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Personal Statement
I am currently researching and writing about queer South Asian pasts. My creative and critical work inform one another. Adopting a queer-feminist lens that inherently resists disciplining frameworks, and by employing transformational creative-research methods, I seek to decolonize notions of subaltern sexuality. Through my creative work, I hope to reimagine queer brown women against a history of shame and invisibility.
Research Interests
Gender and sexuality have been running themes in my writing and research career. My novel Kaleidoscopic Reflections (nominated for the Crossword Book Award) tells the tale of five generations of inter-caste Tamil womxn, and my collection of edgy short stories So I Let It Be revolves around female sexuality. For the last three years, I’ve conducted research in transdisciplinary theories including queer studies and feminism, & interviewed hundreds of womxn across India, to write a book about contemporary feminist politics for Aleph Book Company - titled Smashing the Patriarchy.
Education/Academic qualification
Master of Science, Creative Writing, University of Edinburgh
Award Date: 22 Nov 2011
Bachelor of Engineering, Anna University
Award Date: 16 Apr 2008
Keywords
- Creative Writing
- Gender Studies
- Feminism
- Postcolonialism
- Sexuality
- LGBT
- South Asian history
- Queer Studies
- Short Story
- Creative Nonfiction
- Poetry
- Oral storytelling
- Storytelling
- Decoloniality
- Creative Methods
- Arts-based Research
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Research output
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The Subjective Space Podcast: Episode 5: Maria Sledmere on AI, Poetry and Mythoscapes
Sledmere, M. (Performer) & Rajasekaran, S., 2024Research output: Non-textual form › Podcast
Prizes
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Dean's Global Research Studentship Award
Rajasekaran, S. (Recipient), 1 Oct 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Nomination - Crossword Book Award
Rajasekaran, S. (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Smashing the Patriarchy
Rajasekaran, S. (Speaker)
9 Feb 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Queer Storytelling as Decolonial Praxis
Rajasekaran, S. (Recipient)
18 Nov 2022Activity: Public Engagement and Outreach › Public Events