Social Singularities in Cosmic Environments Engendering Big History

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Published: Sep 20, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22339/jbh.v6i2.6201

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Richa Minocha
Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts, Symbiosis International University
Aishi Mitra
Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts, Symbiosis International University
Neha Dadke
Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts, Symbiosis International University

Abstract

According to archaeologist André Leroi-Gourhan, humanized space can be understood on multiple levels – for meeting basic survival needs, to establish a social system, and as a starting point for understanding the wider conceptual universe. In our own social ecology work, we have found that gender is integral to the spatial dimensions of human life, and so the question arises: 
 
Is Gender also Central to the Study of Big History?
Can we represent gender, so it addresses synergies and symbiotic relationships of the cosmos, as well as concerns for the conservation of ecology and heritage? These questions correlate well with Big History’s consideration of the universe’s varied environments, making the study of humanized space a key factor in self-understanding.

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Vol. 6 No. 2 (2023): Journal of Big History Vol 6 No 2 2023
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Author Biographies

Richa Minocha, Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts, Symbiosis International University

Richa Minocha is Associate Professor at the Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts, Pune (India), where she teaches Gender, Ecology, and Social Work. She took her post-doctoral fellowship at the London School of Economics & Political Science (UK), where she researched the eco-cultural dimensions of development. She then joined the Institute of Integrated Himalayan Studies (Himachal Pradesh University) as a Lecturer in Social Sciences. Her work in Simla focused on capacity building, which included the founding of the Himalayan Studies Journal and the grassroots NGO, Jan Abhiyan Sanstha, which works on issues of agriculture, food security, livelihood, gender and disaster in the Himalayan region. She serves as a resource person at the Himachal Pradesh Institute of Public Administration, where she teaches gender mainstreaming and analysis, and environmental issues. Richa may be reached at <richa.minocha@ssla.edu.in>.

Aishi Mitra, Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts, Symbiosis International University

Aishi Mitra is a final-year undergraduate student at the Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts (SSLA), Pune (India), where she is majoring in International Relations, with a double-minor in Economics and Media Studies. She has worked as an intern for the Centre for Land & Warfare Studies in New Delhi; for Confluence: Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies; and as a community manager and chief editor for the United Religions Initiative–North India. A member of SSLA’s gender committee, Aishi contributed to the university gender policy, and she leads the Economics & Public Policy Cell as its chief editor. She is a professional Kathak dancer. Her thesis focuses on how states conceive and implement feminist foreign policy. She can be reached at <aishi.mitra@ssla.edu.in>.

Neha Dadke, Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts, Symbiosis International University

Neha Dadke is pursuing her undergraduate degree (Hons.) at the Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts (SSLA) in Pune, Maharashtra (India) with a major in Sociology and a double-minor in Women & Gender Studies and History. Her dissertation focuses on women’s eroticism, desire and sex in medieval Indian literature. She serves as a research intern for Prof. Richa Minocha, the SSLA faculty-in-charge for Gender & Ecology Studies and nodal officer for Community Outreach & Extension. Neha is also a member of the SSLA Gender Committee, where she works to formulate justice initiatives and academic policy. She earlier worked as a research intern for the Association of Asia Scholars in New Delhi and as editorial intern for Confluence: Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Pune. She is presently an editor for the SSLA Economics & Public Policy Cell as well as co-head and co-founder of the Society for Culture & Criticality at SSLA. Neha may be reached at <neha.dadke@ssla.edu.in>.