Seminar: “Dismantling Democracy in the University”

DATE: March 4, 2010
VENUE: Hindu College, Delhi University

Session 1 (11 am to 12: 15 pm) – Academics, Politics and the University

Chair : Sunil Dua
[Department of English, Hindu College]
Speaker 1: Pothik Ghosh ………………………………………..11 AM to 11. 20 AM
[Editor, Radical Notes (radicalnotes.com)]
Speaker 2: Abhijeet Phartiyal…………….…………………..11. 20 AM to 11. 40 AM
[Correspondence (Group)]
Chair’s comment and Discussion…………………………….11. 40 AM to 12. 15 PM

Tea Break……………………………………………………….12.15 PM to 12. 30 PM

Session 2 (12: 30 PM to 1: 45 PM) – Deconstructing the “semester system”

Chair : P. K. Vijayan
[Department of English, Hindu College]
Speaker 1: Harriet Raghunathan …….…………………………12:30 PM to 12: 50 PM
[Department of English, Jesus and Mary College]
Speaker 2: Shomojeet Bhattacharya.…………………………..12: 50 PM to 1. 10 PM
[Department of Economics, Kirorimal College]
Chair’s comment and Discussion……………………………….1. 10 PM to 1. 45 PM

Lunch Break……………………………………………………….1.45 PM to 2. 15 PM

Session 3 (2: 15 PM to 3: 30 PM) – Education in the Era of Late Capitalism

Chair : Neshat Qaiser
[Department of Sociology, Jamia Milia Islamia University]
Speaker 1: Malay Firoz ……………………………………..…..2: 15 PM to 2: 35 PM
[Department of Sociology, Delhi University]
Speaker 2: Ravi Kumar……………………………………..…..2: 35 PM to 2: 55 PM
[Department of Sociology, Jamia Milia Islamia University]
Chair’s comment and Discussion……………………….……….2: 55 PM to 3. 30 PM

Tea Break………………………………………………..……….3: 30 PM to 3: 45 PM

Session 4 (3: 45 PM to 5: 45 PM) – Rethinking Politics in the University

Chair : Paresh Chandra
[Correspondence (Group)]
Speaker 1: Delegate from Disha Students’ Organization
Speaker 2: Delegate from Students’ Federation of India
Speaker 3: Delegate from New Socialist Initiative
Speaker 4: Delegate from All India Students’ Association

Discussion