Geeti  Das   4808  4th  Avenue  #3     Brooklyn,  NY  11220   [email protected]   +1  (929)  363-­‐‑6818               EDUCATION   The  New  School  for  Social  Research,  Ph.D.,  Politics,  expected  2018     Dissertation:  How  We  Got  Better:  American  Psychiatric  Classification     and  the  Bureaucratization  of  Sexuality,  1970–     Chair:  Victoria  Hattam           The  New  School  for  Social  Research,  M.Phil.,  Politics,  2015     Field  Examinations:  American  Politics,  Comparative  Politics         Bryn  Mawr  College,  B.A.,  Philosophy,  2003           PUBLICATIONS   Peer  Reviewed           "ʺMostly  Normal:  American  Psychiatric  Taxonomy,  Sexuality,  And     Neoliberal  Mechanisms  Of  Exclusion."ʺ  Sexuality  Research  And  Social     Policy  13,  no.  4  (2016):  390-­‐‑401.         Manuscript  in  Preparation         “Emotional  Data:  New  Institutions  of  American  Self-­‐‑Care.”         Book  Review         ______  and  Andrea  Carlà.  "ʺIn  The  Shadow  Of  Race:  Jews,  Latinos     And  Immigrant  Politics  In  The  United  States."ʺ  Ethnopolitics  7,  no.  4     (2008):  484-­‐‑486.             FELLOWSHIPS   Outstanding  Graduate  Student  Teaching  Award,  The  New  School,   &  AWARDS   2017     Social  Sciences  Research,  Theory  &  Practice  Fellowship,  The  New     School  for  Social  Research,  2015–16       Teaching  Fellow,  The  New  School,  2010,  2011,  2013–present     Dean’s  Fellowship  in  Politics,  The  New  School  for  Social  Research,     2006–12       Merit  Scholarship,  Bryn  Mawr  College,  1999–2003    

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Instructor  of  Record     “Global  Gender  &  Sexuality,”  The  New  School,  2011,  2013–2017   “Gender  Beyond  the  West,”  The  New  School,  2016,  2017   “Critical  Reading  and  Writing  II,”  School  of  Art  and  Design  History   &  Theory,  Parsons  School  of  Design,  2011   “Race,  Class,  Ethnicity,  Gender,”  Eugene  Lang  College,  2010       Undergraduate  Independent  Studies     J.  Wright,  “BOB:  A  Black  Queer  Study  of  Creeping  Liberal  Rhetoric  in   NGO  Messaging.”  Social  Sciences  Research,  Theory  &  Practice   Fellowship,  The  New  School,  2015–2016   E.  Kinney,  book  manuscript  based  on  an  adult  student’s  experiences   running  workshops  for  women  in  the  UAE.  Bachelor’s  Program   for  Adult  and  Transfer  Students,  The  New  School,  2016–2017     Undergraduate  Theses     H.  Shahab,  “Re/Visions  of  Muslim  Women’s  Sexualities”  (2016).   J.  Jesperson,  “Before  the  Binary:  EnGendering  Decolonial  Futurity   Through  Contemporary  Queer  Resurgence”  (2016).  Awarded   Outstanding  Thesis.   I.  Dieng,  “Disgust  and  Respectability:  The  Revolving  Door  of  Black   Young  Girls’  Public  Identities”  (2016)     E.  Diggs,  “Women  in  Development:  How  Gender  Stereotypes  Are     Informing  Socio-­‐‑Economic  Development  Policies  in  Rwanda”  (2014)         Theories  of  institutional  change;  gender  and  sexuality;  American   politics;  global  studies;  politics  of  expertise;  race  and  ethnicity;  social   movements;  science  and  technology  studies;  epistemology       European  Consortium  for  Political  Research  (ECPR)  Joint  Sessions,   Nottingham,  2017   “Absorbing  Disorder  in  American  Psychiatry:  From  'ʹHomosexuality'ʹ   as  Pathology  to  'ʹLGBT'ʹ  as  Risk  Factors”     Workshop:  “Exploring  the  Dark  Side.  Theorising  Resistances  and   Opposition  to  Gender+  Equality  in  Comparative  Perspective.”      

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Jonathan  Bach,  Global  Studies,  The  New  School,  2014,  2017   Book  manuscript  editing;  research  for  a  special  course  supported  by  a   Ford  Foundation  grant  on  inequality  in  India  and  China.       Program  Coordinator,  Global  Studies  at  The  New  School,  2013–   Program  coordination,  curricular  planning,  syllabus  review,  co-­‐‑ authoring  Learning  Assessments  and  Annual  Reports,  research   assistance  for  the  Chair,  writing  informational  material,  serving  on   selection  committee  for  Thesis  and  Research  Awards,  and  acting  as  a   key  liaison  for  the  program.       Researcher  &  Editor,  New  Delhi,  2000–   Editing  on  a  contractual  basis  includes:                                                                                                                                                                             National  Social  Watch  India,  Annual  Report:  Government  2012-­‐‑2013,   two  chapters     Amitabh  Kundu  and  Michael  von  Hauff,  eds.,  Environmental   Accounting:  Explorations  in  Methodology  (Manak  Publishing,   2009),  Jawaharlal  Nehru  University,  three  chapters     Human  Rights  Law  Network,  The  Terror  of  POTA  and  Other  Security   Legislation  (2004),  a  key  part  of  a  campaign  that  achieved  the   repeal  of  the  Prevention  of  Terrorism  Act   Council  for  Social  Development  New  Delhi,  1999  Orissa  Cyclones:   Report  of  a  Rapid  Assessment  of  Needs  (2000)     Writer,  Human  Rights  Law  Network,  New  Delhi,  2003–04     Co-­‐‑wrote  paper  on  “Human  Rights  Defenders  in  the  New  Global   Security  Environment”  submitted  to  the  Lawyer’s  Committee  for   Human  Rights,  New  York.     Conducted  research  for  and  wrote  articles,  press  releases,  and   appeals  to  UNHCR  on  prison  torture,  GMOs  and  the  right  to  food,   forced  eviction  of  Burmese  refugees,  and  antiretroviral  drugs.         Sanctuary  Campus  Working  Group,  2017   Member  of  a  university-­‐‑wide  coalition  to  organize  for  institutional   initiatives  to  support  students  impacted  by  the  ‘travel  ban’  and  repeal   of  DACA.     Lead  Organizer,  Global  Gender  &  Sexuality  Working  Group,  2015   Initiated  a  series  of  discussions  with  the  Chair  of  International   Student  Services  and  students  from  the  “global  South”  to  identify   gaps  in  gender  and  sexuality  related  support  and  curriculum.    

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Fundraising  Organizer,  2015   Raised  funds  for  and  helped  organize  an  on-­‐‑campus  performance  of   Colour  of  Trans  2.0  by  Panmai  Theatre.     World  AIDS  Day  Planning  Committee,  2013   Proposed  and  helped  plan  a  panel  on  HIV/AIDS  and  healthcare   access  for  sexual  minorities  outside  the  US,  held  on  World  AIDS  Day.     Guest  Speaker,  Film  screening  of  Fire  (dir.  Deepta  Mehta),  2012   Served  as  speaker  for  a  screening  and  Q&A  on  queer  politics  in  India.     Speaker/Chair,  Divisional  Student  Senate,  2007–08   Coordinated  and  chaired  meetings.   Managed  disbursement  of  student  funds.     Secured  representation  on  committees  for  space  and  library  planning.     Managed  campaign  that  led  to  the  first  increase  in  graduate  student   wages  in  ten  years.       Teacher,  Kusumpur  Pahari  Teaching  Centre,  New  Delhi,  2004   Designed  and  taught  courses  on  English  and  Arts  &  Crafts  in  a   teaching  centre  in  a  squatter  settlement  to  children  in  two  groups,   aged  4-­‐‑7  and  8-­‐‑12,  to  prepare  them  for  entrance  into  Indian   government  schools.     Editorial  Intern,  NAVDANYA,  New  Delhi,  2001   Helped  organize  and  document  a  public  hearing  on  hunger.     Wrote  press  releases  on  food  insecurity,  farmer  suicides,  and  the   impact  of  intellectual  property  rights  trade  agreements  on  Indian   agriculture.     Helped  create  a  course  guide,  brochures,  posters,  and  mailing  list  for   courses  on  environment  and  democracy.       Native  English  speaker   Proficient  in  Hindi     Fluent  in  spoken  Oriya      

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Geeti  Das  Curriculum  Vitae   REFERENCES     Victoria  Hattam     Professor  of  Politics     The  New  School  for  Social  Research   6  East  16th  St.,  Suite  711A   New  York,  NY  10003   +1  (212)  229-­‐‑5747  x.  3082   [email protected]     David  Plotke   Professor  of  Politics     The  New  School  for  Social  Research   6  East  16th  St.,  Suite  711A   New  York,  NY  10003   +1  (212)  229-­‐‑5747  x.  3087   [email protected]       Jonathan  Bach     Associate  Professor  of  Global  Studies  and  International  Affairs   The  New  School   66  West  12th  St.,  Room  905     New  York,  NY  10011     +1  (212)  229-­‐‑8590  x.  2431     [email protected]        

 

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