Seetha Tan (2022)

Seetha Tan is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Sociology funded by the Gates Cambridge Trust. Her research examines the role of storytelling on identity-formation within the context of postcolonial migration to London.

Seetha holds a BA in Political Science and Middle Eastern Studies from Sciences Po, Paris Campus de Menton and an MPhil in Political and Economic Sociology from the University of Cambridge. Beyond her academic research, Seetha is a filmmaker and is interested in integrating creative methodologies into her research practice.

Research Interests

Postcolonial theory, social theory, social-movement studies, citizenship studies, creative methodologies

Teaching

Supervision - SOC12: Empire, Colonialism, Imperialism
Supervision - SOC8: Empire, Revolution, and Exile
Supervision - SOC5: Statistics and Methods (Qualitative Methods)

Publications

Book Chapters

Meghji, A., Tan, S., and Wain, L. (2022) 'Demystifying, the 'decolonizing' and 'diversity' slippage: reflections from sociology', in A. Days, L.Lee, D. Thomas and J. Spickard (eds.), Diversity, Inclusion and Decolonisation: Practical Tools for Improving Teaching, Research and Scholarship. Bristol: Bristol University Press, pp. 31 -47.

Meghji, A. and Tan, S. (2025) 'Race and racism', in A.Nai, M.Gromping, and D. Wirz (eds.), Elgar Encyclopedia of Political Sociology. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing.

Journal Articles

Tan, S. (2024) 'Contrapuntal citizenship: solidarity protests and multi-layered belonging in the Lebanese diaspora in France', Journal of Intercultural Studies, 45:5, pp. 836-851.