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CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
Ketaki Chowkhani is an Assistant Professor at Manipal Centre for Humanities. She is also a Ph.D. Guide at MCH.
SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING
| Subject | Semester / Year |
|---|---|
| Gender and Society | |
| Media, Society and Representation | |
| Singles Studies | |
| Identity and Society | |
| Social Anthropology | |
| Culture and Modernity | |
| Urban Sociology |
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
| Degree | Specialisation | Institute | Year of passing |
|---|---|---|---|
| PhD | Women's Studies | Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai | 2017 |
| MPhil | Cultural Studies | English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad | 2011 |
| MA | English and Comparative Literature | Pondicherry University, Pondicherry | 2009 |
Experience
| Institution / Organisation | Designation | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai | Research Assistant | Urban Aspirations in Global Cities, an international collaborative project of Max Planck Institute (MPI), Göttingen, Germany, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, and Partners for Urban Knowledge Action and Research (PUKAR), Mumbai. | October 2013- January 2014 |
| School of Education, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai | Research Assistant | Compiling of Field Attachments Reader- Second Phase of MAEE Grant by SRTT | Oct 2012 - Sept 2013 |
| School of Media and Cultural Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. | Copy Editor | SubVersions: A Journal of Emerging Research in Media and Cultural Studies (ISSN-2347-426). Volume 1, Issue 1; Volume 1, Issue 2; Volume 3 Issue 1; Volume 3, Issue 2. | December 2013- 2018 |
AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH
Area of Interest
Gender and Sexuality, Masculinity Studies, Education, Singles Studies.
Professional Affiliations & Contributions
Media Interviews/Public Engagement
DelFattore, Joan. “Singles say they’re better prepared to self-quarantine, but many fear getting shortchanged in medical treatment” The Washington Post. April 11, 2020. Accessed at: https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/singles-say-theyre-better-prepared-to-self-quarantine-but-many-fear-getting-shortchanged-in-medical-treatment/2020/04/10/0f0b972c-7368-11ea-87da-77a8136c1a6d_story.html
Mohan, Shriya. “Table for one, please” The Hindu Business Line. March 13, 2020. Accessed at: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/know/table-for-one-please/article31050738.ece#
Book review: Shannon Philip, Becoming Young Men in a New India: Masculinities, Gender Relations and Violence in the Post Colony
July 2024 Ketaki Chowkhani
Indian Journal of Gender Studies, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/09715215241262375
Singular Selves: Introduction to Singles Studies.
2024 Ketaki Chowkhani Craig Wynne
Published by Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Singular-Selves-An-Introduction-to-Singles-Studies/Chowkhani-Wynne/p/book/9781032292755
The Limits of Sexuality Education: Love, Sex, and Adolescent Masculinities in Urban India.
2024 Ketaki Chowkhani
Published by Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/The-Limits-of-Sexuality-Education-Love-Sex-and-Adolescent-Masculinities/Chowkhani/p/book/9781032150413#
Friendship Unlimited: Singlehood and it’s Ones
2023 Ketaki Chowkhani
in Shilpa Phadke and Nithila Kanagasabai Ed. Yaari: An Anthology of Friendship by Women and Queer Folx. New Delhi, Yoda Press.
Students as Futurists: Imagination in the Classroom
01-08-2023 Ketaki Chowkhani Kushal Sohal
Teacher Plus.
Should there be a right to NOT Marry?
2023 Diksha Sanyal Ketaki Chowkhani
The Swaddle. https://theswaddle.com/marriage-is-letting-us-down-should-there-be-a-right-not-to-marry/
’Hey! She’s a Bro!’ Tomboys, Body Image, and Desire in India.
2024 Ketaki Chowkhani
In Srirupa Chatterjee and Shwetha Garg Ed. Female Body Image in Contemporary Indian Literature and Culture. Temple University Press.
“Successfully Ageing Alone: Long-Term Singlehood and Care During Covid-19 in India.”
2022 Ketaki Chowkhani
In Longtao He and Jagriti Gangopadhyay Ed. Eldercare Issues in China and India. Routledge.
Singlehood Unlimited: Solo Living in South India
2022 Ketaki Chowkhani
Unattached. Ed. Angelica Malin. Square Peg.
'Nothing Much Happened’: Rethinking Heterosexual Middle Class Adolescent Boys’ Romance in Mumbai
2021 Ketaki Chowkhani
In Sexuality, Abjection and Queer Existence in Contemporary India.” Edited by Pushpesh Kumar, Routledge, 92-119.
Why Women Travel Solo
May 31, 2021 Ketaki Chowkhani
The Hindu Business Line Accessed at https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/explore/why-women-travel-solo/article34687012.ece
‘Are all the Speakers Single?’ Organising the First ever Singles Studies Conference during Covid-19.
15 December, 2020 . Ketaki Chowkhani
Conference Inference: Blogging the World of Conferences. Available at: https://conferenceinference.wordpress.com/2020/12/15/are-all-the-speakers-single-organising-the-first-ever-singles-studies-conference-during-covid-19-ketaki-chowkhani/
Alone
May 13, 2020. Ketaki Chowkhani
The New York Times. Accessed at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/13/style/coronavirus-modern-love-living-alone.html?smid=tw-share&fbclid=IwAR37ey1B6Ti2_4nV1QhNB5FpLRwNA9cFpQzebDbQHxJ3_c31b-12JDhyhbw
Integrating Concerns of Gender, Sexuality and Marital Status in the Medical Curriculum
2020 Nikhil Govind Ketaki Chowkhani
Indian Journal of Medical Ethics. 5(2): 92- 4. DOI:10.20529/IJME.2020.039.
Learning about Sex in Mumbai: Rethinking the ‘Knowledge Gap’ Debate in Sexuality Education
2019 Ketaki Chowkhani
In: Hi(stories) of Desire: Sexualities and Culture in Modern India. Edited by Rajeev Kumaramkandath and Sanjay Srivastava. Cambridge University Press.
Kolam and the Making of Tamil Femininity
2018 Ketaki Chowkhani
Sahapedia. July 2018. Accessed at: https://www.sahapedia.org/kolam-and-the-making-of-tamil-femininity
Sexuality in School: The Limits of Education
2016 Ketaki Chowkhani
Gender and Education 28 (5): 700-703.
Pleasure, Bodies and Risk: Women's Viewership of Pornography in Urban India
2016 Ketaki Chowkhani
Porn Studies 3 (4): 443-452.
Broader Vision of Sexuality: Book Review of It’s Normal by Dr Mahindra Watsa
2015 Ketaki Chowkhani
Daily News Analysis. Mumbai. Accessed at: http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-broader-vision-of-sexuality-book-review-of-ask-the-sexpert-columnist-dr-mahinder-watsa-2157290
Child Sexual Abuse in School Spaces: Understanding Structural Issues
2015 Ketaki Chowkhani
Teacher Plus. March 02, 2015. Accessed at: http://www.teacherplus.org/cover-story/understanding-structural-issues
Sexuality Education: Why We Need It
2013 Ketaki Chowkhani
Teacher Plus. February 2013, Hyderabad.