Dr. Himashree P.

Dr. Himashree Patowary is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Science & Technology Meghalaya (USTM). She holds an M.A., B.Ed., and Ph.D., and her academic work reflects a strong engagement with issues of gender, media, education, and political society. Her research has focused extensively on the status and position of women in Assam, particularly analyzing how traditional and cultural institutions often justify or normalize violence against women in patriarchal structures. She has also written on the representation of women in Indian mass media, highlighting the contradictions between the “ideal” women portrayed in media and the realities of women’s lives in society. Beyond gender and media studies, she has examined the role of the state as both a formal and informal agency of education, situating education as a political and social process. Her publications, available in platforms like PhilArchive and ResearchGate, show an interdisciplinary approach that connects feminist theory, political analysis, and cultural critique. While detailed information about the institutions and year of her Ph.D. is not publicly available, her academic contributions indicate a deep commitment to understanding the intersections of politics, society, and gender in the Indian context.