Dr Srilata Sircar
Senior Lecturer in Critical Geography
Research interests
- Economics
- Geography
- History
- Politics
Contact details
Biography
Dr Srilata Sircar is Senior Lecturer in Critical Geography at King's India Institute.
She received her doctoral degree in Human Geography from Lund University, Sweden in 2017. Prior to that she studied History at the University of Delhi and Development Studies at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Mumbai, India. She received the Antipode Right to the Discipline Grant in 2021 and the European Research Council Starting Grant in 2024.
Research
- Critical Caste Studies
- Subaltern Urbanisation
- Postcolonial Urbanism
- Feminist Geography
Dr Sircar's doctoral and postdoctoral work focused on subaltern urbanisation, the politics of caste and gender in urban infrastructure, and the archival practices of contemporary urban protest movements. She is currently leading the ERC funded project titled Critical Caste Geographies: Mapping the intersections of law, labour, and mobility (CRITCASTE). The project investigates the relationship between caste networks, international migrations, and social mobility. Her work has been published in leading journals such as Geoforum, Urban Geography, and Gender, Place and Culture. She is the host and producer of the Confronting Caste podcast.
Teaching
Postgraduate
- 7YYISGA1 Introduction to Global Affairs
- 7YYI0002 Contemporary India: State, Society and Economy since 1947
- 7YYINGA4 Global Affairs Capstone Module
PhD supervision
Dr Sircar invites PhD students interested in the following themes:
- Caste politics and practices in/of the diaspora
- Spatialisation of caste
- Urban politics in South Asia
Public engagement
- Confronting Caste podcast and webinar series, available on YouTube
Further details
Research
Gender Studies at King's
Bringing together like-minded scholars and students from across King's to examine the influence of gender relations..
Urbanisation, Rural Development and Social Transformations research group
A research group examining urban-rural development and its effect on the developing world.
Cities, Climate and Capital in the Greater Indian Ocean World
A research group examining cities, climate, and capital in the Greater Indian Ocean world.
Social Media Networks and (Dis)information research group
We analyse social media discourse in the Global South through collection and analysis of large-scale data pertaining to digital social networks and their impact.
Critical Global Capitalism Studies Collective
A collective bringing critical global capitalism research, teaching and activism at King's together under one umbrella to provide a forum for collaborations, events, and discussions, and to forge connections with the media, the policy world, and other like-minded groups.
Contested Development research group
Exploring environmental, political and social questions in relation to contested and uneven processes of development.
News
A New Chapter: six months of artist-researcher collaborations
King’s College London researchers and Somerset House Studios artists have been exploring new perspectives on contemporary culture and society through creative...
A New Chapter: Six artist-researcher teams receive funding for their projects
The selected projects, as part of the King’s College London and Somerset House Studios collaboration, foster new perspectives and understanding of...
Events
Book Talk - Caste in Everyday Life: Experience and Affect in Indian Society
Professor Hugo Gorringe and Dr Dhaneshwar Bhoi will speak about their edited volume.
Please note: this event has passed.
Geographies of Counter Archiving
This is a closing event for the project Archiving Resistance.
Please note: this event has passed.
Book talk: The struggle for hegemony in Pakistan: fear, desire and revolutionary horizons
This talk delves into the recently held elections in Pakistan.
Please note: this event has passed.
COVID-19 through a critical agrarian studies lens
Professor Haroon Akram-Lodhi discusses his new co-edited book Handbook of Critical Agrarian Studies, and points to lessons from critical agrarian studies for...
Please note: this event has passed.
Confronting Caste: Panel Discussion on Anti-Caste and Anti-Racist Politics in Contemporary Times
This panel will take a closer look at aspects of anti-caste and anti-racist politics in contemporary times
Please note: this event has passed.
Features
...Ask How Caste and Gender Shape Society
A book she read as a teenager set Dr Srilata Sircar on the path to becoming a critical geographer. In this video, she talks about her early field experiences...
Cities under climate crisis: Insights on urban sanitation in India and COP26 promises
Dr Srilata Sircar, Lecturer in India and Global Affairs, examines the India's response to climate change at COP26.
Research
Gender Studies at King's
Bringing together like-minded scholars and students from across King's to examine the influence of gender relations..
Urbanisation, Rural Development and Social Transformations research group
A research group examining urban-rural development and its effect on the developing world.
Cities, Climate and Capital in the Greater Indian Ocean World
A research group examining cities, climate, and capital in the Greater Indian Ocean world.
Social Media Networks and (Dis)information research group
We analyse social media discourse in the Global South through collection and analysis of large-scale data pertaining to digital social networks and their impact.
Critical Global Capitalism Studies Collective
A collective bringing critical global capitalism research, teaching and activism at King's together under one umbrella to provide a forum for collaborations, events, and discussions, and to forge connections with the media, the policy world, and other like-minded groups.
Contested Development research group
Exploring environmental, political and social questions in relation to contested and uneven processes of development.
News
A New Chapter: six months of artist-researcher collaborations
King’s College London researchers and Somerset House Studios artists have been exploring new perspectives on contemporary culture and society through creative...
A New Chapter: Six artist-researcher teams receive funding for their projects
The selected projects, as part of the King’s College London and Somerset House Studios collaboration, foster new perspectives and understanding of...
Events
Book Talk - Caste in Everyday Life: Experience and Affect in Indian Society
Professor Hugo Gorringe and Dr Dhaneshwar Bhoi will speak about their edited volume.
Please note: this event has passed.
Geographies of Counter Archiving
This is a closing event for the project Archiving Resistance.
Please note: this event has passed.
Book talk: The struggle for hegemony in Pakistan: fear, desire and revolutionary horizons
This talk delves into the recently held elections in Pakistan.
Please note: this event has passed.
COVID-19 through a critical agrarian studies lens
Professor Haroon Akram-Lodhi discusses his new co-edited book Handbook of Critical Agrarian Studies, and points to lessons from critical agrarian studies for...
Please note: this event has passed.
Confronting Caste: Panel Discussion on Anti-Caste and Anti-Racist Politics in Contemporary Times
This panel will take a closer look at aspects of anti-caste and anti-racist politics in contemporary times
Please note: this event has passed.
Features
...Ask How Caste and Gender Shape Society
A book she read as a teenager set Dr Srilata Sircar on the path to becoming a critical geographer. In this video, she talks about her early field experiences...
Cities under climate crisis: Insights on urban sanitation in India and COP26 promises
Dr Srilata Sircar, Lecturer in India and Global Affairs, examines the India's response to climate change at COP26.