Biography
Yasmin is a sociologist interested in how different types of inequality and injustice are produced, lived with and remade and how these processes create new forms of local and global inclusion and dispossession.
Before she came to King's in September 2021, Yasmin taught in the Sociology department at Goldsmiths and was co-director of the Centre for Feminist Research.
Yasmin is also a yoga teacher, exploring contemplative social justice and embodied pedagogies.
Research
Dr Gunaratnam is interested in the following fields:
- Anti-racism
- Feminist Theory
- Diasporic dying, illness and care
- Bodily and emotional life
- Qualitative and creative research methods
- Embodied teaching and learning
Teaching
Dr Gunaratnam teaches the following modules:
- Understanding the Social World
- Introduction to Social Theory
- Principles and Methods of Social Research
PhD Supervision
Dr Gunaratnam is happy to supervise PhD students in the following areas: diaspora, race and racism; feminist theory; illness and disability; death and dying; care.
Research
Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR)
The Centre for Public Policy Research is an interdisciplinary research centre research developing critical analyses of social change and social in/justice in education and other policy arenas, sectors and contexts to inform national and international policy debate, social activism, and personal, professional and organisational learning.
King's Race Research Network (KRRN)
An interdisciplinary network of scholars of race based at King's College London.
News
King's achieves top rankings for Sociology and Social Policy in high profile national university guides
King’s has achieved the number one ranking for Sociology and Social Policy in the Guardian UK University Guide for 2025, and the fifth place ranking for...
Events
Book launch: "The Precarious Migrant Worker" by Panos Theodoropoulos
This new book explores the ways precarity is lived and contested in Glasgow's warehouses, factories and kitchens.
Book launch: Affective bordering by Billy Holzberg
This new book examines how affect and emotions work to secure and contest contemporary border regimes.
Please note: this event has passed.
Except Palestine: Conflict, Development and De-Development
The third instalment in the "Except Palestine" series, hosted across London universities
Please note: this event has passed.
Achieving Education for Sustainable Development: A Panel Event
To increase awareness and understanding of education for sustainable development and explore how to incorporate it for a sustainable society.
Please note: this event has passed.
Research
Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR)
The Centre for Public Policy Research is an interdisciplinary research centre research developing critical analyses of social change and social in/justice in education and other policy arenas, sectors and contexts to inform national and international policy debate, social activism, and personal, professional and organisational learning.
King's Race Research Network (KRRN)
An interdisciplinary network of scholars of race based at King's College London.
News
King's achieves top rankings for Sociology and Social Policy in high profile national university guides
King’s has achieved the number one ranking for Sociology and Social Policy in the Guardian UK University Guide for 2025, and the fifth place ranking for...
Events
Book launch: "The Precarious Migrant Worker" by Panos Theodoropoulos
This new book explores the ways precarity is lived and contested in Glasgow's warehouses, factories and kitchens.
Book launch: Affective bordering by Billy Holzberg
This new book examines how affect and emotions work to secure and contest contemporary border regimes.
Please note: this event has passed.
Except Palestine: Conflict, Development and De-Development
The third instalment in the "Except Palestine" series, hosted across London universities
Please note: this event has passed.
Achieving Education for Sustainable Development: A Panel Event
To increase awareness and understanding of education for sustainable development and explore how to incorporate it for a sustainable society.
Please note: this event has passed.