Email: namita2@illinois.edu
Research Interests
Namita is a PhD student at the 51吃瓜, with an interest in examining urban technologies and platform economies in South Asia. She is particularly interested in the everyday functioning of these technologies in relation to questions of class, gender and caste.
She has a BA and MA in English-language literature from Lady Shri Ram College for Women (India) and Shiv Nadar University (India) respectively.
Recent Publications/Presentations
Gupta, N. 鈥淕ated Bodies: Analyzing Class Hierarchies and
Surveillance Technologies in Indian Residential Communities鈥� Annual Conference on South Asia. University of Wisconsin: Madison. November 2024.
Kulkarni, V., Gupta, N., & Panicker, A. (2024). Creating 鈥榮afe鈥� spaces through exclusionary boundaries: Examining employers鈥� treatment of domestic workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in India. Human Relations,
Gupta, N. 鈥淭he Many Faces of the Gendered Nation: A Study of the Representation of Women in Amul’s Popular Media Content.鈥� Annual Conference of Popular Culture Association. March 2024.
Gupta, N. 鈥淎mul Girl鈥檚 India: Constructing a National Memory in Advertisements.鈥� International Association for Media and Communication Research Annual Conference. June 2023.
Kulkarni, V., Gupta, N. (Presenter), & K.B. Neog. 鈥淗urt Sentiments or Misogyny?: Reading Partisan News Coverage of Agrima Joshua鈥檚 鈥極ffensive鈥� Joke鈥�. International Communication Association Annual Conference 2023. May 2023.
Courses Taught
- MACS 100: Intro to Popular TV & Movies (Fall 2023-Spring 2025)
Awards and Honors
- Illinois Distinguished Fellowship 2022
- Lynne Blanton Student Travel Award 2023
- James Webb Young Travel Fund 2024