Samita Sen
Indian historian and academic
Samita Sen is an Indian historian and academic. [1] Having previously taught at the University of Calcutta and Jadavpur University , she has been Vere Harmsworth Professor of Imperial and Naval History at the University of Cambridge since 2018.
Early life and education
Sen studied history at the University of Calcutta , graduating with Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Master of Arts (MA) degrees. [2] She then studied at the University of Cambridge , completing her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 1992. [3] Her doctoral thesis was titled "Women workers in the Bengal jute industry, 1890-1940: migration, motherhood and militancy". [4]
Academic career
Sen was a Prize Fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge between 1990 and 1994. [5] From 1994 to 2018, she taught history at the University of Calcutta , and women's studies at Jadavpur University . [3] She reached the rank of Reader at Calcutta and professor at Jadavpur. [2] She was Dean of the Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies at Jadavpur University from 2016 to 2018. [3] Additionally, she was the first Vice-Chancellor of Diamond Harbour Women's University from 2013 to 2015: [3] during her time in charge, she was the only permanent member of staff, with lectures mainly given by visiting staff. [6]
Since 1 October 2018, she has been Vere Harmsworth Professor of Imperial and Naval History at the University of Cambridge . [7] She is a fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. [8]
Books
- Women and Labour in Late Colonial India. The Bengal Jute Industry ; Cambridge University Press , 1999
- Domestic Days: Women, Work and Politics in Contemporary Kolkata ; (co-authored) Oxford University Press , 2016
References
- ↑ "Present Board Members of CRG" . mcrg.ac.in . Retrieved 5 March 2019 .
- 1 2 "Samita Sen" . theindiafoundation.org . Retrieved 15 March 2019 .
- 1 2 3 4 "Professor Samita Sen" . Faculty of History . University of Oxford . Retrieved 15 March 2019 .
- ↑ Sen, Samita (1992). Women workers in the Bengal jute industry, 1890-1940: migration, motherhood and militancy . E-Thesis Online Service (Ph.D). The British Library Board. doi : 10.17863/CAM.19970 . Retrieved 15 March 2019 .
- ↑ Sabyasachi Bhattacharya, ed. (2002). Education and the Disprivileged: Nineteenth and Twentieth Century India . Orient Blackswan. p. ix. ISBN 978-81-250-2192-6 .
- ↑ Jhimli Mukherjee Pandey; Monotosh Chakraborty (20 March 2015). "Four rooms and a VC form a varsity" . The Times of India . Retrieved 15 March 2019 .
- ↑ "Vacancies, appointments, etc. - Cambridge University Reporter 6515" . admin.cam.ac.uk . Retrieved 5 March 2019 .
- ↑ "Master & Fellows" . Trinity College . University of Cambridge . Retrieved 15 March 2019 .
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