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Mrs. Amrita Gupta

Assistant Professor ( On Contract )
Department
SOCIOLOGY
Contact
+91 3222 298-261 / Centrex-261
Email
amrita.gupta@mail.vidyasagar.ac.in
Biographical Sketch
Academic Interest
Educational Qualification
Degree NameInstituteYear of passing/awarded
M.philJadavpur University2012
Diploma in korean languageJadavpur University2011
M.AJadavpur University2010
Certificate in Korean languageJadavpur University2009
B.AUniversity of Calcutta2008
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 Interestmedia, culture
Field of SpecializationSociology of media,
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
TitleOrganized ByVenueDate
Revisiting Goopy Bagha: Power Relations in Satyajit Ray"s FilmsHiralal Majumder Memorial Girls' CollegeOnlineJun, 2022
Membership of Learned Society
Title/Name of the Society
Indian Sociological Society
Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended
Title of the Seminar/Conference/WorkshopDateRoleHeld at and Organiser
Course development for ODLDec, 2022participantVidyasagar University, CEMCA, New Delhi
47th All India Sociological conference: Hundred Years of Sociology in India: Exploring Trajectories for the FutureDec, 2022presented a paperUniversity of Science & technology of Meghalaya
FDP on "Online Academic Events and Examination management"Feb, 2022ParticipentComputer Centre in collaboration with IQAC, Vidyasagar University.
FACULTY EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOP ON APPLICATION OF ICT TOOLS IN HIGHER EDUCATION (11TH -12TH JUNE, 2020)Jan, 2020participantMotilal 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, 2020participantVidyasagar University Teachers’ Association (VUTA), Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal.
44th All India Sociological Conference:Reconstructing Sociological Discourse in India: Perspectives from the MarginsJan, 2018presented a paperSt. Philomenas College, Mysuru
national Workshop on research Methodology Using Statistical Tools, techniques and packagesJan, 2018participationDepartment of Agricultural Economics & agricultural Statistics, Visva-Bharati, Shantiniketan on 16th_22nd March
National Workshop on Gender mainstreaming Through Research On Womens issuesJan, 2017participationWomens Studies & Development Centre, University of Delhi on 18th-23rd December
GIAN course on Theories and Practices of Popular CultutreJan, 2017participationIIT Kharagpur on 11-16 December 2017
Conference /Seminar/Workshop Organised
Title of the Seminar/Conference/WorkshopDateRole in the EventFunding Agency
Understanding Social Issues in Indian Nationalist MovementMar, 2022Convenorpart of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav
Extension Lecture on Vernacularization of SociologyJan, 2019Co-ConvenerVidyasagar University
Religious Minorities in India: Issues and ApproachesJan, 2018treasurerUGC
Awards
Award NameAwarded by Date
National Eligibility Test(NET)UGCJan, 2011