Dr. Pallavi Banerjee
Positions
Professor
UCalgary Research Excellence Chair
University of Calgary
Contact information
Web presence
Phone number
Office: 403-220-6511
Location
Office: Social Science926
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Preferred method of communication
Background
Educational Background
Ph.D. Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2012
M.A. Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2007
M.A. Comparative Literature, Jadavpur University, 2000
Research
Areas of Research
My research interests are at the intersection of sociology of immigration, refugee resettlement, gender, intersectional feminist theories, and families. In particular, I am concerned with how the intersections of gender, race, and class play out in the everyday lives and interactions of immigrants and transnational families as a consequence of Western state policies and other institutional mandates.
Participation in university strategic initiatives
Courses
| Course number | Course title | Semester |
|---|---|---|
| SOCI 680 | Course-Based Masters Major Research Paper | Spring and Summer 2025 |
| SOCI 701 | Graduate Directed Reading in Racial Capitalism and Empire | Spring and Summer 2025 |
| SOCI 677 / SOCI 701 | Graduate Seminar in Sociology of Gender Relations | Winter 2021 and Fall 2024 |
| SOCI 615 / SOCI 701.01 | Graduate Seminar in Qualitative Method | Winter 2023 |
| SOCI 704 | Directed Reading for Doctoral Students: Community Engaged research | Fall 2022 |
| SOCI 403.13 LEC 01 / GSXS 411 S01 | Topics in Gender Relations (Feminist Theory) | Winter 2022 |
| Soci 413 LEC 01 | Qualitative Research Methods | Winter 2022 |
| Soci 677 | Graduate Seminar in Sociology of Gender Relations | Winter 2021 |
| SOCI 403.13 LEC 01 / GSXS 411 S01 | Topics in Gender Relations (Feminist Theory) | Winter 2021 |
Projects
A critical intersectional, anti-racist collaboration that brings together researchers from the University of Calgary, newcomer youth of colour, community partners from four Calgary-based resettlement agencies, and creative professionals.
Our goal: To co-develop programs and services undergirded by anti-racist frameworks that dismantle systems of oppression in the resettlement process and centre newcomer visions.
Funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.
https://www.yari-collective.com/
Our research interests are situated at the intersection of sociology of immigration, refugee resettlement, gender, sexualities, intersectional feminist theories, and families. In particular, we are interested in how the intersections of gender, race, class and sexualities play out in the everyday lives and interactions of immigrants and transnational families as a consequence of Western state policies and other institutional mandates. At the heart of Dr. Banerjee's research program is the idea that minoritized families reside at the center of immigration and transnational governmental processes, and that these processes must be seen through intersectional lenses to understand the experiences of the different forms of families. On empirical and theoretical levels, our group seeks to unravel the specific structural processes through which the state, corporations, and other related institutions operate together as gender and labor regimes to reconfigure the lived experiences of minority and transnational families in public and private spheres.
https://www.criticalmigration.org/home
Awards
- Best Book Award from the Asia and Asian American Section, American Sociological Association. 2023
- Honorable Mention, Betty and McClung Lee Book Award, Association for Humanist Sociology. 2022
- Honorable Mention for Excellence in Graduate Student Supervision , Graduate Students’ Association, University of Calgary. 2020
- Honorable Mention for Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Article Award, American Sociological Association Section on Race, Gender and Class. 2019
- David P. Street Dissertation Prize for outstanding dissertation and research in Engaged Sociology , University of Illinois at Chicago. 2014
Publications
- Gender, Race and Violence. Maria Hwang. Gender and Society. 345-360. (2023)
- Temporary Residents, Lasting Issues: International Graduate Students and Covid-19. Isabel Fandino. Canadian Ethnic Studies. 33-62. (2022)
- Pandemic Perspectives: Racialized and Gendered Experiences of Refugee and Immigrant Families in Canada. Carieta Thomas. Canadian Ethnic Studies. 1-8. (2022)
- Deep Care: The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Work of Marginal Feminist Organizing in India.. Khandewal, Chetna, Sanyal, Megha. Gender Work and Organizations. (2022)
- Toll of the Covid-19 pandemic on the primary caregiver in Yazidi refugee families in Canada: A feminist refugee epistemological analysis.. Chacko, Soulit., and Korsha, Souzan. . Studies in Social Justice. 33-53.. (2022)
- Paradoxes of Being and Becoming South Asian Single-Mothers: The Enclave Economy, Patriarchy and Migration. Chacko, Soulit., & Korsha, Souzan. Women, Gender and Families of Color. 5-39. (2020)
- Trouble in Tech Paradise. Rincon, Lina. Contexts. 24-29. (2019)
- Intersectionality and Subversive Self-Employment Among Dependent Visas Holders in the United States. American Behavioral Scientist. 186–207. (2019)
- The Opportunity Trap: High-Skilled Workers, Indian Families, and the Failures of the Dependent Visa Program. New York University Press.. 336. (2022)
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Doctoral Students
Ongoing
- Rineem Saleh, Department of Sociology, University of Calgary. 2025 - Ongoing
- Riann Lognon, Department of Sociology, University of Calgary. 2025 - Ongoing.
- Anuneeta Chatterjee, Co-Supervisor, Department of Sociology, University of Calgary. 2025 - Ongoing
- Ruqayyah Baderinwa, Department of Sociology, University of Calgary. 2024 - Ongoing
- Chetna Khandelwal, Department of Sociology, University of Calgary. 2023 – Ongoing.
- Fatemeh Ejaredar, Department of Sociology, University of Calgary. 2022 – Ongoing
Completed
- Pedrom Nasiri, Department of Sociology, University of Calgary. 2020 – 2025 (Graduated)
- Sepideh Borzoo, Department of Sociology, University of Calgary. 2020 - 2023 (Graduated).
- Carieta Thomas, Co-Supervising with Naomi Lightman, Department of Sociology, University of Calgary. 2019 – 2023 (Graduated).
Masters Students
Ongoing
- Afrida Faiza, Co-Supervisor, Department of Anthropology, University of Calgary. 2023 - Ongoing
Completed
- Riann Lognon, Department of Sociology, University of Calgary. 2022-2024 (Graduated).
- Tanner Short, Department of Sociology, University of Calgary. 2020 - 2023. (Graduated).
- Lauren Rutherglen, Co-Supervisor, Department of Public Policy, University of Calgary. 2020-2021 (Graduated)
- Chetna Khandelwal, Department of Sociology, University of Calgary. 2020 – 2022 (Graduated).
- Melanie Jong, Department of Sociology, University of Calgary. 2020 – 2022 (Graduated).
- Isabel Fandino, Department of Sociology, University of Calgary. 2018 – 2021. (Graduated).
- Negin Saheb Javaher, Department of Sociology, University of Calgary. 2018- 2020 (Graduated).
Honours Thesis Supervision
- Mercy Moro (2024-2025)
- Sheema Ahmad (2022-2023)
- Rupindar Brar (2020-2021)
- Juliana Castillo (2019-2020)
- Kennedy Novak (2018-2019)
- Isabel Fandino (2017-2018)
- Auska Adhikari (2017-2018)
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