Dr Utsa Mukherjee
Senior Lecturer in Education
Research area(s)
- Sociology of Childhood
- Sociology of Education
- Race, Ethnicity and Racism
- Social Class
- Migration and Transnationalism
- Leisure Studies
Research Interests
Utsa's research interests broadly centre around the following axes:
- Children's everyday lives with a particular focus on generational order, parenting strategies, and children's agency
- Intersection of race and class within parenting ideologies and family practices
- Reproduction of social inequalities in the context of leisure
- Critical race theory approaches to the study of childhood and parenting
- South Asia and global South Asian diaspora
- Critical sexuality studies
Research grants and projects
Grants
Seminar Series Award
Funder: 香港六合彩搅珠直播
Duration: September 2023 - July 2024
Funder: 香港六合彩搅珠直播
Duration: September 2023 - July 2024
Childhood Inequalities and Leisure: International Perspectives
The potential of Froebelian philosophy to support and engage low-income families in the early years
Funder: Froebel Trust
Duration: November 2022 - March 2024
Funder: Froebel Trust
Duration: November 2022 - March 2024
Children's Leisurescapes and Parenting Strategies in Middle-Class British Indian Families: Building Knowledge, Impact and Skills
Funder: Economic and Social Research Council
Duration: October 2020 - August 2021
Funder: Economic and Social Research Council
Duration: October 2020 - August 2021
Postdoctoral Fellowship