Sheba Saeed

Sheba Saeed

Lecturer, Communication
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  • Masters Research or PhD student supervision

About

Dr. Sheba Saeed is an interdisciplinary academic whose journey spans history, law, journalism, and film.   Beginning with a degree in East Mediterranean history, she later qualified as a solicitor in crime and children's law before pursuing an MPhil in the History of Film and Television at the University of Birmingham. Her PhD research culminated in the book Begging, Street Politics and Power: Religious and Secular Laws (Routledge, 2023), exploring begging in India and Pakistan. Her debut documentary Beggars of Lahore (2010) was screened internationally and accompanied by UK exhibitions.   Dr. Saeed’s current project investigates Vietnamese culinary heritage through art, continuing her commitment to socially engaged, cross-disciplinary research.

 

 

 

 



Research fields

  • 330316 Visual communication design (incl. graphic design)
  • 440107 Social and cultural anthropology
  • 470205 Cultural studies of agriculture, food and wine
  • 441008 Sociology of culture

UN sustainable development goals

  • 1 No Poverty
  • 10 Reduced Inequalities
  • 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • 2 Zero Hunger
  • 3 Good Health and Well Being

Teaching interests

Media and Communication; Cultural studies; Communication theories; Media theories; History of media; Modern Asia; New Media; Exploring  popular  Asian  cultures; Cinema and Nation; Introduction to Cinema; Making Media; Professional Communication Foundations

Research interests

These include areas such as  poverty, religion, film, creative documentary, cultural studies, 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  projects are practice  based  research  on  Vietnamese  culinary heritage as well as the production of a creative documentary