{"id":3877,"date":"2023-03-20T08:54:40","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T08:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doingtransitions.org\/kritika-gosain"},"modified":"2025-06-04T11:05:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T11:05:24","slug":"kritika-gosain","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/doingtransitions.org\/en\/kritika-gosain","title":{"rendered":"Kritika Gosain, M.A."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Eberhard Karls University T\u00fcbingen
Graduiertenkolleg Doing Transitions<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Institute of Education
Department of Social Paedagogy
M\u00fcnzgasse 30
72070 T\u00fcbingen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

kritika.gosain[at]uni-tuebingen.de<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Doctoral Research<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Kritika Gosain is working on a doctoral research project titled \u201cUterus Removal as Transition \u2013 Forced Hysterectomies among Sugarcane Workers in Maharashtra\u201d<\/em>, which adopts a life course perspective to examine the intersections of labour exploitation, gender-based violence, and health impacts. Her study explores how female labourers, particularly those from marginalized communities, are subjected to invasive procedures such as hysterectomies in order to meet the exploitative demands of the labour market. These surgeries often result in early menopause, accelerating the aging process and causing lasting health repercussions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By employing sociological frameworks such as Intersectionality (Crenshaw, 1989), Super-exploitation (Marini, 1973), and the Migration Development Regime (Agarwala, 2022), the research highlights how caste, class, and gender intersect to deepen the exploitation of these women. Intersectionality is used to unpack the layered vulnerabilities they face, while the concept of Super-exploitation underscores the extreme labour conditions that pressure women into undergoing these procedures for continued employment. The Migration Development Regime situates the phenomenon within broader labour migration and development policies that exacerbate systemic inequalities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ultimately, Gosain\u2019s study identifies forced hysterectomies as a form of gender-based violence, shaped by structural injustices embedded in the labour economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conference Presentations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Paper Presentation: \u2018Age, Pain and Vulnerability: Exploring the relation of age and painful experiences through the method of \u201cage blinding\u201d, Tension and Transformation, European Sociological Association (Porto, 27th<\/sup>-30th<\/sup> August 2024)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Paper Presentation: \u2018Intersecting Inequalities in Aging- A Comprehensive study of migrant female sugarcane workers in Maharashtra\u2019 at Intersectional Solidarities: Building Communities of Hope, Justice, and Joy, American Sociological Association (Montreal, 9th<\/sup>-13th<\/sup> August, 2024)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Paper Presentation: \u2018Modern-Day Slavery or Not? A case study of forced hysterectomies in female sugarcane workers of Maharashtra\u2019 at Conference of The International Political Economy of Labour Migration, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany. (Essen, 18th<\/sup>-20th<\/sup> July, 2024)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Paper Presentation: \u2018Understanding Modern day Slavery-A case study of female sugarcane workers in Beed, Maharashtra\u2019 at Annual Conference: Crisis, Continuity and Change, British Sociological Association. (3rd<\/sup> \u2013 5th<\/sup> April, 2024)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Poster Presentation: \u2018Uterus Removal as a Transition\u2019 In Relational Perspectives on Life Course, International Conference at Goethe University Frankfurt\/Main.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • Participated in the Digital National Conference on Sustainable Innovation for Rural Integration hosted by Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        2021<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        • Paper Presentation: \u2018Women\u2019s health issues in in farming: A matter of concern or denial? Hysterectomy among female sugarcane farmers in Beed\u2019 In Economic Empowerment of tiny agricultural sectors in India at NABARD.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          2017<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          • Participated in the International Conference on Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development and Design (2017), Royal University of Bhutan, Bhutan fellowship includes intensive communication, writing, social and behaviour change communication training; practical assignments; and mentoring by SBCC professionals.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            Grants<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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            • Visitors Grant<\/strong>, awarded by The Swiss Centre of Expertise in Life Course Research (LIVES), 2025.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

              contact Eberhard Karls University T\u00fcbingenGraduiertenkolleg Doing Transitions Institute of EducationDepartment of Social PaedagogyM\u00fcnzgasse 3072070 T\u00fcbingen kritika.gosain[at]uni-tuebingen.de Doctoral Research Kritika Gosain is working on a doctoral research project titled \u201cUterus Removal […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"wf_page_folders":[16],"class_list":["post-3877","page","type-page","status-publish","entry"],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/doingtransitions.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/doingtransitions.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/doingtransitions.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doingtransitions.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doingtransitions.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3877"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/doingtransitions.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3877\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6047,"href":"https:\/\/doingtransitions.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3877\/revisions\/6047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/doingtransitions.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"wf_page_folders","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doingtransitions.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wf_page_folders?post=3877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}