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Syeda Jenifa Zahan is an Urban Studies Foundation Research Fellow at the Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning (DIST) at the Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy. A feminist urban geographer specializing in Indian and South Asian cities, she focuses on geographies of power, gendered violence, and urban governance. Her current project on smart housing developments in Delhi examines how these initiatives reshape governance structures and consolidate power, conducted in collaboration with the Beyond Inhabitation Lab.
- Education: PhD in Geography (2020) from the National University of Singapore (NUS)
- Expertise: Intersectionality, marginality, and multi-method ethnographic approaches
Research Interests center on gendered violence in public spaces, smart urbanism, and feminist solidarity in South Asia. Her recent work explores the socio-spatial dynamics of young Muslim women in Delhi, and the impact of smart housing on urban governance.
Scientific Awards:
- Urban Studies Foundation Research Fellow
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