Shahana Munazir
Credentials: PhD Student
Position title: Cultural Anthropology
Previous Institution(s) | |
St. Stephens College University of Delhi, University of Oxford, UK | |
Areas of Research Interest | |
My ethnographic study explores how Muslim women in India take care of others in their daily lives, and how this translates into politics of relatedness. Using a decolonial framework, my project extends research on shifting dynamics and meanings of care in Indian localized contexts and nuances simplistic perceptions of aspirations among ‘modern’ Muslim women. This project is being funded by the American Institute of Indian Studies Fellowship 2022. | |
Areas of General Interest/Beyond South Asia | |
I am interested in advocacy, activism, governance and policymaking in the Middle East | |
List of published and non-published works | |
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Favorite part of CSA | |
The weekly seminars and lectures | |
Hobbies | |
An avid social and political issue fiction reader | |
Favorite part of living in Madison | |
The depth of greens and the brim of the lakes |