Conference 2019
Panel A1 9–11 am
Urban Growth: Change and Livelihood
Opening Remarks and Chair
Krishna Adhikari, Chair, Britain–Nepal Academic Council
Discussant
Shangrila Joshi, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, USA
Break 11–11:30 am
Panel A2 11:30 am–1:30 pm
From Epicentre to Aftermath: Ethnographic and Historical Views of Post-Earthquake Nepal (double panel)
(Convener: Jeevan Baniya, Social Science Baha)
Chair
Ramjee Parajulee, Department of Political Studies, Capilano
University, Canada
Discussant
Stefanie Lotter, Senior Teaching Fellow, SOAS, London
Lunch 1:30–2:30 pm
Panel A3 2:30–4:30 pm
From Epicentre to Aftermath: Ethnographic and Historical Views of Post-Earthquake Nepal (double panel)
Chair
Nabin Rawal, Lecturer, Central Department of Anthropology,
Tribhuvan University
Discussant
Dinesh Paudel, Appalachian State University, USA
Panel B1 9–11 am
Memorialising Nostalgia and Loss
Opening Remarks and Chair
Nirmal Man Tuladhar, Chair, Social Science Baha, Kathmandu,
Nepal
Discussant
Michael Hutt, Professor, SOAS, London
Break 11–11:30 am
Panel B2 11:30 am–1:30 pm
Informed Policies: Insights and Evidence
Chair
Janak Rai, Associate Professor, Central Department of Anthropology, Tribhuvan University
Discussant
Arjun Kharel, Research Coordinator, Centre for the Study of Labour and Mobility, Social Science Baha
Lunch 1:30–2:30 pm
Panel B3 2:30–4:30 pm
Mediating Development: Clients and Agents
Chair
Thomas Robertson, Executive Director, Fulbright Nepal
Discussant
Dannah Dennis, Hamilton College, New York
Panel A4 9–11 am
School Education in Nepal: Planning and Practice
Chair
Dyuti Baral, Social Science Baha
Discussant
Lok Ranjan Parajuli, Senior Researcher, Martin Chautari, Kathmandu
Break 11–11:30 am
Panel A5 11:30 am–1:30 pm
Colonialism: Historicising the Subaltern
Chair
Michael Hutt, Professor, School of Oriental and African Studies,
University of London
Discussant
Hema Kiruppalini, National University of Singapore
Lunch 1:30–2:30 pm
Panel A6 2:30–4.30 pm
Stigma: Changing the Narratives
Chair
Madhusudan Subedi, Professor, Central Department of Sociology, Tribhuvan University and Patan Academy of Health Sciences
Discussant
Amar BK, PhD Candidate, University of Pittsburgh
Panel B4 9–11 am
Dignity without Danger: Collaboratively Analysing Stigma and Taboos to Develop Innovative Strategies to Address Menstrual Exclusion in Nepal (Convener: Sara Parker, Liverpool John Moores University)
Chair
Bindu Pokhrel
Discussant
Meera Mishra
Break 11–11:30 am
Panel B5 11:30 am–1:30 pm
Community Institutions: Old and New
Chair
Suresh Dhakal, Central Department of Anthropology,
Tribhuvan University
Discussant
Pritisha Shrestha, Syracruse University, New York
Lunch 1:30–2:30 pm
Panel B6 2:30–4.30 pm
Disaster and Suffering: Ascendency of Resilience
Chair
John Whelpton, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Discussant
Jeevan Baniya, Assistant Director, Social Science Baha
Panel A7 9–11 am
Nepali Women: Struggles for Autonomy and Agency
Chair
Dipak Gyawali, Social Science Baha
Discussant
Neeti Aryal Khanal, Central Department of Sociology, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Break 11–11:30 am
Panel A8 11:30 am–12:50 pm
Violence: Understanding its Forms and Consequences
Chair
Katsuo Nawa, Professor of Cultural Anthropology, The University of Tokyo
Discussant
Sudeshna Thapa, Research Associate, Social Science Baha
Lunch 1:30–2:30 pm
Panel A9 2.30–3.50 pm
Children’s Needs: Moving beyond Rights
Chair
Mitra Pariyar, Leverhulme Research Fellow, Kingston University, London
Discussant
Aidan Seale-Feldman, Postdoctoral Research Associate and Lecturer Bioethics Program, University of Virginia
Panel A10 4 pm–5.20 pm
Mixed Panel
Chair
Richard Mitchell, Brock University, Canada
Discussant and Closing Remarks
Dipak Gyawali, Social Science Baha
Panel B7 9–11 am
Transitions: Meeting Aspirations and Expectations
Chair
Seira Tamang, Independent Researcher
Discussant
Sanjaya Mahato, Independent Researcher
Break 11–11:30 am
Panel B8 11:30 am–12:50 pm
Borders and Boundaries
Chair
Nabin Rawal, Central Department of Anthropology, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Discussant
Rupak Shrestha, PhD Candidate, Department of Geography, University of Boulder, Colorado