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Tambe, Ashwini   Ph.D. American
Associate Professor, St. George Campus
(416) 978-5176

Office: WI 2044 (on leave)
Field: Modern South Asia; gender and sexuality studies; international relations; social theory

Ashwini Tambe's research focuses on colonial South Asia, transnational gender and sexuality studies, and global political economy. Her book "Codes of Misconduct: The Regulation of Prostitution in Colonial Bombay" (2009 U Minnesota Press) traces the history of the transnational sex trade in Bombay city. It focuses on the relationship between forms of prostitution, discourses of law making and law enforcement practices. She has co-edited a volume on transnational approaches to subaltern mobility in the Indian Ocean, titled "The Limits of British Colonial Control in South Asia" (Routledge, 2008).
Her work appears in journals such as Feminist Studies, Gender and Society, Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth, Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East, Social Scientist, and the International Feminist Journal of Politics. Her current research, supported by a SSHRC grant, focuses on the changing age standards defining girlhood in twentieth century India.