ECR Event – Publishing and Researching from the Global South: The perils and the promise

It is perhaps no surprise that the entangled politics of language, geography, identity, and the broader knowledge production dynamics continue to influence the publishing success of researchers in the Global South. In this talk, I specifically build on citation studies to argue how the current politics of citation systematically erases contributions of minoritized scholars and those in the Global South, thereby reifying the academic industrial complex that is distinctively ‘Western’. I will draw from our recent bibliometric analysis of top social science journals in health and society to demonstrate how the authors’ affiliations (a proxy for geographical location) are closely tied to their publication success.  In the process, I will briefly discuss how we might address (and disrupt)  this ‘elite capture’ in social science research in the face of growing pleas for decolonization and liberal reformism in the social sciences.  Ultimately, I hope this session will acknowledge the shared solidarities and pedagogical responsibilities transcending geographical and intellectual borders to envision an intellectual future that is democratic, diverse and balanced.

Speaker bio:

Tannistha Samanta is an Associate Professor with the Department of Social Sciences, FLAME University, Pune, India. Her research focuses on the nexus of health and aging in India, examining questions related to intergenerational relationships, place-making, social capital, older adult sexualities and theory development in aging. In another line of inquiry, she has examined the sexual and reproductive health of women through the intersecting lens of the body and the market. Tannistha serves on several journal editorial boards including Anthropology & Aging, The Sociological Review (SAGE) and the Journal of Aging Studies (Elsevier).

Originally from Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), Tannistha received her graduate-level degrees (Masters and PhD) from the Department of Sociology, University of Maryland, College Park.

Date: Tuesday 16^th April

Time: 3pm India Standard Time / 11.30am CET / 10.30am Ireland and UK

Platform: Zoom (Meeting ID: 810 0469 4172).

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