TS59 Social Science (Teaching)
- About
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- Email Address
- shailini.vinod1@abdn.ac.uk
- School/Department
- School of Social Science
Biography
Interdisciplinary Doctoral Researcher combining Creative Writing and Sociology- Study on migrant communities, focussing on NHS Healthcare workers/families. Research Output: Collection of Short Stories + Sociological Research & Analysis. Funded by SGSAH- UKRI. Feminist, Postcolonial, Anti-racist Qualitative research
Undergraduate teaching for Sociology Course: Teaching, pastoral responsibilities, marking assignments, presentations, course work and final assessments.
Conferences & Seminars
• Invited speaker for the Author Panel 'Migration Across Generations' WayWord Litetrary Arts Festival, University of Aberdeen, Oct 2026.
• Keynote speaker at the Hybrid International Seminar, SPATIAL MOBILITY: Structures, Policy and Praxis, Centre for Diaspora Studies, Department of Sociology, University of Kerala & Migration and Diaspora Studies, Indian Sociological Society. Feb 2026.
•Presented at the MeCCSA Postgraduate Network Conference Edinburgh Napier University. Theme: migrant narratives & society. Aug 2024
•Presented & chaired sessions at the SGSAH Symposium, University of Glasgow, drawing on stories & sociology. June 2023
•Presented at the International Webinar on Young Indian Diaspora at the Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Youth Development, Government of India: Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, theme Migration. Feb 2023
•Lectured at the European Aurora Lecture Series themed: The Foreigner in The European Socio-Legal Culture at The University of Napoli Federico II. Nov 2022
•Presented a paper at the Spring School at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany (Openness, Tolerance and Sense of Community: Narratives & Realities of Contemporary Societies, March 2022).
•Chaired session at the School of Language, Literature, Music and Visual Culture Research Conference - June 2023.
•WayWord Festival: Conceptualized & chaired a webinar ‘Performing Identities’ interviewing Social Media Influencers on social media for self-expression & identity performances Sept 2022.
- Research
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Research Specialisms
- Creative Writing
- Sociology
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
Funding and Grants
My PhD was funded by UKRI(UK Research and Innovation/AHRC Arts and Humanities Research Council SGSAH (Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities)
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
Introduction to Sociology I: Self, Identity & Society SO1007