Kum-Kum Bhavnani
Kum-Kum Bhavnani is a university professor, filmmaker, and author. As of 2018, she is a Professor of Sociology and
In 2006, Bhavnani premiered first feature-length, award-winning documentary, The Shape of Water,[3] based on her research in Senegal, Brazil, India, and Jerusalem. It is narrated by Susan Sarandon. Bhavnani premiered Nothing Like Chocolate in 2012, and Lutah in 2014. Bhavnani is the founder and director of Mirror Hammer Films.
Background and education
Born in India and raised in London, Bhavnani completed her first degree, a B.Sc. (Hons.) in Psychology at the University of Bristol. She completed her M.A. in Child and Educational Psychology at the University of Nottingham. Her Ph.D. (1983-1987) was awarded in 1988 by Cambridge University (King’s College). She came to the University of California Santa Barbara in 1991.[citation needed]
Publications
Bhavnani's books and co-edited volumes include Talking Politics (
Filmography
Year | Film | Writer | Director | Producer |
---|---|---|---|---|
2006 | The Shape of Water | |||
2012 | Nothing Like Chocolate | |||
2014 | Lutah - A Passion for Architecture: A Life in Design | |||
2018 | We Are Galapagos |
References
- ^ "Kum-Kum Bhavnani | Sociology". www.soc.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "2019-20 Academic Senate Chair Kum-Kum Bhavnani". Academic Senate. University of California. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ Bhavnani, Kum-Kum (6 February 2006), The Shape of Water, retrieved 17 May 2018
- ^ "Talking politics psychological framing views youth britain | Social psychology". Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ISBN 9780198782360.
- ^ Feminist Futures.
- ^ "On the Edges of Development: Cultural Interventions (Hardback) - Routledge". Routledge.com. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ "Meridians – feminism, race, transnationalism". www.smith.edu. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
External links
- Kum-Kum Bhavnani at IMDb