Sundari Anitha

Biography

Sundari Anitha holds a Chair in Sociological Studies at the University of Sheffield in the UK. Anitha’s research focuses on two areas across the disciplines of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology: (i) the problem of violence against women and girls (VAWG) at the intersection of gender, race, border and migration in diverse contexts including the UK, US and India; domestic violence and abuse, including particular manifestations such as dowry-related abuse, forced marriage, transnational forms of violence such as abandonment of wives and domestic servitude; sexual violence including everyday forms of sexual harassment in online and offline spaces; gender-based violence in university communities; and (ii) the intersection of gender, race and ethnicity in employment relations; agency, solidarity and industrial action by migrant workers; and trade union representation of migrant workers. Anitha’s research draws upon qualitative research methods, including life history methods.