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Althea Sircar

Althea Sircar Ph.D.

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Assistant Professor of Political Science
Political Science

About Dr. Sircar

Dr. Althea Rani Sircar is a political theorist who works on questions of embodiment, identity, suffering, and community.

Education

  • A.B. Political Science, Duke University (2005)
  • M.A. Asian Studies, Cornell University (2007)
  • Ph.D. Political Science, University of California-Los Angeles (2022)

Professional Background

Visiting Instructor, Macalester College, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 2016-2020 (as Consortium for Faculty Diversity Fellow, 2016-2018)

Areas of Expertise

  • Political Theory
  • Race, Gender, and Identity
  • Activism and Social Movements
  • Politics and Culture
  • Humans and Non-Humans
  • Decolonial and Postcolonial Theory
  • Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy

Awards and service

  • The Arnold L. and Lois S. Graves Award in the Humanities (Pomona College/American Council of Learned Societies), 2025
  • Advancing Research Grant for Early Career Scholars (American Political Science Association), 2024