Visiting Fellow at the Institute for Media and Creative Industries
Loughborough UniversityActivism, Communication, Migration, queer studies, Social Change, South Asia
Dr Dasgupta's main research areas are queer politics, activism and digital media cultures in South Asia and the diasporas. He provides insight on diverse issues from homophobia, social justice movements, media and social change, cultural activism, inequality and politics. He has appeared on BBC and BBC Radio 3 and has written for popular outlets such as The Independent, Tribune and The Conversation.
Associate Professor, Sociology and Gender and Women's Studies
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignEmotion, Feminism, Feminist Study, Gender and Women's studies, LGBT refugees, Post Colonial, queer studies, Sexuality Studies, Sociology, Urban Studies
Bio
Ghassan Moussawi is an associate professor of gender and women's studies and sociology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. His research lies at the intersections of transnational gender and sexuality studies, inequalities, race and ethnicity, postcolonial feminisms, affect and emotion studies, violence and war, and queer of color critique, with keen attention to nation and empire.Research interests
Transnational gender and sexualities
Race and ethnicity
Queer theory
Queer of color critique
Urban studies
Feminist theory and methods
Transnational mobility
Affect and emotions
Violence and War
Empire
LGBT refugees and immigrantsEducation
PhD, Rutgers University