Ketaki Chowkhani

Assistant Professor

沙巴体育 Centre for Humanities

CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

    Ketaki Chowkhani is an Assistant Professor at 沙巴体育 Centre for Humanities. She is also a Ph.D. Guide at MCH.

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SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING

Subject Semester / Year
Gender and Society
Media, Society and Representation
Singles Studies
Identity and Society
Social Anthropology
Culture and Modernity
Urban Sociology

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Specialisation Institute Year of passing
PhD Women's Studies Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai 2017
MPhil Cultural Studies English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad 2011
MA English and Comparative Literature Pondicherry University, Pondicherry 2009

Experience

Institution / Organisation Designation Role Tenure
Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai 沙巴体育 Assistant Urban Aspirations in Global Cities, an international collaborative project of Max Planck Institute (MPI), G?ttingen, Germany, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, and Partners for Urban Knowledge Action and 沙巴体育 (PUKAR), Mumbai. October 2013- January 2014
School of Education, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai 沙巴体育 Assistant Compiling of Field Attachments Reader- Second Phase of MAEE Grant by SRTT Oct 2012 - Sept 2013
School of Media and Cultural Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. Copy Editor SubVersions: A Journal of Emerging 沙巴体育 in Media and Cultural Studies (ISSN-2347-426). Volume 1, Issue 1; Volume 1, Issue 2; Volume 3 Issue 1; Volume 3, Issue 2. December 2013- 2018

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

Gender and Sexuality, Masculinity Studies, Education, Singles Studies.

Professional Affiliations & Contributions

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Media Interviews/Public Engagement

DelFattore, Joan. “Singles say they’re better prepared to self-quarantine, but many fear getting shortchanged in medical treatment” The Washington Post. April 11, 2020. Accessed at:?https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/singles-say-theyre-better-prepared-to-self-quarantine-but-many-fear-getting-shortchanged-in-medical-treatment/2020/04/10/0f0b972c-7368-11ea-87da-77a8136c1a6d_story.html?

Mohan, Shriya. “Table for one, please” The Hindu Business Line. March 13, 2020. Accessed at:?https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/know/table-for-one-please/article31050738.ece#

Singular Selves: Introduction to Singles Studies.

Forthcoming (2023) Ketaki Chowkhani Craig Wynne

Published by Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Singular-Selves-An-Introduction-to-Singles-Studies/Chowkhani-Wynne/p/book/9781032292755

The Limits of Sexuality Education: Love, Sex, and Adolescent Masculinities in Urban India.

Forthcoming (2023) Ketaki Chowkhani

Published by Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/The-Limits-of-Sexuality-Education-Love-Sex-and-Adolescent-Masculinities/Chowkhani/p/book/9781032150413#

Friendship Unlimited: Singlehood and it’s Ones

2023 Ketaki Chowkhani

in Shilpa Phadke and Nithila Kanagasabai Ed. Yaari: An Anthology of Friendship by Women and Queer Folx. New Delhi, Yoda Press.

Students as Futurists: Imagination in the Classroom

01-08-2023 Ketaki Chowkhani Kushal Sohal

Teacher Plus.

Should there be a right to NOT Marry?

2023 Diksha Sanyal Ketaki Chowkhani

The Swaddle. https://theswaddle.com/marriage-is-letting-us-down-should-there-be-a-right-not-to-marry/

’Hey! She’s a Bro!’ Tomboys, Body Image, and Desire in India.

2024 Ketaki Chowkhani

In Srirupa Chatterjee and Shwetha Garg Ed. Female Body Image in Contemporary Indian Literature and Culture. Temple University Press.

“Successfully Ageing Alone: Long-Term Singlehood and Care During Covid-19 in India.”

2022 Ketaki Chowkhani

In Longtao He and Jagriti Gangopadhyay Ed. Eldercare Issues in China and India. Routledge.

Singlehood Unlimited: Solo Living in 沙巴体育 India

2022 Ketaki Chowkhani

Unattached. Ed. Angelica Malin. Square Peg.

'Nothing Much Happened’: Rethinking Heterosexual Middle Class Adolescent Boys’ Romance in Mumbai

2021 Ketaki Chowkhani

In Sexuality, Abjection and Queer Existence in Contemporary India.” Edited by Pushpesh Kumar, Routledge, 92-119.

Why Women Travel Solo

May 31, 2021 Ketaki Chowkhani

The Hindu Business Line Accessed at https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/explore/why-women-travel-solo/article34687012.ece

‘Are all the Speakers Single?’ Organising the First ever Singles Studies Conference during Covid-19.

15 December, 2020 . Ketaki Chowkhani

Conference Inference: Blogging the World of Conferences. Available at: https://conferenceinference.wordpress.com/2020/12/15/are-all-the-speakers-single-organising-the-first-ever-singles-studies-conference-during-covid-19-ketaki-chowkhani/

Alone

May 13, 2020. Ketaki Chowkhani

The New York Times. Accessed at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/13/style/coronavirus-modern-love-living-alone.html?smid=tw-share&fbclid=IwAR37ey1B6Ti2_4nV1QhNB5FpLRwNA9cFpQzebDbQHxJ3_c31b-12JDhyhbw

Integrating Concerns of Gender, Sexuality and Marital Status in the Medical Curriculum

2020 Nikhil Govind Ketaki Chowkhani

Indian Journal of Medical Ethics. 5(2): 92- 4. DOI:10.20529/IJME.2020.039.

Learning about Sex in Mumbai: Rethinking the ‘Knowledge Gap’ Debate in Sexuality Education

2019 Ketaki Chowkhani

In: Hi(stories) of Desire: Sexualities and Culture in Modern India. Edited by Rajeev Kumaramkandath and Sanjay Srivastava. Cambridge University Press.

Kolam and the Making of Tamil Femininity

2018 Ketaki Chowkhani

Sahapedia. July 2018. Accessed at: https://www.sahapedia.org/kolam-and-the-making-of-tamil-femininity

Sexuality in School: The Limits of Education

2016 Ketaki Chowkhani

Gender and Education 28 (5): 700-703.

Pleasure, Bodies and Risk: Women's Viewership of Pornography in Urban India

2016 Ketaki Chowkhani

Porn Studies 3 (4): 443-452.

Broader Vision of Sexuality: Book Review of It’s Normal by Dr Mahindra Watsa

2015 Ketaki Chowkhani

Daily News Analysis. Mumbai. Accessed at: http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-broader-vision-of-sexuality-book-review-of-ask-the-sexpert-columnist-dr-mahinder-watsa-2157290

Child Sexual Abuse in School Spaces: Understanding Structural Issues

2015 Ketaki Chowkhani

Teacher Plus. March 02, 2015. Accessed at: http://www.teacherplus.org/cover-story/understanding-structural-issues

Sexuality Education: Why We Need It

2013 Ketaki Chowkhani

Teacher Plus. February 2013, Hyderabad.