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Dr. Madhurima Goswami

Dr. Madhurima Goswami

Head & Associate Professor
Area of interest

Gender Studies, Critical Theory, Performance Studies and Sanskrit Literature


Education qualification
  • Ph.D from Tezpur University, 2012
  • M.Phil from Delhi University, 1992
  • M.A. from Delhi University, 1990
  • Contact details
    Phone : 3236
    Mobile :
    Email : mgs@tezu.ernet.in
  • Courses taught:
    • WS111 Women And Digital Literacy
    • WS103 Women's Movement in India
    • WS104 Introducing Women's Studies
    • WS107 Women's Studies and Research Methodology
    • WS109 Women and Development
    • WS110 Project work/Dissertation
    • WS713 Women, Conflict and North East India
    • WS715 Women, Visual History, Oral History and Ethnography

Research scholars

Topic: Migration, labour market, Indian constitution, and Polity
Topic: A study of the dress history of women in colonial assam
Topic: Women and Development, Capability Approach, MPI, Mixed Methods
Topic: Female Criminality in Assam

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Publications

Edited Books in Book Chapters

  • Goswami,Madhurima. (2023), “Identity Revivalism through Folk Dances amongst the Tribal Communities of Assam”. Reflections of Dance among the Brahmaputra:Celebrating Dance in North East India. Ed. Nath Debarshi Prasad, Buck Ralph, Snook Barbara, Routledge:London & NewYork. ISBN:978-1-032-45238-8
  • Goswami Madhurima. (2022),  “Women trafficking:Subtle lying challenge towards building equity”,Comprehending Equity, Edited by Kedilezo Kikhi and Dharma Rakshit Gautam,Routledge:London &NewYork, 978-1-003-18272-6
  • Goswami, Madhurima.  (2018), The Northeast Indian Women: Issues of Displacement, Violence, Media and Law, Olympia Prakashan. ISBN- 978-93-87035-23
  • Goswami, Madhurima.  (2018), Staging of Rituals: Role of a Ritual Priestess, The Northeast Indian Women: Issues of Displacement, Violence, Media and Law, Olympia Prakashan. ISBN- 978-93-87035-23
  • Goswami, Madhurima. (2015), Chandraprabha Saikiani: a bilingual collection of essays on Assam’s first women’s rights crusader, Guwahati: Olympia Publication. ISBN-978-81-931547-0-0.(book)
  • Goswami, Madhurima. (2015), Chandraprabha Saikiani: a Bilingual Collection of Essays on Assam’s First Women’s Rights Crusader, Guwahati:Olympia Publication. ISBN-978-81-931547-0-0
  • Goswami, Madhurima. (2010), ‘Performance Studies’,Cultural Studies: Perspectives from North East India, Tezpur University Publication,Tezpur,105-115

Journals

  • Daimary, I., and Goswami, M. (2024).  Questions of Knowledge and Power: Contestations with Special Reference to the Performance of Doudinis of the Bodos of Assam. ShodhKosh: Journal of Visual and Performing Arts, 5(1),610- 618.doi:10.29121/shodhkosh.v5.i1.2024.914.ISSN:2582-7472.UGC CARE LIST

  • Goswami,M,Mahanta,M, Daimary,I. (2024). The Ritual Priestess(Doudini) of the Bodo Community:Transition from Centre to Periphery. Anandam: Journal of Anundoram Borooah Institute of Language,Art and Cu1ture,Assam, vol.13. (2024).ISSN:2394- 9023,UGC CARE LIST

  • Sharma,Prachi.Goswami,Madhurima (2021), “Un- Accounted Violence:Women Domestic Workers during Covid-19 Funding”,International Journal of Social Sciences.vol.10, issue(02). (2021) ISSN -2249-6637

  • Goswami, Madhurima (2017), Hegemonic Masculinity: Rethinking of the Concept in Art. Indian Journal of Arts, ISSN 2320-6659, 7(21), 59-64.
  • Goswami, Madhurima, (2013), “Kherai of the Bodos: Imagination of their world” International Journal of physical and Social sciences, ISSN no.2249-5984, Vol. 3 Issue. 187-100
  • Goswami,Madhurima., (2012), ‘Intangible dimension of the Kherai Ritual Site’,Indian Journal of Applied Research,Vol4.,Issue No.3,80-83
  • Goswami,Madhurima, (2012) ‘The Bodos: Culture and Society’, Journal of Social Sciences Vol,1,Issue No1,88-103
  • Goswami,Madhurima, (2012) ‘Constructions of sacred space: the spatial dimensions of the Kherai Altar’, Journal of Research, Extension and Development ,Vol.2 No.3, 140-146

Monographs

  • Goswami,Madhurima.(2013) ‘Chandraprabha Saikaini: Life and Struggle’,Women’s Studies Centre, Tezpur University
  • Goswami,Madhurima.2012) ‘Chandraprabha Saikiani: A Tribute’,Women’s Studies Centre, Tezpur University

Paper presentations

  • Goswami,Madhurima, (2015), Status and Challenges of North East Women: Quest for Humanities Gender in Changing World,Women’s World Congress
  • Goswami,Madhurima, (2012) ‘Contesting Women’s Studies Gender in different Cultural and National Contexts’:,Nagaon College,Nagaon

Reports

  • Goswami,Madhurima.2012) ‘Varta’,Women’s Studies Centre, Tezpur University
  • Goswami,Madhurima 2011) ‘Varta’,Women’s Studies Centre, Tezpur University
Seminar/Conference/Workshop attended
  1. World Congress on Women organized by Bio-Genesis Health Cluster, 8th September 2019 at J. N. Tata Auditorium, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
  2. National Seminar on ‘Women and Urbanity in North East India through lens of Cultural Memory, 27th-28th November, 2017
  3. National Seminar on Food Culture of North East India’ in Association with Indira Gandhi Manav Sangrahalya, 7th November, 2016
  4. National Seminar on Re-thinking Empowerment: Gender and Development in India organised by Association of Indian Universities, New Delhi & Dept. o Women Education, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad, 19th -20th September 2016.
  5. Workshop on Massive Open Online Course at Tezpur University, 24th-25th November 2016
  6. Presented a paper on "Women of the North-East India: Status and Challenges" in the International Conference 'Women's World Conference' in Hyderabad University, 17th-22nd August, 2014.
  7. Presented a paper on "Intangible Dimension of the Kherai Ritual Altar", in the folklore Seminar on Folklore and Intangible Natural Heritage at Bhubaneswar. 12th- 14th January, 2013.
  8. Presented a paper on "Ethnicity and Gender: Initiative for the people" in the National Seminar on the issues of Ethnic Identity and Ethnic Conflict in North-East India, sponsored by ICSSR, Tezpur University. 29th-30thJanuary, 2013.
  9. Presented a paper on "World-view of the Bodos" in the International Conference Globalization to Glocalizaion, Bodoland University, Kokrajhar. 4th- 6th October 2013.
  10. UGC sponsore2-Day Research Methodology Workshop in Women Studies Perspectives, Tezpur University. 2012.
  11. UGC National Workshop for Directors of Women. Mentoring and clustering of Women Studies Centre's of India was done region wise. Hyderabad. 2012.
  12. A training programme sponsored by UGC was organised to Motivate Women into Corridors of Higher Education. 2012.
  13. UGC sponsored programme on Managerial Skills Enhancement Modules was organised for five days to discuss women in Governance and Management. Gauhati University. 2011.d Refresher Course in Human Rights at Pondicherry University, 16-12-2008 to 05-01-2009
  14. Capacity Building of Women Managers in Higher Education Refresher programme at Bharati Vidhyapeeth  University, Pune 9th -11th November 2009
  15. UGC sponsored Refresher Course in Cultural Studies at Tezpur University, 13-12-2004 to 02- 01-2005
Acted as a Resource Person
  1. A seminar on Issues and Challenges of Women Empowerment in 21st Century on 24th February, 2020, Indira Gandhi Govt. College, Tezu, Arunachal Pradesh.
  2. World Congress on Women organized by Bio-Genesis Health Cluster, 8th September 2019 at J. N. Tata Auditorium, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
  3. Gender Sensitization on 8th of August,2019 at Dean's Gallery, School of Engineering.
  4. Internal Complaint Committee (ICC), Tezpur University, organized a Gender Sensitization Programme for the faculty representatives on 16th August, 2019.
  5. Centre for Open and Distance learning organized a gender sensitization programme in collaboration with Centre for Inclusive development and Chandraprabha Saikiani Centre for Women Studies, Tezpur University, 23rd August, 2019
  6. Doing Ethnography at ICCSR sponsored Research Methodology workshop organized by Ambedkar Chair, Tezpur University, 4th Dec. 2019
  7. 5th World Conference on Women's Studies (WCWS) 2019, 25th -27th April, 2019 at Bangkok, Thailand.
  8. Workshop on Human trafficking in North East organised by North Eastern Social Research Centre Guwahati, 9th-10th November, 2017
  9. UGC sponsored National Seminar on Women Empowerment: Problems and prospects in North East India organised by Dept. of Philosophy and English at Moridhol college, 27th -28th June 2016
  10. Gender Sensitization and Legal Awareness Programme organised by Chandraprabha Saikiani Centre for Women's Studies & National Service Scheme, Tezpur University in collaboration with Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development, 29th November 2016
  11. Domestic Violence and Legislation: A workshop to raise awareness organised by Chandraprabha Saikiani Centre for Women's Studies 22nd-23rd September 2015
  12. Status of Women's Studies in North East India organised by Chandraprabha Saikiani Centre for Women's Studies & Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development at Tezpur University, 26th-27th November 2015
Ongoing Projects

  • Effectiveness of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, Redressal) Act 2013 and rules thereunder. Sponsored by National Commission for Women, Grant 475000/-2018-2019

  • Women in Economic Sector in Assam sponsored by Centre for Women's Development Studies Grant 1,40,000/ 2018-2019

Completed Projects

  • Women and Trafficking: A Study of Boarder areas of Sonitpur Districts sponsored by Indian Council for Social Science Research, Grant 1500000/-2015-2017 

  • UGC sponsored programme on 'Capacity Building of Women Managers in Higher Education'. Grant received Rs. 50000/- (2012)

  • Women and Trafficking: A study of the Border Areas of Sonitpur district of Assam funded by ICSSR, New Delhi. Rs. 1500000/-(2015-17)

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