Sheba Saeed
Details
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College: School of Communication & Design
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Department: School of Communication & Design
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Campus: Hanoi Campus Vietnam
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sheba.saeed@rmit.edu.vn
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ORCID:
0000-0002-8100-2336
Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
About
My academic journey is quite diverse and crosses different disciplines, all of which have nurtured my interdisciplinary approach to research. I started my academic studies with a history degree, it was in East Mediterranean history. I converted to law and qualified as a solicitor. It was whilst I was working as a solicitor in the fields of crime and children's law, I became interested in journalism and did an M Phil. in History of Film and Television at the University of Birmingham and after that I fell into academia. I completed my Ph.D. and have published the following book which combines extensive research on begging in both India and Pakistan.
Saeed, S. (2023). Begging, Street Politics and Power: Religious and Secular Laws. London: Routledge
My debut documentary, “Beggars of Lahore” (2010) was screened at a number of International film festivals. I also held exhibitions in the UK of a set of stills and photographs of the film along with film screenings in the UK.
Teaching interests
Media and Communication; Cultural studies; Communication theories; Media theories; History of media; Modern Asia; New Media; Exploring popular Asian cultures.
Research interests
These include areas such as poverty, religion, film, visual ethnography, cultural studies, semiotics, visual analysis. I have conducted extensive research on the topic of begging and the consequences of social exclusion and have been using the medium of film. I am currently writing a book on the transgender communities of Lahore and Karachi. My current project is practice based research on Vietnamese culinary heritage.