THE U.S. CONSULATE GENERAL, KOLKATA
CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO
A SEMINAR ON
"A Feminist view of Development: A Dialogue Among Sen, Rawls, and Nussbaum"
AT THE AMERICAN CENTER,
38A Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Kolkata 700071
ON FRIDAY, JULY 16, 2010, 2:00 P.M - 4:30 P.M.
RSVP BY JULY 9, 2010: 3984-6320 or bhattac...@state.gov
Please note that car parking is not available in and around the American Center
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Program
1400-1410: Opening Remarks by Beth Payne, U.S. Consul General
1410-1430: Dr. Shoma Chatterjee (author, film critic, and freelance journalist): “Economic Information and Education towards Women Empowerment”
1430-1450: Q&A
1450-1510: Dr. Saswati Ghosh (Associate Professor and Head, Dept. of Economics, City College, Kolkata): “In search of kishanis: Gender, capability, and land rights in west bengal”
1510-1530: Q&A
1530-1540: Tea Break
1540-1600: Dr. Rinita Mazumdar (Lecturer, Philosophy and Women Studies, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA): “Feminist Economics and the ‘Good Life’: Rawls, Sen, and Nussbaum”
1600-1620: Q&A
1620-1630: Concluding Remarks
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http://rinitamazumdar.com/
Rinita Mazumdar, Ph.D
Women Studies and Philosophy,
University of New Mexico