Dr. Romit Chowdhury

Biography

Romit Chowdhury is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Erasmus University College, focusing on Urban Sociology and Gender Studies. With a background in literature, cultural studies, and social sciences, he teaches qualitative methods and examines urban studies, masculinities, and ethnographic approaches. His research includes a monograph titled 'City Men: Masculinities Everyday Morality Public Transport,' which investigates the everyday morality of male public transport workers in Kolkata and how these interactions reproduce male privilege in urban settings. He has published in journals such as Urban Studies and received various grants, including the Erasmus Trust Funds and NWO Open Competition XS grant, to explore social aesthetics in urban multiculture and literary ethnography addressing social polarization. Prior to his appointment, he was a postdoctoral researcher at Durham University, where he studied the social dynamics of crowded transport hubs in Asian cities like Tokyo. His interdisciplinary work has earned him positions on the editorial boards of 'Sociological Review,' 'Men and Masculinities,' and 'NORMA.'

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