- Puzzlement of a déjà vu: Illuminaries of the global South Puwar, Nirmal. 2020. Puzzlement of a déjà vu: Illuminaries of the global South. The Sociological Review, 68(3), pp. 540-556. ISSN 0038-0261
- Mediations on Making Aaj Kaal Puwar, Nirmal. 2012. Mediations on Making Aaj Kaal. Feminist Review, 100, pp. 124-141. ISSN 0141-7789
- Noise of the Past: Spatial Interruptions of War, Nation, and Memory Puwar, Nirmal. 2011. Noise of the Past: Spatial Interruptions of War, Nation, and Memory. The Senses and Society, 6(3), pp. 325-345. ISSN 1745-8927
- The Archi-texture of Parliament: Flaneur as Method in Westminster Puwar, Nirmal. 2010. The Archi-texture of Parliament: Flaneur as Method in Westminster. The Journal of Legislative Studies, 16(3), pp. 298-312. ISSN 1357-2334
- Sensing a post-colonial Bourdieu: an introduction Puwar, Nirmal. 2009. Sensing a post-colonial Bourdieu: an introduction. The Sociological Review, 57(3), pp. 371-384. ISSN 0038-0261
- Introduction: Intimacy in Research Fraser, Mariam and Puwar, Nirmal. 2008. Introduction: Intimacy in Research. History of the Human Sciences, 21(4), pp. 1-16. ISSN 1461720X
- "Postcolonial Bourdieu": Notes on the Oxymoron Puwar, Nirmal. 2008. "Postcolonial Bourdieu": Notes on the Oxymoron. transversal,
- Social Cinema Scenes Puwar, Nirmal. 2007. Social Cinema Scenes. Space and Culture, 10(2), pp. 253-270. ISSN 12063312
- Thinking About Making a Difference Puwar, Nirmal. 2004. Thinking About Making a Difference. The British Journal Of Politics And International Relations, 6(1), pp. 65-80. ISSN 1467856X
- Speaking Positions in Global Politics Puwar, Nirmal. 2004. Speaking Positions in Global Politics. Multitudes Web, ISSN 1777-5841
- Dorinne Kondo in Interview with Nirmal Puwar Puwar, Nirmal. 2003. Dorinne Kondo in Interview with Nirmal Puwar. Fashion Theory: The Journal of Dress, Body & Culture, 7(3-4), pp. 253-256. ISSN 1751-7419
- Exhibiting Spectacle and Memory Puwar, Nirmal. 2003. Exhibiting Spectacle and Memory. Fashion Theory:The Journal of Dress, Body & Culture, 7(3-4), pp. 257-274. ISSN 17517419
- Multicultural fashion... stirrings of another sense of aesthetics and memory Puwar, Nirmal. 2002. Multicultural fashion... stirrings of another sense of aesthetics and memory. Feminist Review, 71(1), pp. 63-87. ISSN 0141-7789
- The Racialised Somatic Norm and the Senior Civil Service Puwar, Nirmal. 2001. The Racialised Somatic Norm and the Senior Civil Service. Sociology, 35(3), pp. 651-670. ISSN 14698684
- Reflections on Interviewing Women MPs Puwar, Nirmal. 1997. Reflections on Interviewing Women MPs. Sociological Research Online, 2(1), ISSN 13607804
Nirmal Puwar BA MA PhD
Nirmal's research is in space and politics, with respect to bodies, race and gender. She has been leading the field in creative methods, especially through curating spaces.
Staff details
Position
Professor
Department
Media, Communications and Cultural Studies
n.puwar (@gold.ac.uk)
Postcolonialism; institutions, race and gender & critical methodologies
For examples:
Methods Lab - Noise of the Past
Professional Affiliations
Programme Associate of the Leverhulme Funded study of Gendered Ceremony & Ritual in Parliament.
Recorded Works
A short film-'Coventry Ritz'. Article 1: Architectures of memory: Image, sound, stone. Article 2: Social Cinema Scenes
Teaching
Nirmal teaches on the MA in Gender, Media & Culture and contributes towards undergraduate teaching.
Publications and research outputs
Book
- Racist Tones Patel, Tarla; Puwar, Nirmal; Piparia, Daksha and Samra, Jitey. 2021. Racist Tones. Coventry; London: FOUR WRITERS Group; Goldsmiths, University of London. ISBN 9781912298051
- Space Invaders: race, gender and bodies out of place Puwar, Nirmal. 2004. Space Invaders: race, gender and bodies out of place. Berg. ISBN 9781859736593
- Fashion and Orientalism Puwar, Nirmal; Bhatia, Nandi and Mast, J., eds. 2003. Fashion and Orientalism. London: Berg. ISBN 9781859737316
Edited Book
- How to do social research with… Coleman, Rebecca; Jungnickel, Kat and Puwar, Nirmal, eds. 2024. How to do social research with…. London: Goldsmiths Press. ISBN 9781913380427
- Live Methods Back, Les and Puwar, Nirmal, eds. 2013. Live Methods. Malden: Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 978-1-4443-3959-8
Book Section
- How to do social research with... an exhibition in a university corridor Puwar, Nirmal. 2024. How to do social research with... an exhibition in a university corridor. In: Rebecca Coleman; Katrina Jungnickel and Nirmal Puwar, eds. How to do Social Research With... London: Goldsmiths Press, pp. 111-119. ISBN 9781913380427
- Melodramatic Postures and Constructions Puwar, Nirmal. 2003. Melodramatic Postures and Constructions. In: Nirmal Puwar and Ravi Raghuram, eds. South Asian Women in the Diaspora. Berg, pp. 21-42. ISBN 1859736963
Article
- Space invading: Expanded spatial practices Puwar, Nirmal. 2025. Space invading: Expanded spatial practices. European Journal of Cultural Studies, 28(5), pp. 1205-1227. ISSN 1367-5494
- Space invaders: “Dissonant bodies” in positions of power: A conversation with Nirmal Puwar Galetto, Manuela; Martucci, Chiara and Puwar, Nirmal. 2025. Space invaders: “Dissonant bodies” in positions of power: A conversation with Nirmal Puwar. European Journal of Cultural Studies, 28(5), pp. 1427-1439. ISSN 1367-5494
- Carrying As Method: Listening to Bodies as Archives Puwar, Nirmal. 2021. Carrying As Method: Listening to Bodies as Archives. Body & Society, 27(1), pp. 3-26. ISSN 1357-034X
Conference or Workshop Item
- Screening and Panel Discussion on the work of Angela Davis, Free Angela and Other Political Prisoners Ahmed, Sara; Anim-Addo, Joan; Bernard, Claudia A.; Mirza, Heidi; Puwar, Nirmal and Thobani, Sunera. 2013. 'Screening and Panel Discussion on the work of Angela Davis, Free Angela and Other Political Prisoners'. In: Centre for Feminist Research Screening and Panel Discussion. Goldsmiths, Universirty of London, United Kingdom.
Digital
- Re/Locating Cultures of Equality McGuirk, Siobhan; Johnson, Mark; Clisby, Suzanne; Puwar, Nirmal; Gunaratnam, Yasmin; Turner, James; Choudhury, Tanzina; Ashraful, Ovi; Fernandez, Marta; Gill, Andréa; Souza, Isabela; Arámburo, Pável Valenzuela; Morales, Deyanira Clériga; Pereyra, Aldo Jorge Ledón; Garcia, J Neil; Guevara, Nerisa del Carmen; Jacobo, Jaya; Ramil, Kate Alyzon; Clarke, Yaliwe; Matchett, Sara; Mbasalaki, Phoebe Kisubi and Hahn, Catherine. 2022. Re/Locating Cultures of Equality.
- Experiments in Cultures of Equality: A GlobalGRACE online course Gunaratnam, Yasmin; Puwar, Nirmal; Johnson, Mark; Clisby, Suzanne; McGuirk, Siobhan; Turner, James; Choudhury, Tanzina; Ashraful, Ovi; Fernandez, Marta; Gill, Andréa; Souza, Isabela; Arámburo, Pável Valenzuela; Morales, Deyanira Clériga; Pereyra, Aldo Jorge Ledón; Garcia, J Neil; Guevara, Nerisa del Carmen; Jacobo, Jaya; Ramil, Kate Alyzon; Clarke, Yaliwe; Matchett, Sara; Mbasalaki, Phoebe Kisubi and Hahn, Catherine. 2022. Experiments in Cultures of Equality: A GlobalGRACE online course.
Show/Exhibition
- Exchanging Cultures of Equality McGuirk, Siobhan and Puwar, Nirmal. 2018. Exchanging Cultures of Equality. In: "Exchanging Cultures of Equality", Goldsmiths, University of London, United Kingdom, May – June 2018.
Other
- Screening of film De Sidere 7 Mani, Lata and Puwar, Nirmal. 2014. Screening of film De Sidere 7. Goldsmiths, University of London..
