Tanima Sharma

Tanima Sharma is a Lecturer at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), affiliated with the Liberal Arts department. She teaches interdisciplinary courses examining the intersection of art and revolutionary movements.

Her research focuses on revolutionary art forms across 20th and 21st century global contexts, including anticolonial struggles, socialist movements, and social justice frameworks. Notable areas of study include China's Cultural Revolution, FRELIMO's musical resistance in Mozambique, Brechtian theatre, Soviet film techniques, and contemporary graffiti art in the Arab Spring.

No academic awards or grants are explicitly listed in the provided materials. She currently teaches Top: The Art of Revolution (Spring 2025), a course analyzing revolutionary praxis through multidisciplinary artistic expressions.