Dr. Pallavi Banerjee

Intersectionality, Sociology of Immigration and Refugee Studies; Global South and Transnationalism; Families; Gender and Feminism; Qualitative Methods; Community-Engaged 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

Human dynamics in a changing world

Courses

Course number	Course title	Semester
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

Youth And Anti-Racism Integration - YARI Collective

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/

Critical Gender, Intersectionality & Migration Research Group

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

Journal articles

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)

Books and book chapters

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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Graduate Students

Chetna Khandelwal, Doctoral Student, Department of Sociology, University of Calgary. 2022 – Ongoing.
Fateme Ejaredar, Doctoral Student, Department of Sociology, University of Calgary. Jan 2022 – Ongoing
Pedrom Nasiri, Doctoral Student, Department of Sociology, University of Calgary. Jan 2020 – Ongoing
Riann Lognon, Master’s Student, Department of Sociology, University of Calgary. 2022 - Ongoing.
Tanner Short, Master’s Student, Department of Sociology, University of Calgary. 2020 - Ongoing.
Carieta Thomas, Doctoral Student, Co-Supervising with Naomi Lightman – Department of Sociology, University of Calgary. 2019 – 2023 (Graduated).
Sepideh Borzoo, Doctoral Student, Department of Sociology, University of Calgary. July 2020 - 2023 (Graduated).
Chetna Khandelwal, Master’s Student, Department of Sociology, University of Calgary. 2020 – 2022 (Graduated).
Melanie Jong, Master’s Student, Department of Sociology, University of Calgary. 2020 – – 2022 (Graduated).
Isabel Fandino, Master’s Student, Department of Sociology, University of Calgary. 2018 – 2021. (Graduated).
Negin Saheb Javaher, Master’s Student, Department of Sociology, University of Calgary. 2018- 2020 (Graduated).