Dr Katy Sian
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
I completed my Ph.D at the University of Leeds in December 2009. My doctoral research explores the persistence of Sikh and Muslim conflict in the context of postcolonial settlement in Britain.
I am currently working on a collaborative research project exploring the semantics of tolerance and (anti-) racism in Europe to understand how such meanings are shaped through the mediation of civil society organisations and public institutions and policies.
Research Interests
I take a key interest in debates surrounding Racism and Ethnicity Studies, Inter-Ethnic Conflict, Inter-BrAsian Relations, Critical Race Theory, Critical Sikh Studies, Postcolonialism, Poststructuralism, Cultural Studies, South Asian Identity and Diaspora.
Teaching
I have taught on modules including sociological thinking, deviance, crime and social control and introduction to racism and ethnicity. I am currently teaching on ethnicity and popular culture.
PhD Supervision
I am happy to supervise students in the areas of my research interests.
Key Publications
Journal Articles:
Sian, K (forthcoming) ‘Forced’ Conversions in the British Sikh Diaspora’, South Asian Popular Culture (July 2011)
Chapters in Edited Volumes:
Sian, K (forthcoming) ‘Don’t Freak I am a Sikh’ in S. Sayyid and A. Vakil eds. Thinking through Islamophobia, Hurst: London
Commissioned Reports:
The Price of Race Inequality: The Black Manifesto 2010 (2010) A Report by The 1990 Trust in conjunction with the ROOTS Research Centre: London
Institutional Racism and ‘Post-Racial’ Politics in the UK (2010) A report by Equanomics UK in conjunction with the ROOTS Research Centre: London
Contact Details
- Room: SSB 11.11
- Tel: 0113 3438884
- Email: k.p.sian@leeds.ac.uk