Personal Profile
| Name | Mahua Roy |
| Designation | Assistant Professor |
| Department | Sociology |
| Email Id | mahuaroy2006@gmail.com |
| Year of Joining present service | 2014 |
| Date of Joining WBES | 26-08-2014 |
Educational Qualifications
| Passout Year | Examination | Passout From | Division |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | UGC - NET | ||
| 2006 | Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) | Women's Studies Research Centre, University of Calcutta | First Class |
| 2004 | Master of Arts (M.A) | Department Of Sociology, University of Calcutta | First Class |
| 2002 | Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) | Department of Sociology, Lady Brabourne College, University of Calcutta | First Class |
| 1999 | Higher Secondary (H.S.) | Calcutta Girls'High School, Calcutta Indian School Certificate Examination Council For The Indian School Certificate Examination, New Delhi , | First Class |
| 1997 | Secondary | Calcutta Girls' High School Indian Certificate of Secondary Education Examination Council For The Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi | First Class |
College Served
| College Name | Served From | Served Till |
|---|---|---|
| Lady Brabourne College | 2014 | Jan, 2025 |
Teaching Experience
| UG Experience | PG Experience |
|---|---|
| 12 Years 1 Month |
| UG or PG | College Name | From Date | To Date | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UG | Lady Brabourne College | Aug, 2014 | Jan, 2025 | 10 Years 5 Month |
| UG | Rani Birla Girls' College | Aug, 2007 | Apr, 2009 | 1 Years 8 Month |
Area of Research and Interest
| Details |
|---|
| Sociology of Gender |
| I am currently pursing my Doctoral Program at the West Bengal State University, Department of Sociology. The thrust area of research pertains to Sociology of Gender, specifically on Violence against Women. |
Publication: Research Papers in Journals
| Sl No. | Year/Month | Title | Name of Journal | Volume / Page No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar, 2016 | PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS TECHNOLOGY: AN APPARATUS PROMOTING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN? | NEWSLETTER, WOMEN'S STUDIES CENTRE, LADY BRABOURNE COLLEGE | 6 |
| 2 | 2016 | WOMEN'S MOVEMENT IN BENGAL: AN ENQUIRY INTO THE PAST | JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, LADY BRABOURNE COLLEGE | V |
| 3 | Mar, 2015 | WOMEN ARTISANS IN WEST BENGAL: A STUDY ON THE WOMEN ARTISANS IN THE HANDICRAFTS FAIR IN MILAN MELA IN 2014 (PROJECT REPORT) | NEWSLETTER, WOMEN'S STUDIES CENTRE, LADY BRABOURNE COLLEGE | 6 |
| 4 | 2014 | WOMEN'S HEALTH PROBLEMS IN THE CONTEXT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | NEWSLETTER, WOMEN'S STUDIES CENTRE, LADY BRABOURNE COLLEGE | 5 |
Publication: Chapters in books
| Sl No. | Year/Month | Book Title | Chapter Title | Editor/Author | ISBN No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018 | PERSPECTIVES ON INCLUSIVE URBANISM: EXPLORING MARGINALITY IN KOLKATA | KOLKATA: THE URBAN SPACE | SNEHOMANJU BASU (ED) MOHANA BASU (CO-ED) | 978-81-925563-7-6 |
| 2 | 2017 | SIGNIFYING VALUES: A REALM OF SOCIO-PHILOSOPHICAL UNDERSTANDING | VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN INDIA: INTERROGATING THE ETHICAL AND VALUATIONAL CONTEXT | Dr. SUSMITA BHATTACHARYYA AND SARMISTHA MITRA | 978-93-84106-86-7 |
| 3 | Mar, 2014 | WOMEN'S STUDIES: VARIOUS ASPECTS | WOMEN'S MOVEMENT IN THE WEST | Dr. BASABI CHAKRABORTY | 978-93-80648-26-2 |
| 4 | Mar, 2014 | WOMEN'S STUDIES: VARIOUS ASPECTS | FEMINIST THEORY: DIFFERENT STRANDS (CO-AUTHOR OF THE CHAPTER WITH Dr. BASABI CHAKRABORTY ) | Dr. BASABI CHAKRABORTY | 978-93-80648-26-2 |
Talk/Lectures
| Sl No. | Date | Title | Organised By |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13-03-2020 | INTERROGATING NEW REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY: A FEMINIST LENS (INVITED LECTURE) | DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY, GURUDAS COLLEGE |
| 2 | 15-06-2017 | Delivered a Key Note Address on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day | Department of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare at Nandan, Kolkata. |
| 3 | 23-02-2017 | MODULE NO . SM 30 - WOMEN'S MOVEMENT IN INDIA (PARTICIPATED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF E-CURRICULUM BY SHOOTING A VIDEO) | UGC - e - pg - pathshala HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT, INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, SHIBPUR, WEST BENGAL. |
| 4 | 02-12-2015 | Delivered a Special Lecture to Post Graduate Students (IIIrd Semester) on “Women’s Movement in the West” | Department of Sociology, Rabindra Bharati University. |
| 5 | 01-04-2015 | Program to share my viewpoints regarding career in Sociology | Kolkata TV in a live phone |
Oral/Poster Presentation
| Sl No. | Date | Title | Title of Conference | Organised By |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13-06-2016 | FROM VIOLENCE TO CRIME: AN ENQUIRY INTO THE ROLE OF WOMEN'S MOVEMENT IN RELATION TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | RC 17 OF ISS MIDTERM NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOCIAL MOVEMENTS : TRENDS AND DIRECTIONS IN CONTEMPORARY INDIA | DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY, SAVITRIBAI PHULE PUNE UNIVERSITY |
| 2 | 30-03-2015 | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: A FORM OF SOCIO-CULTURAL EXCLUSION. | NATIONAL SEMINAR ON SOCIAL EXCLUSION AND INTOLERANCE IN INDIA: CHALLENGES AND POSSIBILITIES | DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY, WEST BENGAL STATE UNIVERSITY |
| 3 | 09-03-2015 | Translated Identities or Identity of Her Own: Exploring New Dimensions in Cultural Translations | INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON "TRANSLATING CULTURE: SOCIETY, HISTORY, POLITICS" | ORGANIZED JOINTLY BY DEPARTMENTS OF ENGLISH AND SOCIOLOGY, WEST BENGAL STATE UNIVERSITY |
Conferences/Seminars/Symposium/Workshops: Organized
| Sl No. | Start Date | End Date | Title | Organised By | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21-01-2019 | 21-01-2019 | WOMEN'S RIGHTS: MAPPING THE NATIONAL LEGAL FRAMEWORK | DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY, LADY BRABOURNE COLLEGE | |
| 2 | 29-11-2017 | 29-11-2017 | VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: SOCIO- LEGAL PERSPECTIVES. | DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY, LADY BRABOURNE COLLEGE | |
| 3 | 16-08-2016 | 16-08-2016 | BREAKING STEREOTYPES: KUWAITI WOMEN TURNING TIDES | DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY, LADY BRABOURNE COLLEGE | |
| 4 | 03-10-2015 | 10-10-2015 | WOMEN'S STUDIES WORKSHOP | WOMEN'S STUDIES CENTRE, LADY BRABOURNE COLLEGE | |
| 5 | 08-12-2014 | 10-12-2014 | DYNAMICS OF MEDIA IN CONTEMPORARY INDIA | DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY, LADY BRABOURNE COLLEGE |
Members of Different Academic Bodies
| Sl No. | Academic Bodies |
|---|---|
| 1 | MEMBER OF THE UNDER GRADUATE BOARD OF STUDIES IN WOMEN'S STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA, SINCE 2018. |
Any other Information
| Other Information |
|---|
| 1. ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN THE FRAMING OF THE UG SYLLABUS, FOR WOMEN'S STUDIES, UNDER SEMESTER WISE CBCS, UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA , JULY 2018., 2. PARTICIPATED IN THE 'PADA YATRA' WITH SMT. SHIKHA PAUL (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY) AND 40 'SUKANYA' STUDENTS OF THE COLLEGE IN 'SAVE GREEN STAY CLEAN CAMPAIGN' ON 1st AUGUST 2018. (THE WALK WAS INITIATED BY HON' CHIEF MINISTER MAMATA BANERJEE)., Trained in NazrulGeeti, 3. As a member of the Women’s Studies Centre, Lady Brabourne College have supervised a Project done by the students of first year B.A Honours of Sociology and History from November 2014 – May 2015., |