OISE (Ontario Institute of Studies & Education)
University of Toronto
252 Bloor Street West
Toronto, ON Canada
October 1st, 2011 - 8:00AM to 6:30PM
For anyone coming out of town for the conference requiring possible assistance with transportation and accommodations for the conference, please contact us at travel@sikhfeministresearch.org.
A special University of Toronto Conference rate can be booked at the nearby Holiday Inn hotel, located at 280 Bloor St. W. Please visit the following link for more details on accommodation options, shared with us generously by CWSE at OISE http://learnwhr.org/registration/accommodations/
Parking
Underground parking is available at the OISE building for a flat rate of $6 on weekends, accessible through Prince Arthur Ave.
Subway
The OISE building is located right above and can be accessed directly from the St. George Subway station.
Detailed information on the panels, speakers, and the presentations can be viewed by clicking on the links.
| 08:15 AM | Registration & Breakfast | ||
| 09:00 AM | Welcome & Opening Remarks | ||
| 09:15 AM |
Keynote Panel: Reconnecting the disconnect: A Sikh Feminist Gosht A reflection through theology, literary analysis, and history exploring how Sikh feminism can drive social change. Read More A Thealogical Exploration of Sikhi Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh, Colby College Diaspora Journeys: The Unbearable Heaviness of Being Geetanjali Singh Chanda, Yale University What the Rehat Remembers: Claiming & Cultivating the Feminist Currents of the Sikh Rehat Maryada Mallika Kaur, CORA -Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse Facilitated by Tarnjit Kaur, Executive Director, SAFAR |
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| 10:40 AM | Break | ||
| 11:00 AM |
Panel 1: Disrupting History An exploration of historical moments changing Sikh gender identity, and the present motivations for Sikh feminism impacting social justice activismRead More The Highest Path: The Aura of Anandpur Deep Singh, University of California A Comparative Postcolonial Analysis: The Gendered Identity Construction and Representations of Sikhs in Colonial and Postcolonial Culture and Media Jaspal Kaur Singh, North Michigan University Old and New Questions for the Study of Sikhi and Gender Brian Keith Axel, University of California Santa Cruz Ik Onkar: Our Sacred Feminist PracticeTejpreet Kaur, The Sikh Coalition Facilitated by Harinder Singh, SikhRI |
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| 12:30 AM | Lunch | ||
| 01:30 PM |
Panel 2A | Gursikhi: Intersections, Parallels & Gaps Examination of how Sikh philosophy, scriptures, and codes of conduct both produce, affect and are affected by gender relations.Read More Masculinized Translations: Problems of Reading Gender into Sikh Scripture Simran Jeet Singh, Columbia University Hair Speaks: Sikh Women Voicing Spiritual, Sexual, and Identity Body PoliticKirpa Kaur, Independent Scholar Khalsa Yogiji's Teachings as a Feminist Force Guru Fatha Singh Khalsa, Independent Scholar Saheli in Sikhism Sonia Arora, Independent Scholar Facilitated by Harpreet Kaur, Chair, SAFAR |
Panel 2B | Lived Experiences: Sikh Women, Work & Society A discussion on how societal issues pertaining to Sikhi and gender affect women's lived experiences and their relationships to work, both in Punjab and in the diaspora.Read More How Does Social Science Research Become Part of a Researcher's Spiritual Journey Ravneet Kaur Tiwana, University of California Women Farmers of Punjab: Forgotten Voices From The Plains Bandana Kaur, Yale University Grameen Bank Women Borrowers Famliial and Community Relationships Development in the Patriarchal Bangladesh and its Implications to Sikh Feminism Kazi Abdur Rouf, University of Toronto Discursive Gendered Impacts of Izzat: Immigrant Sikh Women's Access to Justice Manprit (Preet) Kaur Virdi, The School of Oriental and African Studies Facilitated by Pramila Aggarwal, Professor, George Brown College |
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| 03:00 PM | Break | ||
| 03:20 PM |
Panel 3A | Violence: Causes and Solutions A wide gap has emerged between theory and practice of Sikhi resulting in gender discrimination and violations of women's most basic human rights. This panel investigates causes and solutions of violence against women within the framework of Sikh values and principles.Read More The Prescribed Cultural-Otherness has Removed the Woman-Mother from the Social Order through Acts of Viewing Jasleen Singh, University of Michigan Exploring Gender Preference amongst Punjabi Sikhs in California: A Community Based Pliot Study Semran Kaur Mann, Jakara Movement Inc. The Fate of Our Sisters Malika Kaur Bhola, Independent Scholar Health Effects of Pesticides on Punjabi Women Gunisha Kaur, New York Presbyterian Hospital of Columbia and Cornell Universities Facilitated by Rita Kohli, Executive Director, Sexual Assault Rape Crisis Centre of Peel |
Panel 3B | Herstory: Bringing Untold Narratives Of Womanhood To The Forefront Investigating the female absence and silence in our conversations, dialogues and discussions today, and the importance of such narratives for future generations to take into account.Read More Where Did She Go? Harminder S. Mann, UK Punjab Heritage Association Women as Objects in and Producers of the Sikh Social and Built Environment Tavleen Kaur, University of Michigan 1984 and Post-1984 Gender Violence during the Panjab ConflictHarlovleen Kaur, Osgoode Hall Law School Women in the Palestinian Nationalist Struggle: Achieving Gender Equality upon Statehood Prabsimran Sachdev, HandCrafting Justice Facilitated by Jasteena Dhillon, Professor of International Law at University of Windsor Law School |
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| 04:50 PM |
Panel 4A | Gender and Sexuality: A Lived Reality Unrecognized A case for inclusive sexual orientations, questioning the growing masculinization of the Sikh female identity, and examination of the continued control over women bodies through portrayals of an ideal Sikh female in the emerging Punjabi cinema as submissive.Read More The Gender Politics of the 'Sikh Look': Race, Gender and Bodily Normativity in Urban Britain Kaveri Qureshi, University of Sussex Queering Sikh American Women, Amu and Visuality of the 1984 Genocide Gitanjali Kaur Singh, UCLA Still Stuck in Punjab: Diasporic Females in Punjabi Films Ranjanpreet Nagra, The Sikh Foundation Facilitated by Kamal Arora, Doctoral student, UBC |
Panel 4B | Diaspora and Culture: Resisting Social Pressures Through poetry and artistic endeavour, the panel explores experiences of "homeland" travels, negotiation of transnational feminist identities, and experiences of Canadian Sikh women within the institutions of the Gurdwara and the university classrooms.Read More Kuldip Gill's Poetry as a Collective and Historical Memory Site Sharanpal K. Ruprai, York University The feminist politics of Sikh Women's Travels to "the Homeland" Gada Mahrouse & Indu Vashist, Concordia University A Hyper Masculine Patriarchal Sikh Discourse Excludes the Voices of Sikh Women Satwinder Kaur Bains, University of the Fraser Valley Sikhism, Culture and the Space Between: Accounts from the University Classroom Jaspreet Gill, York University Facilitated by Simran Kaur , Doctoral student, Manager of Advocacy, Sikh Coalition / Community Activist |
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| 06:30 PM | Closing Remarks & Reception | ||
Bandana Kaur
Yale University
Brian Keith Axel
University of California Santa Cruz
Deep Singh
University of California / Jakara Movement
Gada Mahrouse
Concordia University
Geetanjali Singh Chanda
Yale University
Gitanjali Kaur Singh
UCLA
Gunisha Kaur
New York Presbyterian Hospital of Columbia and Cornell Universities
Guru Fatha Singh Khalsa
Independent Scholar
Harlovleen Kaur
Osgoode Hall Law School
Harminder Singh Mann
UK Public Health Association
Indu Vashist
Independent Scholar
Jasleen Singh
University of Michigan
Jaspreet Gill
York University
Jaspal Kaur Singh
North Michigan University
Kaveri Qureshi
University of Sussex
Kazi Abdur Rouf
University of Toronto
Kirpa Kaur
Independent Scholar
Malika Kaur Bhola
Independent Scholar
Mallika Kaur
CORA
Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh
Colby College
Prabsimran Sachdev
HandCrafting Justice Inc
Manprit (Preet) Kaur Virdi
The School of Oriental and African Studies
Ranjanpreet Nagra
The Sikh Foundation
Ravneet Kaur Tiwana
University of California
Satwinder Kaur Bains
University of the Fraser Valley
Semran Kaur Mann
Jakara Movement Inc
Sharanpal K. Ruprai
York University
Simran Jeet Singh
Columbia University
Sonia Arora
Independent Scholar
Tavleen Kaur
University of Michigan
Tejpreet Kaur
The Sikh Coalition
