Dr. Navarupa Bhuyan
M.A., Ph.D
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Sociology
Teaching Experiences
- Guest Faculty, Department of Sociology, National Law University and Judicial Academy (NLUJA), Assam, 30th October, 2022 to 15th February, 2024.
Courses Taught:- Introduction to Sociology
- Sociology of Crime and Deviance
- Sociology of Gender
- Social Stratification
- Sociology of Law
Research Experiences
- Research Assistant (11/09/2015-10/12/2015),
Department of Sociology. Tezpur University.
Responsibilities: Data analysis, Data entry. Project Title: “Primary health care and inclusive development in Northeast India: Situational analysis of primary health care system in Assam.” - Intern, UNICEF (Tezpur University), (15/10/2014 – 15/11/2014)
Responsibilities: Field work, Data analysis. Project: “Developing child friendly panchayats in three gaon panchayats in Balipara block of Sonitpur.”
Academic Qualification
- Ph.D (Sociology), Tezpur University, 2023
- M.A. (Sociology), Tezpur University, 2015
- B.A (History), Miranda House, Delhi University, 2013
Achievements
- National Eligibility Test, NET(2015):-Qualified UGC NET, 2015
Publications
Scopus/Peer-reviewed Journals
- Bhuyan, N., & Goswami, N. (2022). Of Sankardeva, Sanskrit and Saraswati: The Interplay of the Regional and the National Symbols in a School in Assam. Contemporary Education Dialogue, 19(1), 16-36, Sage publications.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0973184921104985 - Goswami, N., & Bhuyan, N. (2024) Doing style for Saraswati Puja: Girlhood, Class, and Community Identity in Assam. Ethnicities, 0(0), 1-17, Sage publications.
https://doi.org/10.1177/146879682412297
Book Chapters
- Bhuyan, N. (2021). “Pandemic and accessibility of online education to economically disadvantaged sections: a study of class X students in Nagaon district of Assam” in Rumia Begum (ed.). Socio-economic impact of Covid 19. Purbanchal Prakash, Ghy.
Course Content Development
Self-learning material
- Bhuyan, N. (2019). “Alternative visions About Education : Rabindranath Tagore and Mahatma Gandhi”. Block 2. Sociology of Education. Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University.
- Bhuyan, (2019). “Education and Social Stratification: Stratification in Indian education system” .Block 2. Sociology of Education. Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University.
- Bhuyan, N. (2019). “Emerging Theoretical Parameters in Environmental Sociology: Contributions of Zavestoski, Dunlap and Catton, Allan Schnaiberg”. Learning Module III: MSO 402: Environmental Sociology. Centre for Open and Distance Learning, Tezpur
- Bhuyan, (2019). “Environmental Sociology: Scope and Significance”. Learning Module I: MSO 402: Environmental Sociology. Centre for Open and Distance Learning, Tezpur University.
- Bhuyan, N. (2019). “Feminisation of Labour” Learning Module II: MSO: Industry and Centre for Open and Distance Learning, Tezpur University.
Conferences & Seminars
International
- Theme: “Reproducing Dominant Culture in Schools: A study of schooling in a vernacular medium school in Assam”
Conference: International CESI conference organized by Tezpur University, 01st-03rd December, 2023.
Link: http://www.cesindia.net/past-conferences.html - Theme: “Class, Gender and Community Identity at School: Girls’ Style on Saraswati Puja in Assam”
Conference: World Congress of Sociology organized by International Sociological Association, Melbourne, Australia. June 25th– July 1st, 2023 - Theme: “Producing “the national” and “the regional” in a Sankardeva School in Assam”.
Seminar: “Identity politics reconsidered” organized by Tezpur University, 5th-6th December, 2018.
Link: http://www.tezu.ernet.in/event/International-Seminar-SOC.pdf - Theme: “Pan-Indian nationalism masked by regionalism- A study of schooling in Assam”.
Conference: International CESI conference organized by Jammu University, 16th-18th November, 2017.
Link: http://www.cesindia.net/past-conferences.html
Conferences & Seminars
National
- Theme: “Reproduction of Nationalist Feeling through Schooling: A Study of Nationalism and Sub-nationalism”
Conference: Indian Sociological Conference organized by Tezpur University, 27th-30th December, 2016.
Link: http://www.tezu.ernet.in/event/42nd_All_India_Sociological_Conference.pdf - Theme: Women (school) teachers and dress code: A trend towards sartorial homogeneity.
Conference: “State, Community and Gender: Frameworks and Practices in South Asia”, organized by Department of Sociology, Tezpur university, 15th-16th March, 2022.
Worshops & Seminars
- Participated in a national seminar organised by Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology, at Tezpur university, Department of Hindi, on the theme “The role of technical terminology in the development of Higher Education”, 14th-15th March, 2024.
- National Workshop on Qualitative Research Methods in Education organised by National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA) by Department of Education Policy, 18th-29th December, 2017, New Delhi.
- Participated at an international seminar on “Governance, Development and the state in Contemporary times”, organised by the Department of Sociology, Tezpur University, 09th-12th March, 2016.
Miscellaneous Experiences
- Worked as a peer guide for international students in Delhi, under International Exchange Students programme from 2011 to