HUMANITIES &
SOCIAL SCIENCES
The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at IISER Bhopal is a multidisciplinary department conceptualised with a vision of foregrounding the interfaces between science, society and culture, and of initiating a dialogue between the natural sciences, the social sciences, and the humanities. The department currently offers MA in Liberal Arts and PhD in Cognitive Science, Literature, Philosophy, Social Work, Sociology and Social Anthropology.
Latest News
Dr. Antara Chatterjee has been awarded the British Academy Visiting Fellowship for 2025.
K J Ananthapadmanabhan, PhD candidate at the Department of HSS has been selected for the prestigious DFG International Summer School on Religious Belonging and Digital Media, to be held from 22nd to 26th September 2025, at the University of Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany. Details Details
Shajeem M Fazal P V, PhD candidate at the Department of HSS has been selected for the prestigious and competitive 22nd Annual UCSIA Summer School in Religion, Culture and Society, to be held from 24th to 29th August 2025, at the University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. Details Details
Applications are sought for an Institute Postdoctoral Fellow (IPDF) at the department of HSS. Please Click Here for more details on the position and application procedure. Last date to apply is 30 April 2025.
Events
Digital Geographies: New Mode of Space-Making and Space Relations by Prof. Abdul Shaban 14 February, 2025 at 03 PM
Interdisciplinary Research in Memory Studies by Prof. Avishek Parui 14 January, 2025 at 03 PM
Curiosity and Education 28 October at 5 PM
