Yamin Chowdhary

Profile

Yamin Chowdhary (he/him) is an ESRC funded second year PhD researcher based in the Department of Sociology at the University of Warwick. His research interest revolves around the queer theory and its complexities within postcolonial societies - particularly focusing on the issues of identity politics and its relationship with nationalism, citizenship and neo-liberal structures. Previously, Yamin holds a master's degree in Sexual Dissidence from the University of Sussex, a master's degree in Social Science Research from the University of Warwick, and a bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of Delhi.

Beyond academic pursuits, Yamin finds great solace in photography and travelling.

Yamin's doctoral project is supervised by Dr Claire BlencoweLink opens in a new window and Prof Goldie OsuriLink opens in a new window.

Publications

Chowdhary, Yamin. (2022). A Case for Transgender Inclusive WASH Practices. New Delhi, India: Social and Political Research Foundation (SPRF) and Living Waters Museum (LVM).Link opens in a new window

Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Delhi, and Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council. (2019). Village Immersion and Rural Sanitation in India. Geneva, Switzerland: IDS, University of Delhi and WSSCC.

Academic Presentations

Law in the Transforming World - Lancaster University Law Conference, UK (2021). "Radically Queer?" Problematising the Closeness Between Law and Queer Movements in India.

New Nationalism in an Open World – 26th World Congress of Political Science, Portugal (2021). Paradoxically Queer: Rights and LGBTQIA+ Movement in Times of Hyperlegality.

International Conference on Changing Contours of Discrimination Discourse - Global Research Network Think Tank (2021). Depoliticising Sexual Politics: No Dissenters, Only Good Queers.

Change and Social Impact - MGS ESRC DTP Annual Conference, University of Leicester, UK (2024). Contradictory Coherence: Pride Parades as Sites for Researching Social Change.

Policy Processes in Global South - 5th India Public Policy Network Conference, Ashank Desai Centre for Policy Studies, IIT Bombay (2024). Looking Beyond Infrastructure: A Case for Transgender Inclusive WASH Practices.

Areas of Interest

• Queer and Gender Theory
• Critical Theory
• Postcolonial Studies