 approved Refresher Course on Traditional Knowledge System: Sources, Concept, Practice and Relevance conducted by UGC-HRDC, Gauhati University and delivered a lecture on Gender and Traditions on 25-02-2023
3. Co-ordinated and organized A Sensitization and Awareness Programme for Student Leaders on Sexual Harassment in Educational Institutions by the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC), Gauhati University in collaboration with the Department of Women’s Studies, Gauhati University on 27th February, 2023
4. Acted as Resource Person for the RUSA 2.0 approved Refresher Course on Traditional Knowledge System: Sources, Concept, Practice and Relevance conducted by UGC-HRDC, Gauhati University and chaired a seminar presentation on 28-02-2023
5. Co-ordinated and organized the International Women’s Day 2023 celebration with a Speech Competition on Gender Equality among students of Gauhati University on 02-03-2023
6. Co-ordinated and organized the International Women’s Day 2023 celebration on 03-03-2023 with Two Lectures and Interactive session followed by the release and screening of the assamese movie Xoudamini (on Marital Rape)
7. Invited as Resource Person to the National Seminar on Rethinking Gender: Issues of Work, Culture and Displacement organized by the WSC, Tripura University 21-22 March 2023 and presented a paper on Gender, Work and Culture on 22-03-2023.
8. External Member of Research Advisory Committee of Ph.D scholar Ashraful Islam of the Department of Political Science, Tripura University
9. Conference chair for the 2nd International Conference on Women 2023 which took place on 11-12 August 2023, online and in person (hybrid), Colombo, Sri Lanka with the collaboration of the International Relations Department, Parahyangan Catholic University, Indonesia, The School of Gender Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad campus, India, The School of Language, Literature & Arts, Sanchi University of Buddhist-Indic Studies, India and Unit for Research on Women and Gender (KANITA), School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia
10. Acted as a Resource Person for the UGC sponsored Faculty Induction Programme organized by UGC-HRDC, Gauhati University from 13th September to 13th October,2023 and delivered a lecture on Understanding Gender on 18-09-2023
11. Invitation as Chief Guest to the Open Session of College Week 2023 of Mayang Anchalik College, Rajamayang, Morigaon, Assam on 07-02-2023.
12. Invited as Resource Person to a lecture Programme organized by the Department of Political Science, Assam Women University, Jorhat and delivered a lecture on Understanding Gender in Northeast India on 25-04-2023.
13. Invited as Resource Person to the One Day Faculty Development Programme on Feminist Epistemology & Feminist Research, organized by IQAC, Joya Gogoi College, Khumtai in collaboration with IQAC Kamargaon College on 22-09-2023.
14. Invited as Resource Person to the National Seminar on Folk Culture of Tiwa Tribe in Morigaon District of Assam, organized by the Department of Assamese, Mayang Anchalik College, Rajamayang, Morigaon, Assam on 30-09-2023.
15. Invited as Resource Person to the Workshop on “Role of Puppetry in Education in line with NEP-2020 organized by the Centre for Cultural Resources and Training, Regional Centre from 5th October to 19th October, 2023 and delivered a lecture on Importance of Gender & Value Education: An Insight from Puppetry on 17-10-2023.
16. Co-ordinated the 16 Day Activism programme series in commemoration of International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women, in collaboration with Department of Women’s Studies 25.11.2023 to 10.12.2023.
2024