Kavita Dattani

Profile

Research interests: sexuality, gender, digital technologies, urbanisation, South Asia, work, citizenship, social reproduction
 
PhD working title: Sexuality in the Digital City: Pleasure, Violence and Solidarity in Women's Lives in Mumbai
 
PhD research:
Given the rapid digital uptake in Indian cities, this project seeks to understand its effect on women's every-day sexuality. It does this through three key themes - pleasure, violence and solidarity. Through unpacking their meanings and intersections in women's every-day lives, the project seeks to understand how digital technologies are changing urban life, for women.
 
Supervisors

• Professor Kavita Datta
• Dr Philippa Williams

Publications

• Dattani K. “Governtrepreneurism” for good governance: The case of Aadhaar and the India Stack." Area. 2019;00:1–9. https://doi.org/10.1111/area.12579

Conference papers

• RC21 Conference 2019 - An Uberisation of Domestic Work? Women, Digital Technologies and On-demand Platforms in Delhi and NCR's Domestic Work Sector
• RGS-IBG Mid Term Conference 2018 – Goventrepreneurism for Good Governance: The Case of Aadhaar

Funding awards

• 2017 - 2022 Economic and Social Research Council studentship (4 years fully funded PhD and Stipend)
• 2019 - QMUL Postgraduate Research Fund - £2000
• 2019 - ESRC Overseas Field Work Fund - £5000
• 2019 - ESRC LISS-DTP - £600 awarded to organise a one-day writing retreat
• 2018 - ESRC LISS-DTP - £300 awarded to organise event on 'Ethical Practices in Social Science Research'
• 2018 - Developing Areas Research Group (DARG) Postgraduate Travel Prize - £800
• 2018 - Erasmus + Study Abroad Grant - £2500
• 2018 - QMUL Expeditions Fund - £250

Teaching

• Digital mentor for Om Prakash Critical International Development online module - mentored undergraduate students from Stanford University, University of Washington, Florida State University and University of Texas

Positions of Responsibility

• Research Assistant on QMUL Resilient Futures India Initiative Health Systems Stream
• London Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Doctoral Training Partnership - Security and Governance group PhD representative
• Developing Areas Research Group postgraduate representative

Academic background

• MRes Global Development Futures, Queen Mary, University of London
• MSc Globalisation and Development, SOAS, University of London
• BA Sociology, University of Nottingham

Research