Organizers

Dept. of Social Sciences, French Institute of Pondicherry
Dept. of Sociology, Pondicherry University
Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy, Pondicherry University

Venues

J.N. Hall, French Institute of Pondicherry, and
Social Science Seminar Hall, Silver Jubilee complex, Pondicherry University

Programme schedule

Day 1: 21st Feb 2013, Thursday

6pm-6.30pm: Inaugural Session

6.30pm-7.30pm: ‘Traplines in Vancouver’ - Film Screening and discussion by Benoît RAOULX

Day 2: 22nd Feb 2013, Friday

9.30am -11.00am: ‘Las Playitas’ (Benoît Raoulx, Assistant Professor, Université de Caen Basse Normandie, France)

11.15am-11.45: ‘I-village: How do I globalize it?’ (Roxane De Flore, Ph.D. Scholar, LAB’URBA University of Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée and French Institute of Pondicherry )

11.45-12.15: ‘Konda Reddis and inclusive policy’ (Dr. Thanuja M, Assistant Professor, CSSE & IP, Pondicherry University )

12.15-12.45pm: ‘Caste, land and customs’ (Dr. Zoe Headley, CNRS, France and Dr. N. Ganeshan, Research Associate, Dept. of Social Sciences, French Institute of Pondicherry )

1.45pm-2.15pm: ‘The dance of Saint Antony: devotion, affliction and possession’  (Dr. Brigitte Sebastia, Anthropologist, Dept. of Social Sciences, French Institute of Pondicherry)

2.15pm-2.45pm: ‘Ghora-Dancing Gods’ (A work-in-progress documentary - Directed by Rene Majo Garigliano and Alessandro Cartosio)

2.45pm-3.15pm: ‘Bittersweet waters : irrigation practices and modern challenges in South India’ (Dr. Anupuma K., Researcher, Dept. of Ecology, French Institute of Pondicherry)

3.15pm-3.45pm: ‘Day to day struggles of visually challenged people in Tamil Nadu’  (Dr. A. Chidambaram, Assistant Professor, CSSE & IP, Pondicherry University)

4.00pm-5.00pm Summing up & future collaboration

5.00pm-5.30pm: Valedictory session

Contact details

French Institute of Pondicherry
Email: ifpinfo@ifpindia.org

Pondicherry University
Web site : www.pondiuni.edu.in