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Esha Shah is a lecturer at Wageningen University, specializing in feminist scholarship and the role of moral power in shaping ideas that transform the world. Her academic journey includes previous positions at the University of Sussex and Maastricht University, as well as a fellowship at the Indian Institute of Advanced Study in Shimla, India and the Institut d'études avancées de Nantes, France. She employs historical anthropological methods in her research, increasingly utilizing sources from popular culture such as films and autobiographical writings. Her research interests primarily encompass anthropology, historical philosophy, science, and technology. Recent work has delved into the history and anthropology of indigenous irrigation technologies, large dam social movements, contested knowledge around GMOs, and the implications of farmers' suicides. Dr. Shah has published several significant works, including a monograph titled 'Scientist-Subject? Affective History of the Gene,' which explores the interplay of subjectivity and objective science. She is also actively engaged in decolonizing higher education initiatives at her institution and is developing new courses focused on decolonial studies, political ecology, and critical perspectives in social theory.
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