WORK-IN-PROGRESS: Since December 2012, graduate students have shared ongoing research to small and engaged groups of our members at different public and institutional venues across the city, including at CIS, Jaaga, ALF, IIHS, and NIAS.
FORMAL TALKS: We invite academics to share work in its more developed stages.
ANNUAL WORKSHOPS: The first annual BRN workshop was held with NAGARA on August 1, 2015. See the side tab for more details of our first session.
WRITING SESSIONS: Researchers meet informally to write together in community.
READING GROUPS: Members meet to discuss texts that they work with closely.
WALKS: Food walks and area walks are spontaneous and unplanned but are usually led by a member who has some interest in the area or is a frequent visitor.
ONLINE WRITING WORKSHOPS: This is our most recent initiative spearheaded by Dr. Sahana Udupa. The e-seminar is open to people at various phases of research − fieldwork, writing and so on. Papers would present original, ongoing work on any aspect of Bangalore, using any disciplinary frame or methodological device within the broad idea of human sciences.
A single e-seminar session will last two weeks.
This is how each moderated session would pan out:
1. E-seminars open with a paper presentation (mailing the paper for the entire list). The paper is by a list member or a guest.
2. A discussant will offer detailed comments
3. The discussion will be opened for comments and suggestions
4. The author will respond to the discussant’s comments
5. The author will respond to members’ questions as and when they appear, clubbing several comments or reply to individual suggestions as s/he finds suitable and convenient.
6. At the end of two weeks, the seminar is declared closed.
7. The original paper and comments are compiled as a single file. We will think of archiving them in future, but for now, this will be sent to the author and those interested in having a copy.
We hope to organize the e-seminar every two months. Since most papers are work-in-progress, they can be cited only after the explicit consent of the author (in which case the suggested line for citation would accompany the essay). Needless to say, this entire exercise depends on trust and camaraderie – our passion to explore Bengaluru with all the seriousness it deserves, and the different perspectives that could benefit research. The seminar, we hope, will give the marching push of prachodane (provocation) and the generative pause of avalokana (review) – so much needed, we believe, to make our research an engaging endeavor and a compelling critique. Those interested in sharing their work may send the title and abstract to: [email protected], [email protected]. Full drafts should be available at least a week prior to the seminar. Authors can also sign up for future slots.
Word length between 6000 and 8000; all references included; common editorial guidelines apply.
FORMAL TALKS: We invite academics to share work in its more developed stages.
ANNUAL WORKSHOPS: The first annual BRN workshop was held with NAGARA on August 1, 2015. See the side tab for more details of our first session.
WRITING SESSIONS: Researchers meet informally to write together in community.
READING GROUPS: Members meet to discuss texts that they work with closely.
WALKS: Food walks and area walks are spontaneous and unplanned but are usually led by a member who has some interest in the area or is a frequent visitor.
ONLINE WRITING WORKSHOPS: This is our most recent initiative spearheaded by Dr. Sahana Udupa. The e-seminar is open to people at various phases of research − fieldwork, writing and so on. Papers would present original, ongoing work on any aspect of Bangalore, using any disciplinary frame or methodological device within the broad idea of human sciences.
A single e-seminar session will last two weeks.
This is how each moderated session would pan out:
1. E-seminars open with a paper presentation (mailing the paper for the entire list). The paper is by a list member or a guest.
2. A discussant will offer detailed comments
3. The discussion will be opened for comments and suggestions
4. The author will respond to the discussant’s comments
5. The author will respond to members’ questions as and when they appear, clubbing several comments or reply to individual suggestions as s/he finds suitable and convenient.
6. At the end of two weeks, the seminar is declared closed.
7. The original paper and comments are compiled as a single file. We will think of archiving them in future, but for now, this will be sent to the author and those interested in having a copy.
We hope to organize the e-seminar every two months. Since most papers are work-in-progress, they can be cited only after the explicit consent of the author (in which case the suggested line for citation would accompany the essay). Needless to say, this entire exercise depends on trust and camaraderie – our passion to explore Bengaluru with all the seriousness it deserves, and the different perspectives that could benefit research. The seminar, we hope, will give the marching push of prachodane (provocation) and the generative pause of avalokana (review) – so much needed, we believe, to make our research an engaging endeavor and a compelling critique. Those interested in sharing their work may send the title and abstract to: [email protected], [email protected]. Full drafts should be available at least a week prior to the seminar. Authors can also sign up for future slots.
Word length between 6000 and 8000; all references included; common editorial guidelines apply.