Department of Women Studies

The department started functioning as Department of Women's studies since 1999 with the faculty who were specilized in women's studies. The department undertakes examination and rewriting of existing knowledge in all the disciplines from the point of view of feminism, as part of it rewriting of history of Kannada literature is taken up in a big way. Apart from examining existing knowledge the projects related to gender studies are also taken up in a major way.

Translation of major research books in Gender studies is also under way. In order to disseminate knowledge of the field introductory books have been written and published from the department and the department with the help of distance education center runs a distance education program called Women's Studies.

Other Departments at Kannada University, Hampi

• Department of Ancient History and Archaeology
• Department of Anthropology
• Department of Development Studies
• Department of Dravidian Studies
• Department of Epigraphy
• Department of Folklore Studies
• Department of History
• Department of Kannada Language Studies
• Department of Kannada Literature
• Department of Manuscriptology
• Department of Music and Dance
• Department of Sculpture and Paintings
• Department of Translation Studies
• Department of Tribal Studies
• Department of Women Studies