MEENA GOPAL Associate Professor

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  • Centre for Womens Studies
  • School of Social Sciences & International Studies
  • meenagopal@pondiuni.ac.in

Academic Activity

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Educational Qualification (UG,PG & Higher Order)

S.No Degree Subject/Title of thesis University/Board Year of Passing
1 Post-Doctoral Progra Shifts in women’s work and ideology in South Tamil Nadu: Labour process and gender relations JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP of Nehru Memorial Museu 2011
2 PhD Labour Process and its Impact on the Lives of Women Workers in the Beedi Industry: A study of Keelapavoor Block of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu Jawaharlal Nehru University 1998

Area of Specializaion

Gender and labour, social movements, gender and development, sexuality studies, sports and bodily cultures

Awards / Prizes Conferred

S.No Name / Title of the Award Type Name of the Agency conferred the Award Year of the Award Amount for Cash Award
1 Visting Fellow in Contemporary India INTERNATIONAL University of Sydney, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences 2018 AUD 24,000 (4 mths)
2 Junior Research Fellowship NATIONAL Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi 2009 Salary for 2 yrs
3 Fulbright Visiting Fellowship INTERNATIONAL Fulbright Foundation 2006 Per diem

Teaching Experience

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1 PROFESSOR ADVANCED CENTRE FOR WOMEN’S STUDIES TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES (TISS)
2 ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ADVANCED CENTRE FOR WOMEN’S STUDIES TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES (TISS)
3 LECTURER RESEARCH CENTRE FOR WOMEN’S STUDIES SNDT WOMEN’S UNIVERSITY

Research Experience

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Industry Experience

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Contribution towards Innovation

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Papers Published in UGC Approved Journals

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Papers Published in Non UGC Approved Peer Reviewed Journals

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Papers Published in Conference Proceedings

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Books

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1 Women in the Worlds of Labour: Interdisciplinary and Intersectional Perspectives Mary E. John & Meena Gopal Orient BlackSwan 2021 978-8194925897
2 Sports Studies in India: Expanding the Field Meena Gopal & Padma Prakash OUP 2021 978-0190130640

Chapters in Books

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Edited Books

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Ongoing Projects

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Ongoing Consultancy Works

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Completed Projects

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Career Guidance Offered to students

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Bridge courses, Yoga, Meditation, Personal Counselling and Mentoring etc.,

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Research Guidance - PG

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Research Guidance - Ph.D

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Research Guidance - Post Doctoral

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Financial assistance availed to attend conferences / workshops and to pay membership fee
of professional bodies during the year

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E-Lecture Details

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Content/Module Title Institution/Platform Year Weblink
1 Labour of Care in Sports, Women's Work and Transversal Dialogic Political Spaces Doing Sociology Others 2024 https://youtu.be/FQn3FaaSFTM?si=jPaw3M-tr_f20PDA NA NA
2 Labour of Care in Sports, Women's Work and Transversal Dialogic Political Spaces Doing Sociology Others 2024 https://youtu.be/FQn3FaaSFTM?si=jPaw3M-tr_f20PDA NA NA

Details of Online Education Conducted

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Invited Talks in Conference/Seminar/Workshop/Training Programme

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Conferences/Seminars Organized

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Workshop Organized

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Administrative Responsibilities in the Government and Quasi Government Agencies

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1 Member of ICC BARC (Bhabha Atomic Research Centre), Trombay, Mumbai 2016-2023 External Member, being part of enquiries, compiling reports, giving lectures and conducting sensitisation workshops
2 Member of ICC Department of Atomic Energy, Mumbai 2022-23 External Member, being part of enquiries, compiling reports, giving and conducting sensitisation workshops
3 Member, Advisory Committee of Women's Studies Centre Krantijyoti Savitribai Phule Women’s Studies Centre, Savitribai Phule Pune University 2012–2014; 2016-2018; 2019-present Review of syllabus, inputs on academic activities, serving on Selection Committee
4 Member of Board of Studies in Women's Studies Research Centre for Women’s Studies, SNDT Women’s University 2018-present Review of syllabus, inputs on academic activities, serving on Selection Committee
5 Member, National Selection Committee Fulbright-Nehru Master's Fellowships 2014, 2016, 2017 Reviewing applications and offering recommendations in the field of Women's Studies

Affiliation in Academic Bodies/Societies

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1 Indian Association of Women's Studies Vice-President (2024-26), Life Member 1998

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Collaboration with Institution/Industry

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Faculty Development Programme Attended (Orientation, Refresher, other Short Term Course during the year)

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Participation in IMPESS, IMPRINT, SPARC, STARS, LEAP Programme etc and DSF Funding Programme

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Enrolment under ARPIT Programme

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