معرفی
Shailaja Paik is Taft Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Cincinnati, with affiliations in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Asian Studies. A 2024 MacArthur Fellow, she directs the Ambedkar-King Justice Initiative.
Education:
- PhD in Modern Indian History, University of Warwick (2007)
Her research examines caste, gender, and sexuality intersections in modern India, particularly Dalit women's experiences. Work emphasizes anti-caste resistance, social transformation, and human rights frameworks. Current projects analyze normative sexuality construction and comparative race-caste-indigeneity studies.
Publications demonstrate sustained focus on Dalit women's agency through education, performance traditions, and feminist movements. Recent articles explore cultural representations of gender and caste in cinema and literature.
Major Awards:
- MacArthur Fellowship (2024)
- John F. Richards Prize, AHA
- Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy Prize, AAS
Research funded by ACLS, NEH, Ford Foundation, and Stanford Humanities Center. She co-organizes international conferences on Dr. Ambedkar's legacy.
