
Gayatri Nair
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Gayatri received her M.Phil (2012) and PhD (2016) in Sociology from the Centre for the Study of Social Systems, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Her research interests lie in urban informal labour and livelihood patterns with an emphasis on the question of technology, caste and gender. With a focus on political economy, she has published work examining the links between caste, gender and cultures of modernity, working caste lives and popular culture. She has published a book on her doctoral research titled 'Set Adrift; Capitalist Transformations and Community Politics Along Mumbai's Shore published by Oxford University Press (2021).
Research Interests
Informal Labour
Urban Informalities
Technology, Gender, and Caste
Digital work and platform economy
Future of Work(ers)
Resource-based livelihoods
Teaching Interests
Sociological Theory
Technology and Work
Economic Sociology
Urban Sociology