Mrs. Amrita Gupta

Mrs. Amrita Gupta

Assistant Professor ( On Contract )
Department
SOCIOLOGY
Contact
+91 3222 298-261 / Centrex-261
Academic Interest
Sociology of Culture, Sociology of media and film, Ethnographic research
Educational Qualification
Degree Name Institute Year of passing/awarded
M.phil Jadavpur University 2012
Diploma in korean language Jadavpur University 2011
M.A Jadavpur University 2010
Certificate in Korean language Jadavpur University 2009
B.A University of Calcutta 2008
Title of the Ph. D. Thesis
Title of the Ph. D. Thesis
Satyajit Ray's Films: Understanding of the Potrayal of Relationship(pursuing)
Career Profile / Teaching Experience
Description of Experience
Assistant Professor (contractual), Department of Sociology,Vidyasagar University since 22 September.2017
guest lecturer of Sociology at Construction and Power Engineering of Jadavpur University since January 2013 to May 2013
worked as a Korean language translator in CMC Ltd. from November 2011 to November 2015
worked as a Korean language translator In Tata Consultancy Services from December 2015 to November 2016
Specialization/Research Area
Type (Specialization / Research Area / Areas of Interest) Detailed Description
Research Area/ Areas of Interest media, culture
Field of Specialization Sociology of media, culture, film
Course/ Subject Taught
Course Name
Globalization
Modern Sociological theory
Health & Society
Rural and Urban Society
Social Statistics
Family and kinship
Media and society
Ethnography and field visit
Invited Lectures
Title Organized By Venue Date
Revisiting Goopy Bagha: Power Relations in Satyajit Ray"s Films Hiralal Majumder Memorial Girls' College Online Jun, 2022
Membership of Learned Society
Title/Name of the Society
Indian Sociological Society
Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended
Title of the Seminar/Conference/Workshop Date Role Held at and Organiser
Course development for ODL Dec, 2022 participant Vidyasagar University, CEMCA, New Delhi
47th All India Sociological conference: Hundred Years of Sociology in India: Exploring Trajectories for the Future Dec, 2022 presented a paper University of Science & technology of Meghalaya
FDP on "Online Academic Events and Examination management" Feb, 2022 Participent Computer Centre in collaboration with IQAC, Vidyasagar University.
FACULTY EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOP ON APPLICATION OF ICT TOOLS IN HIGHER EDUCATION (11TH -12TH JUNE, 2020) Jan, 2020 participant Motilal Nehru College (Day) & Motilal Nehru College (Evening), University of Delhi, New Delhi
Online Education in the Changing Times: Problems and Prospects (7th - 8th July, 2020) Jan, 2020 participant Vidyasagar University Teachers’ Association (VUTA), Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal.
44th All India Sociological Conference:Reconstructing Sociological Discourse in India: Perspectives from the Margins Jan, 2018 presented a paper St. Philomenas College, Mysuru
national Workshop on research Methodology Using Statistical Tools, techniques and packages Jan, 2018 participation Department of Agricultural Economics & agricultural Statistics, Visva-Bharati, Shantiniketan on 16th_22nd March
National Workshop on Gender mainstreaming Through Research On Womens issues Jan, 2017 participation Womens Studies & Development Centre, University of Delhi on 18th-23rd December
GIAN course on Theories and Practices of Popular Cultutre Jan, 2017 participation IIT Kharagpur on 11-16 December 2017
Conference /Seminar/Workshop Organised
Title of the Seminar/Conference/Workshop Date Role in the Event Funding Agency
Understanding Social Issues in Indian Nationalist Movement Mar, 2022 Convenor part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav
Extension Lecture on Vernacularization of Sociology Jan, 2019 Co-Convener Vidyasagar University
Religious Minorities in India: Issues and Approaches Jan, 2018 treasurer UGC
Awards
Award Name Awarded by Date
National Eligibility Test(NET) UGC Jan, 2011