Beyond Binaries – Cohort 2.0: Theme- LGBTQIA+ Narratives #WeAre!
Beyond Binaries – Cohort 2.0: Theme- LGBTQIA+ Narratives #WeAre! | An Online International Summer School Program | A One-Month Immersive Online Certificate Training Course | June 2024 | IMPRI #WebPolicyLearning
On the occasion of Pride Month June 2024, #IMPRI Gender Impact Studies Center (GISC), IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, invites you to #WebPolicyLearning
An Online International Summer School Program
A One-Month Immersive Online Certificate Training Course on
Beyond Binaries – Cohort 2.0:
Theme- LGBTQIA+ Narratives #WeAre!
Details of the #WebPolicyLearning:
Dates: June (2, 9, 16, 23, 30), 2024
Five Consecutive Sundays
Time: 4 – 6:30 p.m. IST
Platform: Zoom
Course Fee: INR 6000 (inclusive of GST)
Discounted Fee: Professionals: INR 4500 | Students: INR 3500
Special 20 percent discount for IMPRI Alumni.
Bulk Discounts can be availed for groups of more than 5 participants belonging to relevant stakeholder organisations and academic, and research-based institutions.
Limited seats are available for Partial Scholarships to exceptional and meritious candidates on a first come basis. Write to learningatimpri@gmail.com
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About
‘I am what I am, so take me as I am’.
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
In light of the recent Marriage Equality judgement in the Supreme Court that denied same-sex couples the right to marry, it is important to equip ourselves with the right analytical tools and frameworks to grasp the complexities of LGBTQIA+ issues in India. A historical overview of the LGBTQIA+ community in India and their journey of trials and tribulations through the long legal battles coupled with the prevailing sociocultural stigma needs to be examined to understand the role of the state and its responses in terms of public policy towards sexual minorities. This One-Month Immersive Online Certificate Training Course will be a potent tool for engagement, persuasion, coalition-building, and perception shaping within LGBTQIA+ rights and equality. It will render complex issues pertinent to the community comprehensible and relatable, facilitating engagement among policymakers and the broader public. An instrument in building coalitions among diverse stakeholders, uniting queer individuals, allies, and advocacy groups behind a common cause, shared narratives of resilience, identity, and belonging foster solidarity and amplify collective voices in policy advocacy efforts. Additionally, shapes perceptions of LGBTQ+ issues, influencing public opinion, media discourse, and policy debates. The horizons of the course will extend to include health disparities and exacerbating global inequalities in this domain. Questions of inclusivity and legalisation will be addressed in recognition of their rights.
Therefore, building on the success of the first cohort of Beyond Binaries: Understanding Sexual Identities and Queer Rights in India, this course, by centring diverse queer narratives, mobilises policymakers to challenge stereotypes, dismantle stigmas, and promote greater social acceptance and inclusion. Thus, it legitimises queer-inclusive policies by providing compelling justifications rooted in equality, dignity, and justice principles.
Apart from being a lecture series, the course will provide a safe space where consent is at its core. It will include film discussions and interactive sessions where participants can interact openly with the panelists and each other. This course will be conducted by expert resource persons comprising legal practitioners, civil society activists, professionals, and academics. In all its attempts to emerge as a global power, it is high time India sets an example on the international stage of the value of building a positive, discrimination-free, and safe space for the LGBTQ+ community.
For Whom
This course is for anyone with a keen interest in Sexuality, Gender and Queer studies and issues. Working professionals, practitioners, civil society members, health workers, activists, researchers, post-graduate and undergraduate students, and those interested would benefit from this course.
Benefits of this Course
Participants would:
• Learn from globally and nationally renowned thematic experts and practitioners
• Gain first-hand insights and networking opportunities
• Get course outline and reading list from the experts for learning
• Get access to session videos for 15 days
• Receive a certificate of completion
• Have the opportunity to publish their essays on the IMPRI Insights Blog, which features the articles of eminent people from around the globe.
Upon successful completion of the program, each participant will be awarded a Certificate of Completion.
Program Experts
Chair: Prof Vibhuti Patel, Visiting Distinguished Professor, IMPRI
Day 1 | June 2, 2024
Theme: Celebrating Pride: Empowered Echoes of Personal Narratives
C Moulee, Editor, Queer Chennai Chronicles; Festival director and Curator, Queer LitFest, Chennai; Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Strategist & Consultant
Prince Manvinder Singh Gohil, Chairperson, Lakshaya Trust
Ragamalika Karthikeyan, Editor, The News Minute in India; Project Lead, Inqlusive Newsrooms.
Day 2 | June 9, 2024
Theme: Queer Legal Theory: Embracing Narratives, Empowering Perspectives
Harish Iyer, Head DE&I, Axis Bank; Equal Rights Activist; Core advisory committee, LGBT issues, NHRC
Adv Rohin Bhatt, Non-Binary Queer Rights Activist, Lawyer and Bioethicist
Grace Banu, First Transgender Engineer, Transgender Rights Activist, Anti-Caste Activist, Writer, Theatre performer
Day 3 | June 16, 2024
Theme: Safe Spaces Matter: Redefining Queer Healthcare
Raj Mariwala, Director, Mariwala Health Intiative (MHI)
Dr Dhiren Borisa, Dalit queer activist, Poet, and Urban sexual geographer; Assistant Professor, Jindal Global Law School, India
Rituparna Borah, Co-Director, Nazariya, A Queer Feminist Resource Group, New Delhi
Day 4 | June 23, 2024
Theme: Politics and Geographies of Sexuality: Exploring Desire, Identity and Liberation
Dr Debolina Dey, School of Arts and Sciences, Azim Premji University
Rituparna Neog, Queer Rights Activist; Founder & Director, Akam Foundation, Queer Intersectional Feminist, Storyteller
Dr Aqsa Shaikh, Associate Professor, Community Medicine, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, New Delhi
Day 5| June 30, 2024
Theme: Towards Social Visibility: Reclaiming Queer Histories and Multicultural Realities
Dr Shohini Ghosh, Sajjad Zaheer Professor of Media, AJK Mass Communication Research Center, Jamia Millia Islamia
Maya Awasthy, Co-founder Transgender Welfare Equity and Empowerment Trust (tweet) Foundation
Convener:
Prof Vibhuti Patel, Visiting Distinguished Professor, IMPRI
Dr Simi Mehta, CEO and Editorial Director, IMPRI
Ms Vithita Jha, Assistant Director, IMPRI
Dr Arjun Kumar, Director, IMPRI
Program Time Structure
| Program Time Structure | ||
| On the occasion of Pride Month, June 2024 | ||
| Beyond Binaries – Cohort 2.0 | ||
| Theme: LGBTQIA+ Narratives #WeAre! | ||
| An Online International Summer School Program | ||
| A One-Month Immersive Online Certificate Training Course | ||
| June (2, 9, 16, 23, 30) 2024 | Zoom | 4:00 – 6:30 p.m. IST | ||
| Five Consecutive Sunday Evenings | ||
| IMPRI #WebPolicyLearning | ||
| Time Slot | Topics | Expert |
| Day 1 | June 2, 2024 (Sunday) | ||
| 4:00 – 4:20 PM | Chair’s Opening Remarks | Prof Vibhuti Patel |
| 4:20 -5:00 PM | The Nuances of Gender & Sexuality: Political Dynamics in Contemporary Society | C Moulee |
| 5:00 – 6:00 PM | Reigning Authenticity: Embracing Identity in Royalty | Prince Manvinder Singh Gohil |
| 6:00 – 6:45 PM | Directing the narrative: How journalism can change queer lives | Ragamalika Karthikeyan |
| 6:45 – 7:00 PM | Participants Intro | Team |
| Day 2 | June 9, 2024 (Sunday) | ||
| 4:00 – 4:10 PM | Chair’s Session Opening Remarks | Prof Vibhuti Patel |
| 4:10 – 5:00 PM | Embracing Equality: Advancing LGBTQIA+ Rights in Professional Landscape | Harish Iyer |
| 5:00 – 5:45 PM | Can Queer Liberation be achieved solely through the Law? | Adv Rohin Bhatt |
| 5:45 – 6:30 PM | A Tale of Trials and Triumphs: Enabling Inclusivity for LGBTQIA+ Community | Grace Banu |
| Day 3 | June 16, 2024 (Sunday) | ||
| 4:00 – 4:10 PM | Chair’s Session Opening Remarks | Prof Vibhuti Patel |
| 4:10 – 5:00 PM | A Shift from Being Queer Friendly to Queer Affirmative: Mental Health and its Intersection with Marginalized Communities | Raj Mariwala |
| 5:00 – 5:45 PM | Mapping Desire: Exploring Urban Sexual Geography | Dhiren Borisa |
| 5:45 – 6:30 PM | Body Image and Self-Worth: Sexuality in Media | Rituparna Borah |
| Day 4 | June 23, 2024 (Sunday) | ||
| 4:00 – 4:10 PM | Chair’s Session Opening Remarks | Prof Vibhuti Patel |
| 4:10 – 5:00 PM | Archiving Activism: Reclaiming Queer Rhetorics of Resistance | Dr Debolina Dey |
| 5:00 – 5:45 PM | Rural Queer Realities: Building Community and Advocacy in India | Rituparna Neog |
| 5:45 – 6:30 PM | Trans-Affirmative Healthcare: Disparities, Interventions and Outcomes | Dr Aqsa Shaikh |
| Day 5 | June 30, 2024 (Sunday) | ||
| 4:00 – 4:10 PM | Chair’s Session Opening Remarks | Prof Vibhuti Patel |
| 4:10 – 5:00 PM | Popular Culture and Queer Representation | Prof Shohini Ghosh |
| 5:00 – 5:45 PM | Queer Spaces and Social Construction: Image of Indian Queer Culture | Maya Awasthy |
| 5:45 – 6:15 PM | Interactive & Feedback Session with Participants | Team |
| 6:15 – 6:30 PM | Chair’s Closing Remarks | |
Participants List & Details
| Participants List & Details | |||
| Beyond Binaries – Cohort 2.0: LGBTQIA+ Narratives #WeAre! | |||
| An Online International Summer School Program | |||
| A One-Month Immersive Online Certificate Training Course | |||
| June 2024 | Zoom | 4-6:30 pm | |||
| Five Consecutive Sundays | |||
| IMPRI #WebPolicyLearning | |||
| Name | Designation | Organisation | Location |
| Abhimanyu Kumar Sharma | Student, also Founder and Director | Change Social Mindset (unregistered) | Chennai |
| Amita | Student | KEOS | Ahmedabad |
| Anupriya Kumari | Research Scholar | Central University of South Bihar | Gaya |
| Arya K S | Assistant Professor | CHRIST (Deemed to be University) | Bangalore |
| Darshana Hazarika | Program Associate | Akam Foundation | Dibrugarh |
| Deepak Nikalje | Program Lead | Coro India | Mumbai |
| Dr Nandini murali | VP, Learning & Research | Avtar | Chennai |
| Dr Shirin Abbas | – | – | – |
| Dr Shreya Pandey | Assistant Professor | St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Ranchi | Ranchi |
| Dr. Devika P | Assistant Professor | Kumaraguru College of Liberal Arts and Science | Coimbatore |
| Girisha Kamboj | Master’s Student (Pursuing Post-Grad) | NMIMS Mumbai | Mumbai |
| Gouhar Pirzada | Chairperson | STEP Skills Development Foundation | Lahore |
| Himanshu Chouhan | Group Manager | Airbus | Bangalore |
| Jade Carvalho | Assistant Professor | Kishinchand Chellaram College (KC College, Mumbai) | Mumbai |
| Kangkana Devi | Research Scholar (JRF) | Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University | Guwahati |
| Kanishk Kala | Clinical Psychologist | Self-employed | Dehradun |
| Kiran Bhairannavar | Associate professor | Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi | Delhi |
| MAITHILI GANJOO | VICE PRESIDENT | GLOBAL MEDIA EDUCATION COUNCIL ( GMEC) | NOIDA |
| Malavika Sunil Karippara | Assistant Professor | Kumaraguru College of Liberal Arts and Science | Coimbatore |
| Manisha | Research Scholar | Central University of Rajasthan | New Delhi |
| Manjari Nandy | Assistant Professor | The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara | Vadodara |
| Mumtaz Shaikh | Co-lead grassroots movment | Coro India | Mumbai (maharshtra) |
| Nitin Kamble | Program Lead | CORO INDIA | Chembur, Mumbai, Mahatashtra |
| Nitin Saxena | Manager HR | India Health Action Trust (UP TSU) | City (Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh) |
| Padma Prasad Sharma | Community Mobilizer and Library Incharge | Akam Foundation | Bongal Gaon, Dibrugarh |
| Pallav S | Mx. | Azim Premji University, Bangalore | Delhi |
| Pallavi Palav | Lead Gender | CORO India | Mumbai |
| Parijit Mahapatra | Program Associate | Akam Foundation | Dibrugarh |
| Priyanka Bora | Research Scholar | Assam Women’s University | Jorhat ,Assam |
| Rahul Gaware | Lead -Leadership Development Program | CORO India | Mumbai |
| Rimashree Borah | Research Scholar | Jawaharlal Nehru University | New Delhi |
| Rohini kadam | Right To Pee Activist | CORO India | Mumbai |
| Rushali Disha | Coro India .Organization Representeted | Coro India Organization | Mumbai |
| Sanskriti S Maity | Student | – | Banaglore |
| Santana Khanikar | Assistant Professor | JNU | Delhi |
| Shinoy Panigrahi | DEI Officer | – | Bangalore |
| SHRUTI | Student | Jawaharlal Nehru University | Darbhanga |
| Silpa G Nair | Research Scholar | Bharathiar University, Coimbatore | Coimbatore |
| Soham Biswas | Content Editor | – | Delhi |
| Soumi Dey | Passed out (PG) | University of Calcutta | Bagnan |
| Supriya Jan | CO lead grassroot knowledge building | CORO INDIA | Mumbai |
| Swathi Priya D | Assistant Professor | Kumaraguru College of Liberal Arts and Science | Coimbatore |
| Swati Duggal | Research Scholar | University of Delhi | New Delhi |
Previous Cohort:
Beyond Binaries: Understanding Sexual Identities and Queer Rights Issues in India
DAY 1: https://youtu.be/XXzU3RJZao0
DAY 2: https://youtu.be/Z4rmNRF6s6E
DAY 3: https://youtu.be/Xff4GdmnaTo
DAY 4: https://youtu.be/7oVmuSjipY
DAY 5: https://youtu.be/RFRVrcDnsTo
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