18th BNAC Nepal Study Days
Hosted online (Zoom) by UCL Institute of Education
20 Bedford Way, WC1H 0AL
22-23 April 2021
Contact: bnacstudyday@gmail.com | 0044 7885756370
(NB: For participation registration is required: Please fill the Google Form to register: https://forms.gle/R5gj74mY4fKGBF699)
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME - Final
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| Day 1: Thursday, 22 Apr 2021 | ||
| 8:45-9:00 | Zoom entry (registration) | |
| 9:00-9:10 | Introduction: Krishna Adhikari BNAC Chair | |
| Welcome: Elaine Unterhalter Co-Director, Centre for Education and International Development, UCL Institute of Education | ||
| 9:15 – 10:00 | Keynote The manipulation of participatory process: Constituent assembly and the promulgation of ‘regressive’ constitution in Nepal Professor Mahendra Lawoti, Western Michigan University Chair: Tejendra Pherali | |
| Parallel Sessions | ||
| Time | Parallel Session A | Parallel Session B - |
| 10:05 – 11:35 | A1. Migration, Diaspora and International Relations Chair: Krishna Adhikari | B1. Governance Chair: Ben Campbell |
| The growing influence of power: The party diplomacy of the Communist Party of China and its impact on Nepal-China Relations Naresh Khapangi Magar, King's College London | Uprating community forest management in Jalthal Nepal Lila Nath Sharma, Forest Action Nepal; Bhaskar Adhikari and Mark F. Watson, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh | |
| The “True Nepal” through Chinese content creators’ lens Zezhou Yang, SOAS, University of London | Function of endogenous institutions in governing the commons and private property resources among Thakalis of Mustang Bhola Nath Adhikari, Lumbini Buddhist University | |
| Resettlement and Rehabilitation: A study of Lhotshampa Community Sneha Agrawal, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai | The provincial health policies in Nepal: Opportunities and challenges for an effective implementation Sharada P Wasti, Padam Simkhada, University of Huddersfield; Edwin van Teijlingen, Bournemouth University; Simon Rushton, and Julie Balen, University of Sheffield | |
| ‘The most deprived’: Needs assessment of elderly ex-Gurkha soldiers in the UK Lokendra P. Dhakal, Krishna Adhikari and (late) Chandra Laksamba, Centre for Nepal Studies UK | Federalization and health system in Nepal: A systematic review of the literature Pratik Adhikary, PHASE Nepal; Sujata Sapkota, Sujan Gautam, and Sujan Marahatta (Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences); Sarita Panday, Andrew Lee, Julie Balen, and Simon Rushton, (University of Sheffield); Edwin van Teijlingen, Bournemouth University ; Padam Simkhada, and Sharada P Wasti (University of Huddersfield); Madhusudan Subedi, Patan Academy of Health Sciences | |
| 11:40 – 13:10 | A2. Language and culture Chair: David Gellner | B2. Identity and space Chair: Punam Yadav |
| Nepal Bhasa: Consequences natives face when a language dies Roji Maharjan, Tribhuvan University | Before belonging: Settler emplacement in the Far-west Tarai Amy Johnson, Northumbria University | |
| Use of software systems in the preservation of Nepali cultural history Sanyukta Shrestha, Pasa Puchah Guthi UK | Naessian biocentric self in Tharu folk songs: A study of nexus between ecology and subjectivity Mohan Dangaura, Tribhuvan University | |
| The fame of chhoyela (and yomari): Newar foodways in London and the spatiotemporal expansion of the Newar self in a transnational context Marilena Frisone, University of Cambridge / University of Padua | Ethnicity and the City: Production and division of social spaces in Kathmandu Valley Bawesh Pradhan, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India | |
| Comparative study between Nepali and Sri Lankan-Tamil diasporic youth in the UK – Culture, tradition and art forms Richard Antony and Sangita Shrestha, Centre for Nepal Studies UK | Hashtagging heroes next to memes of Empire: A look at evolving senses of Gurkha identity through digital spheres Premila van Ommen, University of the Arts, London | |
| Lunch Early career researcher mentoring 13:10 – 14:00 (Coordinator: Premila van Ommen, University of the Arts, London Facilitator: Edwin van Teijlingen, University of Bournemouth) | ||
| Time | Parallel Session A - | Parallel Session B - |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | A3. Society and politics Chair: Michael Hutt | B3. Education Chair: Tejendra Pherali |
| Which way forward for Dalit liberation in Nepal? Krishna P. Adhikari and David N. Gellner, University of Oxford | (Re)constructing a ‘good’ school: Materials, affects, and meanings of education in post-earthquake Nepal Uma Pradhan, University of Oxford | |
| The role of social capital in disaster resilience in remote communities after the 2015 Nepal earthquake Sarita Panday, Simon Rushton, Jiban Karki, Julie Balen and Amy Barnes, The University of Sheffield | Towards understanding Janajati students: Learning performance in Nepali schools Jiban Khadka, Nepal Open University | |
| Mapping out hierarchies in a mid-Western prison Charlotte Ramble, London School of Economics and Political Science | Teacher identities and hierarchy: Narrative inquiry of primary teachers in Nepal’s public schools Khim Raj Subedi, Tribhuvan University and Martha M. Canipe, Northern Arizona University | |
| Do political quotas work? The lived experiences of women politicians in Nepal Punam Yadav, University College London | ||
| Day 2: Friday, 23 Apr 2021 | ||
| Time | Parallel Session A - | Parallel Session B - |
| 9:00 – 10:30 | A4. Covid-19 and migration Chair: Jeevan Sharma | B4. Gender relations Chair: Kumud Rana |
| Knowledge, attitudes, and practices amongst the literate cohorts of Nepal about COVID-19 Mohan Kumar Sharma, Shanti Prasad Khanal, and Ramesh Adhikari, Tribhuvan University; Jib Acharya, ANC, Premium Services Ltd./Bournemouth University | Are GBV response and rehabilitation services provided through One- Stop Crisis Management Centers in Nepal inclusive of needs of women and girls with disability? Sapana Basnet Bista, Liverpool John Moores University; Padam Simkhada, University of Huddersfield; Edwin van Teijlingen, Bournemouth University and Shaurabh Sharma, Humanity and Inclusion | |
| The Impact of Covid-19 on Dalit communities in Nepal Gopal Nepali, Samata Foundation; Ujjawal Sundas, Samata Foundation and Krishna Adhikari, Oxford University | Gender relations among Nepali care worker’s families in the UK: Implications of migration from intersectionality approach Sanjaya Aryal, University of Essex | |
| Employment narratives in the midst of Covid-19 in Western Nepal Kamal Bahadur Mahat, Triveni Rural Municipality, Salyan | Masculinity, ideology and change in the People’s War in Nepal Heidi Riley, University College Dublin | |
| Impacts of men's migration on non-migrating spouse's health and the implications for Nepal: A systematic literature review Shraddha Manandhar, Philip Brown, and Padam Simkhada, University of Huddersfield; Edwin van Teijlingen, Bournemouth University. | Homestay tourism as a form of women's empowerment in rural Nepal: Implications, opportunities, and challenges of development practice Jana Schmid, University of Zurich | |
| 10:35 – 12:05 | A5. Health and care Chair: Padam Simkhada | B5. Panel: Menstruation and social attitudes in Nepal Chair: Sara Parker Conveners: Sara Parker & Kay Standing, Liverpool John Moores University; Madhusudan Subedi, Tribhuvan University; Stefanie Lotter, SOAS, University of London |
| The Double-edged sword of ‘community’ in community-based psychosocial care: Reflections from rural Nepal Liana E. Chase, Durham University | Dignity without danger: collaboratively analysing stigma and taboos to develop innovative strategies to address menstrual exclusion in Nepal’: The fluidity of menstruation practices: Perceptions of Agency told by Nepali women Lina Baniya – ‘East’ team DWD | |
| An assessment of grip strength and BMI on vegetarian and non-vegetarian Nepalese children Usha Acharya, Nepal Open University | Politics of control- From fear to Shame: dictating women on how they should practice menstruation Rajya Laxmi Gurung– ‘West’ team DWD | |
| Transnational AIDS networks, regional solidarities and the configuration of male sexuality in Nepal Kumud Rana, University of Glasgow | A preliminary investigation into educational materials on menstruation in Nepal Evie Clarke, SOAS | |
| 12:05 – 12:20 | Tea/ Coffee Break PhD Dissertation Prize 2021 – Announcement: | |
| Time | Parallel Session A - | Parallel Session B - |
| 12:20 – 13:05 | A6. Media/ business Chair: Uma Pradhan | B6. Maternal health Chair: Puspa Raj Pant |
| Polish print media on Nepal in the interwar period Paulina Stanik, University of Warsaw | Maternal mental health and under-nutrition in children under 5 in Rupandehi, Nepal Manisha Singh, Tomasina Stacey, and Padam Simkhada, University of Huddersfield; Julie Abayomi, Edge Hill University | |
| Testing asymmetric information in Nepalese reinsurance market Rajendra Maharjan, Golden Gate International College, Kathmandu | Maternal and neonatal health services in Jumla, Nepal: A health facility survey Pasang D Tamang, Padam Simkhada, Paul Bissel, University of Huddersfield; Edwin van Teijlingen, University of Bournemouth and Rose Khatri, Liverpool John Moores University | |
| 13:05 – 13:30 Lunch | ||
| 13:30 – 14:30 | Britain Nepal Academic Council – AGM (BNAC members only) | |