Anu Sabhlok is an Indian architect, geographer and feminist scholar. Her main focus of work is on issues of identity and space in the context of a ‘developing world’.[1] She earned a double Ph.D. in ‘Feminist Geography’ from Pennsylvania State University in 2007. Her doctoral work at Penn State focused on the role of women of the informal sector in construction(s) of identity amidst heightened nationalism and liberalisation of the economy in Gujarat, India.
| Anu Sabhlok | |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Education: | B.Arch. School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi 1995 |
| Alma Mater: | Pennsylvania State University |
Anu Sabhlok completed her bachelor's degree in architecture from the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi in 1995. She then went on to spend the next four years working in the field of architecture, with the last two years conducting research on policy. She graduated with an M.S. in architecture from Pennsylvania State University in 2001. In 2007, Anu received her dual Ph.D. in Geography and Women's Studies.[2] Her doctoral work at Penn State focused on the role of women in the informal sector in construction(s) of identity amidst heightened nationalism and liberalization of the economy in Gujarat, India.[1]
Sabhlok has been teaching as an associate professor at IISER, Mohali, since 2009. Prior to this, she worked as an assistant professor at University of Louisville, Department of Geography and Geosciences for a year. Sabhlok was also faculty at Pennsylvania State University, where she received her university education, from 1999 to 2002 and 2003–2006.
She has worked on three specific research projects:[3]
In 2002, she volunteered alongside and conducted ethnographic work on women relief workers in camps after the Hindu-Muslim riot.[1] Her research area includes Postcolonial studies, feminist geography, Political-economy of contemporary India, Globalization, Identity (gender and nation), Participatory Action Research, Ethnography.[4]
| Year | Award | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 (co winner, as member geog. dept. Univ. of Louisville) | Paul Weber Award for excellence in teaching. Univ. of Louisville | |
| 2006 | Faculty travel award for the study of women and global issues. Univ. of Louisville | |
| 2005 |
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| 2003 (SWIG) | Excellence in educational outreach award. USG Pennsylvania State University | |
| 2001 | Alma Heinz and August Louis Pohland Graduate Student Fellowship, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, Pennsylvania State University | |
| 1995 (Co-winner) | Design ideas competition for revitalization of a traditional street in Jaipur, first prize. Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation, India |