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Books Authored: Sikhism and WomenWorld Religions. Canadian Perspectives - Eastern Traditions World Religions. Canadian Perspectives - Western Traditions Sikhism. Dimensions of Asian Spirituality Series. Hawaii: University of Hawaii Press, 2011. Relocating Gender in Sikh History: Transformation, Meaning and Identity, Delhi, Oxford University Press, 2003 (hardcover).
Relocating Gender in Sikh History: Transformation, Meaning and Identity, Delhi, Oxford University Press, 2005 (paperback). Here are a couple of on-line reviews of the volume. One is by Puneet Singh Lamba in The Sikh Times, a Sikh news and information website, and is entitled "The Better Half of Sikh History." Another is from The Economic and Political Weekly by Ravinder Kaur, May 22, 2004, "Making Sikh Women Visible" also to be found in The Sikh Times Book Review Section.
Chapters in Books: Sikhs in Europe
Refereed Journals: "3HO/Sikh Dharma of the Western Hemispehre: The "Forgotten" New Religious Movement?" Religion Compass, 2:1 (2008) “Understanding Religion and Cyberspace: What have we learned, what lies ahead?” Re ligious Studies Review , 32:4 (2006). “Sikhism, Interfaith Dialogue and Women: Transformation and Identity,” Journal of Contemporary Religion , Vol. 21, No. 2, May 2006 “Sikh Ritual Identity: Who Speaks for Sikh Women,” Chakra – tidskrift for indiska religioner , Theme, ‘Modern Media and Texts in Indian Religions' , No. 1, Vol. 3, 2005. “Constructing Sikh Identities: Authorities, Virtual and Imagined,” International Journal of Punjab Studies No. 1 and 2, Vol. 10 (January 2004) pp. 127-142.
Peer reviewed journals that have included reviews of my book are not available on-line without subscriptions.
Chapters, Entries: "'Sikhizing the Sikhs': The role of 'new media' in historical and contemporary identity construction within global Sikhism", in Knut Jacobsen and Kristina Myrvold, eds, Sikhs Across Borders. Transnational Practices of European Sikhs, London, Continuum, 2012. "Studying the Sikhs: Thirty years later.... Where have come, where are we going?" in Pashaura Singh, ed, Sikhism in it Global Context, Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2011. "Sikhism and Women. Contextualizing the Issues," in Sikhism and Women. History, Texts and Experience. Delhi: Oxford Univeristy Press, 2010, pp. 1-34. "Sikhism and Women," in Leona M. Anderson and Pamela Dickey Young, eds., Women and Religious Traditions, 2nd edition, Toronto: Pxford University Press, 2010, pp. 226-255. “Sikhism in Canada,” in James A. Beverley, J. Gordon Melton, Donald Wiebe, eds., Encyclopaedia of Religions in Canada , Toronto, HarperCollins, forthcoming.
“Sikh Rituals,” in Frank Salamone , ed., Encyclopaedia of Religious Rites, Rituals and Festivals, Routledge, 2004.
“Barriers to Women's Leadership,” in G. R. Goethals, G. Sorenson & J.M. Burns, eds., Encyclopaedia of Leadership, Thousand Oaks, CA, Sage Reference, 2004.
“What's in a Name? Circumscribing Sikh Female Nomenclature,” Pashaura Singh, N.G. Barrier, eds., Sikhism and History, Delhi , Oxford University Press, 2004. Read a review of the volume here.
“The Construction of Gender in History and Religion: The Sikh Case,” in Mandakranta Bose, ed., Faces of the feminine in ancient, medieval and modern India, New York, Oxford University Press, 2000, pp. 270-286.
“Conversion in the Sikh Tradition,” in M. Darrol Bryant and Christopher Lamb, eds., Religious Conversion: Contemporary Practices and Controversies, London , Cassell Publishers, 1999, pp. 166-174.
“Gender Issues in Sikh Studies: Hermeneutics of Affirmation or Hermeneutics of Suspicion?” in Pashaura Singh and N. Gerald Barrier, eds., The Transmission of Sikh Heritage in the Diaspora , New Delhi, Manohar, 1996, pp. 45-72.
WWW Journals and Entries: "Bhakti," in Women in World History Project, About the People and Project, Centre for History and New Media, George Mason University. “Authority in the Virtual Sangat: Sikhism, Ritual and Identity in the Twenty-First Century,” Online. Heidelberg Journal of Religions on the Internet , (2:1) 2006, pp. 24-40, http://online.uni-hd.de/ .
Multimedia:
- “Bibliography on Sikhism” and "A Tale of Two Prisons" in On Common Ground: World Religions in America, Multimedia CD-ROM, Diana L. Eck and the Pluralism Project, Harvard University, New York, Columbia University Press, 1997.
Other Journals: “Feminism, Women's Movements, and the World Religions,” Women's Concerns, 2, 2005, pp. 19-21.
"Sikh Studies: Where do we go from here?” Sikh Review , Vol. 49, No 10, Oct. 2001, pp., 66-71.
“Where are the Women? Making Room for Women in Sikh Studies: A North American Perspective,” Punjab History Conference Proceedings. Twenty-ninth Session , 1998.
Book Reviews: Opinderjit Kaur Takhar, Sikh Identity. An Exploration of Groups Among Sikhs , Aldershot , Ashgate, 2005, Journal of Contemporary Religion , 22:1. Kamala Elizabeth Nayar , The Sikh Diaspora in Vancouver : Three Generations Amid Tradition, Modernity and Multiculturalism, Toronto : University of Toronto Press , 2004, Canadian Literature , forthcoming. February 2006. David Gordon White, The Kiss of the Yogini: “Tantric Sex” in its South Asian Context . Chicago , University of Chicago Press , 2003, Journal of Religious History , forthcoming. Sikh Religion, Culture and Ethnicity . Eds., Christopher Shackle, Gurharpal Singh and Arvind-pal Mandair. Richmond : Curzon Press, 2001, in International Journal of Hindu Studies , forthcoming. Warrior Saints. Three Centuries of the Sikh Military Tradition, Amandeep Singh Madra and Parmjit Singh, London, I.B. Tauris in association with The Sikh Foundation, 1999, in International Journal of Hindu Studies , forthcoming. The Sikh Way . A Pilgrim's Progress , I.J. Singh, Guelph , The Centennial Foundation, 2001, in Dialogue and Alliance , Vol. 17:1, Spring-Summer 2003. Sourcebook of the World's Religions. An Interfaith Guide to Religion and Spirituality , ed., Joel Beverslius, Novato , California : New World Library, 2000, in Dialogue and Alliance , Vol. 15, No. 2 (Fall/Winter 2001). Sikh Ethnonationalism and the Political Economy of Punjab , Shinder Purewal, Delhi, Oxford University Press, 2000, in Journal of Asian Studies , Vol. 61:3 (August 2002). Riding with the Lion. In Search of Mystical Christianity , Kariacos C. Markides, New York, Penguin, Arkana, 1996, in The Journal of Religious Studies , Vol. XXVII (Spring-Autumn, 1996).
Other:
M. Darrol Bryant and Doris R. Jakobsh, A Canadian Interfaith Directory, 1993, Renison College, University of Waterloo, 1993.
CONFERENCES: 2012 'Feminizing the 'marked Sikh body': History, contemporary narratives and the WWW' Media, Religion and Culture International Conference Andalou University, Eskesehir, Turkey Negotiation Sikh Female Identites Online: Image, Narrative and Text Punjab Research Group University of Wolverhampton Wolverhampton, UK 'Sikhs, Violence and Radicalization in Canada' Religion, Radicalization and Securitization Project, Centre for Studies in Religion and Society Victoria, BC, Canada 2011 'Perspectives on Sikh Radicalization in Canada: Culture, Religion and Society' Metropolis 2011, Immigration, Bringing the World to Canada Vancouver, BC, Canada Chair Constructs and Contradictions: Negotiation on identity, ethnicity and nationality by South Asian Youth Panel. Transnational Punjabis in the 21st Century: Beginnings, Juntures and Departures Conference The University of the Fraser Valley Abbotsford, BC, Canada "Traversing Sacred India, Experience and Reflection" Invited Speaker Colby College, Waterville, Maine, USA
2010 "Offline politics/Online shaming: Sikhs and Gurdwara Politics" Diasporizing Punjab, Disorienting Bhangra. Disaporizing Punjab Conference Jointly Sponsored by the University of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada "'Sikhizing the Sikhs': Global Sikhism - 'New Media' within Historical and Contemporary Identity Construction" Sikhs in Europe: Migration, Identity and Transnational Practices Lund University, Lund Sweden "'Sikhizing the Sikhs': Global Sikhism - 'New Media' within Historical and Contemporary Identity Construction" Arts Scholarly Events and Faculty of Teaching and Learning Invited Lecture Mount Royal University, Calgary, Canada 2009 "Tools for Creating Soulful Space in the Classroom: The Concept Map" 7th International Conference, Hollistic Learning: Breaking New Ground Soulful Spaces: Transforming Self - Transforming the World, Jointly sponsored by the University of Waterloo and OISE, University of Toronto, Canada Discussant and participant Expaninding Horizons: Sikh Studies at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century International Conference University of California, Santa Barbara, USA 2008 "Studying the Sikhs: Thirty years later.... Where have we come from, where are we going?" Sikhism in its Global Context International Conference University of California, Riverside, USA "Offline politics/Online shaming: Sikhs and North American Gurdwara Politics" Dialogues and Dievrsity 6th Conference on Media, Religion and Culture Universidade Metodista de San Paulo San Paulo, Brazil 2007 "'Sikhizing the Sikhs': The role of 'New Media' in Historical and Contemporary Identity Construction." American Academy of Religion San Diego, California, USA "Sikh Women and Sewa: Mobilization, Gender Politics and the WWW" Women in a Global World: Feminist Values and Human Rights Issues, Sumposium University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada "The Media and Sikh Identity Construction: Historical and Contemporary Representation" American Acadaemy of Religion - Eastern Division University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada "What Sikhism has to offer the study of World Religions” – Plenary Address Religion in the Public Sphere: Asian Traditions as Resources for Responding to Contemporary Issues Conference East-West Center , Valparaiso University College of Arts & Sciences Valparaiso University , Valparaiso , Indiana , USA
“Who is a Sikh? Colonial and Contemporary Media Constructions of Sikh Identity.” 5 th International Conference on Media, Religion and Culture Sigtunastiftelsen, Sigtuna Foundation Sigtuna , Sweden
“Representation, Mobilization and Globalization: Sikhs and Women's Seva on the WWW.” 19 th European Conference on Modern South Asian Studies (ECMSAS 2006) Leiden University Leiden , Netherlands
“Glimpses into Women in World Religions: Issues of Inclusion and Exclusion” Lessing Institute Summer Program, New Anglo-American College , Prague , Czech Republic
“Claiming a position: Sikhism, gender identity and women.” Gender and Canadian Values Conference Brandon University Brandon, Manitoba 2005 “Sikh Ritual Identity: Who Speaks for Sikh Women?” “Innovation or Invention: The Sikhs, colonization, gender and the feminization of ritual” Participant Panel Discussant Innovation or Invention? Sikh tradition, ritual, and gender politics in colonial Punjab" “Sikhism, Interfaith Dialogue and Women: The Scenario” Discussant “Constructing Sikh Identities: Authorities, Virtual and Imagined” Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities, 2002 University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario 2002
“Finding the Fault-lines: Gender in Sikh Studies” Centre for South Asia Studies University of California at Berkeley Berkeley, CA 2002
“What’s in a Name? Circumscribing Sikh Female Naming Practices” Sikhism in the Light of History Conference University of Michigan, Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan 2001
Renison College, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario 2001
“What’s in a Name? The Singh Sabha and the Feminization of Ritual” University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 2000
“Race and Gender in a Frontier Society: The Sikhs and the politics of similarity under the Raj” New Perspectives in Sikh Studies Conference SOAS (University of London) and De Montfort University, London, Great Britain 1998
“Fluidity and Transformation: Gender Construction in the Early Sikh Tradition” ‘Fluid and Contested: ‘Tradition’ in South Asia’ Conference The Institute of Asian Research University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia 1998
“Where are the Women? Making Room for Women in Sikh Studies: A North American Perspective” Punjab History Conference, Twenty-ninth Session Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, India 1997
“Gender, Militarism and the Sikh Tradition” The South Asian Colloquium of the Pacific Northwest (SACPAN) University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada 1995
“Gender, Militarism and the Sikh Tradition: An Historical Overview of Secondary Sources” Université du Québec à Montreal, Montréal, Québec, Canada 1995
“Where are the Women? Making Room for Women’s Voices in Sikh Studies” EnGendering Voices: A South Asian Perspective Colloquium The Centre for South Asian Research and The Centre for Research in Women’s Studies and Gender Relations University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada 1994
“Gender Issues in Sikh Studies: Hermeneutics of Affirmation or Hermeneutics of Suspicion?” Transmission of Sikh/Punjab Heritage to the Diaspora Conference University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 1994
“The Family and the Process of Peacemaking” Religion and the Creation of World Peace Conference Assembly of World’s Religions Seoul, Korea 1992
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Other/Current Projects:
- Co-Chair of ‘Festival of Sacred Music, 2003’ Committee, in conjunction with the City of Waterloo - Chair, 'An Evening of World Sacred Music, 2005', in conjunction with the City of Waterloo |
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