Shivani Kapoor

Biography

Shivani Kapoor has a doctorate in Political Science from Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Her work is located at the intersection of caste, sensory politics and labour and in particular examines the relationship between caste and the senses in the leather industry in contemporary Uttar Pradesh. Her earlier work examined debates around the representations of ‘untouchable’ selves through self-writing and its circulation, especially focusing on Hindi Dalit autobiographies from Uttar Pradesh. She has previously taught at Department of Gender Studies, Ambedkar University, Delhi; Departments of Journalism and Political Science at Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi; and at the Academic Writing Program at Shiv Nadar University.

Research Interest

Her earlier work examined debates around the representations of ‘untouchable’ selves through self-writing and its circulation, especially focusing on Hindi Dalit autobiographies from Uttar Pradesh. She has previously taught at Department of Gender Studies, Ambedkar University, Delhi; Departments of Journalism and Political Science at Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi; and at the Academic Writing Program at Shiv Nadar University.