Debamita Guha

Graduate Research Assistant

Gender and sexuality studies, Activism, Urban spaces, Neoliberalism, Globalization, Development, Qualitative research methods.

Debamita Guha is a PhD student in Sociology and a Graduate Research Assistant at the Global South Research Hub under the Center for Social Science Research (CSSR). Her research focuses on the impact of neoliberalism and forces of globalization on queer activism in India through a critique of development perspective. She explores activist praxes in queer spaces and rights organizations in urban India using qualitative research methods. She has previously completed a Master's in Sociology and an M.Phil. in Development Studies from India.

Grants and Fellowships

Summer Doctoral Fellowship 2025, Center for Humanities Research, George Mason University.

Sustainability Summer Fellowship 2023, Institute for a Sustainable Earth, George Mason University.

Courses Taught

Instructor of Record, COMM 101 - Fundamentals of Communication (2022-2024).

Education

Ph.D. in Sociology, George Mason University (In progress).

M.Phil. in Development Studies with specialization in Sociology, Institute of Development Studies Kolkata (IDSK), India.

M.A. in Sociology, Presidency University, Kolkata, India.

B.A. in Sociology, St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, India.