Dr. Shilpi Singh

Publications :

  • “International World Order: Before and After the Peace of Westphalia in Global Politics” in Nirmal Jindal(edit), International Relation: Theory and Practice, Sage Textbooks, 2020.
  • “Consumerism in Indian Weddings and the Role of Media in Producing the Perfect Brides” in Kusha Tiwary (edit), Gender and Popular Culture: Identity Construction and Representation, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2019.
  • Article Titled “Changing Notions of Class in the Contemporary Indian Wedding Industry” in Culture, Society and Law. Volume 6, Number 1, 2019.
  • Article titled “Urban Development and Neoliberal Cities in India” in Academic Views and Reviews: An International Journal of Education, Research and Innovation, Volume 8, Number 4, 2019
  • Article titled “Media Driven Consumerism and the Perfect Brides in Indian Weddings”, published in The Discussant, Journal of Centre for Reforms, Development and Justice, Volume V, Number 1, 2017.
  • Article titled “Understanding Consumption and Class through the Marriage Market”, published in Social Sciences International Research Journal Volume 2 Issue 1, 2016.
  • Article titled “Understanding Cities through the Process of Urbanization” published in Sustainable Development and Planning, 2015 Conference Proceedings.
  • Article titled-“Shopping Malls: The Space of Consumption, Labor and the Enterprising Self”, published in the International Research Journal of Management Sociology and Humanities, 2015.
  • Article titled “All in the same Boat… Or are We?” published on an online archive called pandemicacademic.world, 2020.

Presentations and Research :

  • Presented a paper titled ‘Bollywood Wedding Culture in Neoliberal India: Impact of Indian Cinema on Popular Cultural Practices of Urban Middle Class in India’ in the International Conference on People, Politics and Media at Jagran Lakecity University, Bhopal on April 25-26, 2014.
  • Presented a paper titled ‘The Desired Beauty, Aspirations and the Commodification Of Indian Brides’ at the IICW in Hyderabad on August 17-22, 2014.
  • Presented a paper for the 9th International Conference on Urban Regeneration and Sustainability on 23rd-25th September, 2014 in Siena, Italy.
  • Presented a paper for the Knowledge/Culture/Economy International Conference organized by University of Western Sydney, Australia from 3rd-5th November, 2014.
  • Presented a paper for a conference in the Department of Political Science, Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi.
  • Presented a paper titled ‘Understanding Consumption and Class through the Marriage Market’ for the Graduate Research Meet, 2015 in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT, Guwahati from 28th October to 30th October, 2015.
  • Presented a paper titled ‘Understanding Consumption and Class through the Marriage Market’ in an International Conference on Women Empowerment and Social Sciences held from 5th – 7th March, 2016.
  • Presented a paper titled ‘Media Driven Consumerism and Weddings in India’ for the Graduate Research Meet, 2016 in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT, Guwahati from 20th – 22nd October, 2016.
  • Presented a paper titled, ‘Media Driven Consumerism and the Perfect Brides in Indian Weddings’ in a conference organised by the Women’s Development Cell, Shyamlal College in collaboration with ICSSR in New Delhi held from10th-11th December, 2016.
  • Presented a paper titled, ‘Media Driven Consumerism and weddings in India’ in the Fifth Northern Regional social Science Congress organised by ICSSR and Mohanlal Sukhadia University, in Udaipur from 24th- 26th February, 2017.
  • Presented a paper titled, ‘The Market of Marriage: Consumption, Class and Gender in India’ in a symposium on Critical Perspectives on Gender, Consent and Culture in Contemporary India by Gender Studies and South Asia Institute, School of Oriental and African Studies, 26th May, 2017.
  • Presented a paper titled, ‘Neoliberal Weddings in India: A Study of Consumption, Class and Display’ in a conference organised by the University Centre at Blackburn College and CDSS on ‘ The Neoliberal Nightmare: Beyond the Populist Insurgence’, May, 2017.
  • Presented a paper titled, ‘Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai… of the Aspirational Middle Class in the Democratic Neoliberal India’ in a national conference on Perspective of Indian Democracy: One Nation, One Election organised by Maharaja Agrasen College, University of Delhi on 5th-6th August, 2021.

Talks, Workshops and Capability Building :

  • Conducted a workshop on “Research Methodology and Writing” in Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi on 18th February, 2022.
  • Conducted a workshop on “How to Write a Research Paper?” in Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi on 11th February, 2021.
  • Conducted an Interactive Session on College Entrance Exams in Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi on 5th November, 2020.
  • Delivered a Talk on “Are Women Really Free after 73 Years of Independence?” organised by Ikhtiyaar in Lady Shri Ram College for Women on 8th October, 2020.
  • Interactive Webinar on “Protection of Political Rights and Civil Liberties of Women in Politics” organised by Global Youth LSR Chapter in collaboration with India Russia Youth Forum in Lady Shri Ram College for Women on 26th September, 2020.
  • Delivered a Talk on “Consuming the Beautiful Indian Bride” in Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi on 24th October, 2019.
  • Conducted a workshop on the “Basics of Writing a Research Paper” in Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi on 11th September, 2019

Academic Awards and Achievements :

  • Was awarded the ICSSR Doctoral Fellowship for the year 2017-18.
  • Was awarded a fellowship and selected as a Visiting Scholar to South Asia Institute, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London under the JNU SOAS Exchange Fellowship Program from February – June,2017.