Caste discrimination and exclusion in Indian universities: a critical reflection

By:

Sukumar, N

Publication details: London: Routledge, 2023.Description: xx, 193p. hbk: 23cmISBN:

9781032468488

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

379.260954 SUK

Summary: his book studies the exclusion and discrimination that is meted out to Scheduled Caste (SC) students in the Indian Higher Education system, and the psychosocial consequences of such practices. It foregrounds the conceptual debates around caste, exclusion, and reservations in Indian academia, discussing the social dominance and the roots of prejudices in the university spaces. The volume reﬂects upon the fragile social world in which students from the margins struggle for survival in the academic space. It reveals that these students navigate the various facets of academia – like classrooms, pedagogy, scholarships, hostels, peer groups, and teachers – only to ﬁnd the academic space a dystopian universe. The book also sheds light on suicide cases committed by the marginalized groups as a testimony of protest. Based on in-depth ethnographic research, this book will be of interest to teachers, students and researchers of education, sociology, political science, psychology, and exclusion studies. It will also be useful for policymakers, social activists, NGOs, research centers, and those working in higher education, reservations, public policy, caste, and exclusion studies. https://www.routledge.com/Caste-Discrimination-and-Exclusion-in-Indian-Universities-A-Critical-Reflection/Sukumar/p/book/9780367556891

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

his book studies the exclusion and discrimination that is meted out to Scheduled Caste (SC) students in the Indian Higher Education system, and the psychosocial consequences of such practices. It foregrounds the conceptual debates around caste, exclusion, and reservations in Indian academia, discussing the social dominance and the roots of prejudices in the university spaces.
The volume reﬂects upon the fragile social world in which students from the margins struggle for survival in the academic space. It reveals that these students navigate the various facets of academia – like classrooms, pedagogy, scholarships, hostels, peer groups, and teachers – only to ﬁnd the academic space a dystopian universe. The book also sheds light on suicide cases committed by the marginalized groups as a testimony of protest.
Based on in-depth ethnographic research, this book will be of interest to teachers, students and researchers of education, sociology, political science, psychology, and exclusion studies. It will also be useful for policymakers, social activists, NGOs, research centers, and those working in higher education, reservations, public policy, caste, and exclusion studies.

https://www.routledge.com/Caste-Discrimination-and-Exclusion-in-Indian-Universities-A-Critical-Reflection/Sukumar/p/book/9780367556891

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