Call for Submissions: 'FLUID' – Newsletter by The Gender Studies Committee at CHRIST: Submit your Entries by Feb 28!

About Christ (Deemed to Be College), Bangalore

CHRIST (Deemed to be College) was previously often known as “Christ Faculty” and was affiliated to Bangalore College. Christ Faculty turned one of the famend academic establishments within the nation inside the first three many years of its inception.

From 1990 onwards it scaled higher heights. With the introduction of revolutionary and trendy curriculum, insistence on educational self-discipline, imparting of Holistic Training and with the assistance of extremely certified and devoted school. CHRIST (Deemed to be College) has regularly been rated among the many prime 10 academic establishments of the nation.

It has been considered one of many first establishments in India to be accredited in 1998 by the NAAC, and subsequently in 2004 and 2016. Moreover, it has been recognized by the UGC as an establishment with potential for excellence.

About Gender Research Committee, SLCU

CHRIST (Deemed to be College) has all the time supported holistic training and improvement, and the training of scholars on points surrounding gender is an intrinsic a part of such improvement. The Gender Research Committee gives an area for like-minded college students to take part in a wholesome dialogue on sexuality, gender and the multifarious points related to our understanding of those ideas.

As a society, we’re always evolving, and as we evolve so does our comprehension of gender, gender id and gender expression. The Gender Research Committee shouldn’t be merely a committee and has transcended to turn into a group of broad minded and forward-thinking people, engaged in an evaluation of the underlying socio-cultural elements that affect the best way we predict, rationalize, and behave.

About The E-newsletter

‘FLUID’ is an annual student-run e-newsletter launched by the Gender Research Committee, College of Legislation, CHRIST (Deemed to be College).

‘Fluid’ – indefinite, fluctuating, shifting. The E-newsletter is an effort in the direction of exploring one’s openness, adaptability and willingness to interrupt down conventional binaries, and discovering the complexities and nuances of gender. ‘FLUID’ goals to offer an area, which fits past the confines of educational curricula, to freely vent out opinions, views and concepts concerning the world that’s exceptionally gendered; tied to stereotypes, confining people inside predefined packing containers they’re anticipated to suit into. The Committee is dedicated to understanding the versatile nature of identities through the use of this E-newsletter as a medium to increase widespread views concerning the gender spectrum.

Concerning the Theme

And so, when our our bodies and their actions turn into datafied, this doesn’t expose all of us equally, as a result of not all of us are equally susceptible. For many who indirectly don’t match the norm, the next lack of management over what they share with others is probably way more dangerous than for individuals who do roughly conform.” -Anja Kovacs

The widespread chorus— “If you happen to’ve achieved nothing incorrect, you’ve nothing to cover”—echoes extensively. However is that actually true? On this digital age, even within the midst of revolutionizing developments, know-how is liable for difficult and reinforcing gender norms and inequalities. Whereas respect for self-integrity would be the norm that we work in the direction of within the bodily world, our on-line areas and digital programs are filled with intrusive practices that routinely violate our bodily boundaries: facial and emotion recognition, behavioural focused promoting, really helpful merchandise, and extra.

That is solely accelerated with the usage of instruments like AI, thereby deeply entrenching gender bias into the intricacies of the system. Since our bodily boundaries are tough to translate into the digital realm, the connection between on a regular basis on-line intrusions and emotional well-being typically will get uncared for.

This can be a blemish on the autonomy of the gender minorities, an unstated compulsion on how they’re ‘allowed’ to painting themselves on the platform. When entry to know-how is gendered and safety turns into compromised, it necessitates a dialogue to establish these points that pervade our society.

The theme for this version “Gender and Expertise”,goals to discover the nuances of inherent gender disparities in utilizing on-line platforms and technological instruments. It intends to delve deeply into gendered patterns of know-how and the way ladies and queer people are victims of sexual exploitation, cyber stalking and bullying, hate speech and bigoted media narratives.

It additionally explores the method by which digital developments are co-extensive with developments in gender equality, turning into a robust software for feminist actions. Gender and know-how are mutually constitutive, with technological developments shaping and reflecting gendered relations in cultural, financial, and political contexts, whereas additionally offering frameworks to know numerous displays of gender.

In a digitised world the place the entry to know-how determines a spot one might elect for themselves, it’s important that each one people get to decide on how one can make the most of the technological instruments.

When a sure part of the inhabitants battle to share protected experiences on on-line platforms, it displays the ineffectual construction of know-how and left unattended, the potentiality of know-how being misused towards ladies and the queer group can’t be ignored. This theme hopes to attract nearer discover to the intersection between gender and know-how in influencing entry to careers, freedom and self-expression; provided that on the finish of the day, all the pieces is gendered.

Sub-themes

Given under are sub-topics that may be referred to for submissions:

The Function of Expertise in Facilitating Gender-Based mostly Violence

Deepfakes and AI: Lack of Consent, Privateness Violations and Sexual Exploitation

Ladies and Queer people on Social Media Platforms

Media and Tradition: Exploring the Interrelationship in Advancing Conventional Stereotypes

Entry to Expertise: A Rising Battle in Growing Areas

Medical Analysis and Well being Expertise: Addressing the Want for Gendered Care

Gender Delicate Digital Advertising and marketing

Gender-Particular Socialization in Gaming and Illustration in Content material Creation

The Function of Ladies in Technological Improvements and the Prevailing Socio-legal Limitations

Utilising Expertise to Counteract Gender Inequality

Be aware: The aforementioned sub-themes should not exhaustive. Submissions might be made on any subject aligning with the primary theme.

Name for Submission

Kindly observe that contributors may also obtain a certificates of publication. This E-newsletter shouldn’t be strictly restricted to educational writing. We’re open to submissions on any type of work/submission that’s associated to gender- cartoons, comedian strips, poetry, tales, pop-culture opinions, essays and even long-form educational writing.