Sheetala Bhat

Sheetala Bhat is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Theatre at Western University. Her work bridges performance studies, critical settler-colonial theory, and decolonial practices, focusing on intersections between Indigenous cultures, gender, and South Asian diasporic identities.

• Key affiliations: Western University

Research interests include:

• Decolonial worldmaking through performance
• Indigenous histories in theatre
• Gender and colonialism in India
• South Asian diasporic identities
• Settler-colonial and postcolonial critiques

Recent publications explore the role of love and allyship in decolonizing theatre practices, Indigenous storytelling, and gendered performances in colonial India.

Notable contributions: Interdisciplinary work linking theatre, political ideology, and cultural justice frameworks.