Ms Srishti Guha
Casual Research Assistant
School of Humanities, Creative Ind and Social Sci
Career Summary
Biography
Srishti Guha is a PhD Candidate and Casual Academic at the School of Humanities and Social Science. Srishti's work examines the colonial gaze through a transnational study of visual culture and iconography in India and Australia in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. By deconstructing various digitised visual material, Srishti considers the relationship between creator, subject and viewer, and explores themes of race, gender and national identities. More recently, she has taken a keen interest in digital humanities methods and analysing ways in which digitisation has changed historical scholarship and the visual archive.
Srishti holds First Class Master of Arts and Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degrees in History, and a Certificate in Editing and Publishing from Jadavpur University, India. Affiliated with the Purai Global Indigenous History Centre, she is also a Vice-Chancellor's HDR Training Scholar.
Qualifications
- Master of Arts in History, Jadavpur University - Kolkata - India
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in History, Jadavpur University - Kolkata - India
Keywords
- Australian History
- Colonial History
- Cultural Studies
- Data Visualisation
- Digital Humanities
- Indian History
- Indigenous History
- Transnational History
- Visual Culture
Languages
- English (Fluent)
- Hindi (Mother)
- Bengali (Fluent)
Fields of Research
| Code | Description | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 360104 | Visual cultures | 50 |
| 430313 | History of empires, imperialism and colonialism | 50 |
Professional Experience
UON Appointment
| Title | Organisation / Department |
|---|---|
| Casual Academic | University of Newcastle School of Humanities, Creative Ind and Social Sci Australia |
Professional appointment
| Dates | Title | Organisation / Department |
|---|---|---|
| 28/8/2021 - 31/12/2023 | Submissions Editor | Limina: A Journal of Historical and Cultural Studies Australia |
| 17/9/2020 - |
Research Assistant ARC project 'Ayahs and Amahs: Transcolonial Servants in Australia and Britain 1780-1945" that looks at female domestic care workers from India and China who travelled from Australia and elsewhere during the period of British colonialism |
Purai - Global Indigenous and Diaspora Research Studies Centre, University of Newcastle Australia |
Awards
Prize
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
ISCH Prize International Society for Cultural History |
| 2022 |
Addi Road Multicultural History Award NSW History Council |
Scholarship
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2020 |
Vice Chancellor's HDR Training Scholarship Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Newcastle |
Teaching
| Code | Course | Role | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| HASS2000 |
BA Practice School of Humanities and Social Science - Faculty of Education and Arts - The University of Newcastle |
Course Moderator | 1/7/2021 - 30/11/2022 |
| HIST3600 |
Women's History School of Humanities and Social Science - Faculty of Education and Arts - The University of Newcastle |
Marker | 26/2/2024 - 30/6/2024 |
| HIST1051 |
The Australian Experience School of Humanities and Social Science - Faculty of Education and Arts - The University of Newcastle |
Tutor & Marker | 1/1/2021 - 30/6/2024 |
| HIST2021 |
The History of Slavery School of Humanities and Social Science - Faculty of Education and Arts - The University of Newcastle |
Guest Lecturer | 1/6/2021 - 30/11/2021 |
Grants and Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 1 |
|---|---|
| Total funding | $215,000 |
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20201 grants / $215,000
Vice-Chancellor's Higher Degree by Research Training Scholarship $215,000
Funding body: Office of the Vice-Chancellor, The University of Newcastle
| Funding body | Office of the Vice-Chancellor, The University of Newcastle |
|---|---|
| Scheme | PhD Training Scholarship |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2020 |
| Funding Finish | 2024 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | N |
News
News • 7 Dec 2022
A trove of extraordinary stories: Collaborative project wins top multicultural history award
An online exhibition documenting the lives, experiences and histories of the intrepid Indian and Chinese nursemaids who travelled the circuits of the British Empire in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries won the 2022 Addi Road Multicultural History Award at the History Council NSW (HCNSW) award’s ceremony last night .
News • 31 Aug 2022
Ayahs and Amahs project: Online exhibition goes live
The Ayahs and Amahs online exhibition brings to life the stories, memories and histories of the intrepid Indian and Chinese nursemaids who travelled the circuits of the British Empire in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Ms Srishti Guha
Positions
Casual Research Assistant
School of Humanities, Creative Ind and Social Sci
College of Human and Social Futures
Casual Academic
School of Humanities, Creative Ind and Social Sci
College of Human and Social Futures
Contact Details
| srishti.guha@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Links |
Twitter Research Networks |
Office
| Room | UNH250 |
|---|---|
| Building | University House |
NEWS • Dec 07.2022
A trove of extraordinary stories: Collaborative project wins top multicultural history award
An online exhibition documenting the lives, experiences and histories of the intrepid Indian and Chinese nursemaids who travelled the circuits of the British Empire in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries won the Addi Road Multicultural History Award 2022 at the History Council NSW (HCNSW) award’s
NEWS • Aug 31.2022
Ayahs and Amahs project: Online exhibition goes live
The Ayahs and Amahs online exhibition brings to life the stories, memories and histories of the intrepid Indian and Chinese nursemaids who travelled the circuits of the British Empire in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.