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Saanchi Saxena

@saanchi.bsky.social

PhD in urban geography. Caste, gender, and space in the Global South. @Politecnico di Torino

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Saanchi Saxena@saanchi.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I had the best time collaborating with Aseela as we drew upon our epistemic friendship to write about Mumbai and Karachi, two cities with shared histories and governing logics, but that are seldom brought together in the discipline of urban geography. Do read our article: doi.org/10.1080/1360...

Aseela Haque@aseela.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Pleased to share the 2nd article from my PhD, published in City earlier this year, and co-authored with the wonderful @saanchi.bsky.social that engages with street vending as a form of urban inhabitation. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Saanchi Saxena@saanchi.bsky.social · 4mo ago

My first ever journal article has been awarded as a top-cited article of the year! While publication metrics are not the be-all and end-all in my field, it's nice to know that my work has resonated with other scholars. Special thanks to @areajournal.bsky.social for the great publishing experience.

Certificate saying Top cited article Wiley 2025. Congratulations to Saanchi Saxena whose work has been recognized as a top cited article in Area "Gender, caste, and street vending in India: Towards an intersectional geography"
Area@areajournal.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Many congratulations to one of our authors @saanchi.bsky.social on defending her PhD! You can read Dr Saxena's work in an Area paper published last year: doi.org/10.1111/area... If you are a PhD student looking for a place to publish, have a look at our author guidelines here tinyurl.com/bddtteey

Area | RGS Geography Journal | Wiley Online Library

Through an analysis of the available literature on women street vendors in the Global South, and then specifically in India, this paper identifies several knowledge gaps and future directions for res...

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Saanchi Saxena@saanchi.bsky.social · last yr.

I'm officially a Dr. now!! Passed my PhD defence cum laude with my thesis on gender, caste & street vending in Mumbai. Thanks to my examiners Tatiana Thieme @snehakrishnan.bsky.social @andretwp.bsky.social Giulia Torino Francesco Chiodelli + my amazing supervisor @michelelancione.bsky.social

Gender, caste, and street vending in Mumbai: a situated intersectional geography
Saanchi Saxena@saanchi.bsky.social · last yr.

Very grateful to receive the Award for New and Emerging Scholars in feminist geography by Gender, Place and Culture! genderplaceandculture.wordpress.com/2025/04/06/w...

Winners of the Gender, Place and Culture Annual International Conference Award for New and Emerging Scholars, 2025

The editorial team of Gender, Place and Culture is pleased to announce the winners of the Annual Award for New and Emerging Scholars. This award was established in 2007 with funds supplied by Taylo…

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Arrianna Marie Planey, PhD MA@arrianna-planey.bsky.social · last yr.

My read: "AI" is a fundamentally anti-worker technology 1) it demands de-skilling of workers for its long-term viability. White collar 'consumers' are asked to lower our standards and accept regurgitated slop as a substitute for the products of careful reading and synthesis.

David Dayen@ddayen.bsky.social · last yr.

Really amazing new paper on how Amazon used its algorithmic and surveillance tools to bust the union election at the Bessemer, AL warehouse a few years ago. Dan Boguslaw explains: prospect.org/labor/2025-0...