Was forscht eigentlich...?

In this episode we asked Paridhi Gupta, what her current research project at the ISEK UZH is about. She first told us about her interdisciplinary background: Paridhi holds a BA in Human Development and Childhood Education, a MA in Sociology, and a MPhil in Women’s Studies as well as a PhD in Gender Studies. For her PhD she used the methodology of Social Mapping, predominantly known in the field of Human Geography, as a new approach to analyze feminist-activist spaces in India. The research project that she’s embarked on now in Zurich builds on this new methodological approach: Looking at the feminist movement in Zurich, she’s interested to see how the activists feel towards the unique Streikhaus as a physical space with and for them, but also how the house is perceived by antagonists. Paridhi shares her activist experiences and her goal to contri ...