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Research interests
Pragya Sharma is an AHRC Technē-funded Doctoral Researcher in the History of Design (2023-27) at the University of Brighton. She is working on unravelling stories of knitting from the Indian subcontinent while teasing out the finer concepts of domesticity, gender and labour within the craft practice. She was previously engaged as a design academic for over six years in India while pursuing various research projects that entailed fieldwork, working with artisans and ethnographic writing and documentation across the country.
Education/Academic qualification
Master, Post Graduate CErtificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Kingston University
1 Sept 2018 → 30 Apr 2019
Award Date: 1 Sept 2019
Master, Post Graduate Diploma in Fashion Design
7 Aug 2014 → 10 May 2016
Award Date: 1 Oct 2016
Bachelor, Bachelors of Technology (Electronics & Communication), NorthCap University
1 Aug 2010 → 30 May 2014
Award Date: 10 Dec 2014
External positions
Assistant Professor (Fashion Design)
1 Feb 2017 → 3 Jun 2022
Keywords
- D204 Modern History
- NX Arts in general
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Research output
- 1 Chapter
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The Evolution of an Identity: Tracing the Trajectory of Sindhi Ajrak across the India–Pakistan Border
Sharma, P., 25 Jan 2024, Skilled Immigrants in the Textile and Fashion Industries : Stories from a Globe-Spanning History. Hedayat Munroe, N. (ed.). 1 ed. US: Bloomsbury Publishing, p. 199-220 22 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding with ISSN or ISBN › Chapter